Name: John Rodney Mullen Gender: Male Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA or Hermosa Beach, CA Date of Birth: August 17th, 1966 in Gainesville, FL Family: married to Traci Mullen Occupation: Engineer / Skate Brand Owner / Skateboarder Started Skating: 1974 Started Competing: 1977 Turned Pro: 1980 Favored Discipline: Street #1 Sponsors: Almost, Enjoi, Darkstar, Tensor, Speed Demons, Matix, Globe Stance: Regular Nicknames: Mutt, King
Career Highlights
1977 - Mullen won the first freestyle contest he entered 1980 - joined the Powell-Peralta Bones Brigade 1984, 85, 87, 88 - featured in The Bones Brigade Videos 1-4 1988 - appeared in feature film, Gleaming the Cube 1992 - began World Industries with Steve Rocco 1990+ - featured in videos by Plan B, A-Team, Globe and Almost 2002 - won Transworld Readers' Choice Award for Skater of the Year 2002 - created Almost skateboard company 2003 - wrote "The Mutt: How to Skateboard and not Kill Yourself"
