25 Facts About Jerry Hsu

Jerry Hsu's family is originally from Taiwan, and his parents speak both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Jerry Hsu's first skateboard deck sponsor was Maple, where he was a team member alongside Marc Johnson, who facilitated his recruitment, Louie Barletta, Chad Bartie, and Chad Knight, among others.

Around the same period, Jerry Hsu was first sponsored by the Osiris Shoes company, which had rebranded itself after it was first launched as "Evol Casuals" during the preceding two years.

Jerry Hsu said that he enjoyed this time period with Osiris, as he was able to constantly travel, including international trips, and participate in the benefits that the company was reaping from market success.

Prior the dissolution of Maple, Jerry Hsu joined the enjoi company, which had been started by Johnson, who recruited both Barletta and Jerry Hsu, as they were all close friends at the time.

Jerry Hsu joined the Ricta skateboard wheel team during the same year.

Jerry Hsu revealed in a September 2012 online interview, for the RIDE Channel's "Weekend Buzz" series, that he was offered a sponsorship deal with Nike, Inc following the end of his contract with Osiris; however, Jerry Hsu declined the offer in favor of Emerica, due to the effect of a questionnaire that he was emailed as part of the recruitment process:.

Jerry Hsu released his first signature shoe with Emerica, the "Jerry Hsu", in 2008.

Jerry Hsu was then sponsored by the MOB skateboard griptape brand in early 2010.

Jerry Hsu followed up his first Emerica shoe with the "Jerry Hsu 2 Fusion" in 2011, which is a mid-top design that incorporates the Sole Technology invention, "STI Fusion Technology".

Jerry Hsu explained in a corresponding promotional video that he prefers the mid-top design because it provides him with ankle protection.

Jerry Hsu went through hell to film that part, He got ankle surgery and two or three knee surgeries.

Jerry Hsu skated switch because he didn't have the strength in his knee to skate regular.

That's how good Jerry Hsu is; he filmed an amazing part on a bad knee going the wrong way.

New York La La La, a fashion video directed by Aaron Rose and featuring Jerry Hsu, was published on the Nowness website on September 25,2013.

Alongside fellow professional skateboarders Austyn Gillette and Josh Harmony, Jerry Hsu was dressed in designer garments for the short film, and a portrait of the three was photographed by L'Officiel Hommes editor Andre Saraiva.

In September 2013, Jerry Hsu announced his departure from the enjoi brand.

Jerry Hsu explained in an interview that was published on October 12,2013, that his decision was spurred by the departure of longtime brand manager Eversole who, according to Jerry Hsu, grew tired of protecting the brand from the profit-driven demands of shareholders.

Jerry Hsu revealed that the discussions about his departure mostly involved just himself and Barletta, and those conversations were "emotional and shitty" for him.

On November 12,2013, a video was published on the Crailtap YouTube channel, the official channel of the Girl Distribution Company, in which Jerry Hsu is officially revealed as the new professional for Chocolate Skateboards, a sub-brand of Girl.

Jerry Hsu was selected to film his own introduction for the first installment, and then appeared in the cinematic trailers for all three games.

Jerry Hsu contributes work to Vice magazine and, in September 2010, he exhibited a body of photographic work at the Steinsland Berliner Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden under the title "Vatican Gold," alongside Ed Templeton, Kevin Long and Jonnie Craig.

Jerry Hsu then released a zine of photographs taken of the people who photograph him as a professional skateboarder, titled "Our Moment Together," in October 2013 through Deadbeat Club.

However, as of November 2014, Jerry Hsu was not yet interviewed for the series.

Jerry Hsu won the "Best Video Part" award at the 2007 Transworld Skateboarding awards, for his part in Bag Of Suck, in addition to the "Readers' Choice" award.