40 Facts About Lewis Marnell

Lewis Kristian Marnell was a professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Australia who was Slam Magazine's 2008 "Skater of the Year".

Lewis Marnell was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in both Australia and Sweden.

Lewis Marnell's parents were Janet and Jan, his brothers were Andrew and Jonas, and his sisters were Jessica and Ebba Louise.

Lewis Marnell dropped out of high school in Sweden and moved back to Australia to pursue a career in professional skateboarding.

Lewis Marnell was initially sponsored by Menace Skateboards and Axion Footwear, before signing with Nike SB, Volcom and Almost.

Lewis Marnell was featured in the Volcom videos Chichagof, a part that he shared with Dollin, and Let's Live.

Lewis Marnell was a resident at a Volcom-owned house that was located in Newport Beach, California.

Lewis Marnell was one of the first skateboarders to be sponsored by the Nike SB brand and, in 2007, he was the only 'official' Australian skateboarder on the international team.

Lewis Marnell was featured in a promotional Internet clip for the re-engineered Nike SB 'Dunk' shoe, a model that he favoured and frequently wore in skateboard video footage.

In 2008 Lewis Marnell appeared with fellow Australian professional skateboarder Alex Campbell in a promotional video for the Australian Nike SB team that was filmed by Middlebrook.

Lewis Marnell appeared in the Nike SB videos Nothing But The Truth, Don't Fear the Sweeper and SB Chronicles Vol.

Lewis Marnell achieved professional status for the company in January 2008 and Song and longtime videographer Socrates Leal filmed a spoof video part to welcome Lewis Marnell.

Lewis Marnell appeared in numerous promotional features for Almost, both in video and print form.

Lewis Marnell explained that the trick happened during an informal skateboarding session, at which filmers or photographers were not present, and revealed that the trick was filmed by Japanese and Australian friends.

Lewis Marnell was sponsored by the Deluxe Distribution company that is based in San Francisco, and rode for Deluxe's Thunder skateboard truck and Spitfire wheel brands.

Lewis Marnell was the first sponsored skateboarder for an Australian skateboard ointment product "The Cream" that was started in late 2012 by Duncan Ewington and Kris Whiting.

Lewis Marnell produced a promotional video for the product in which he predominantly skateboards in Sweden.

At the time of his death in January 2013, Lewis Marnell was sponsored by Almost, Thunder, Spitfire, Nike SB, Modus and The Cream.

Lewis Marnell received the 2008 "Skater of the Year" award from Australian skateboarding magazine SLAM.

The portrait was produced by New Zealand-born self-taught artist Gimiks Born and Lewis Marnell is described as a "legend" by the publication.

Rodriguez revealed that he experienced "some good times" with Lewis Marnell, who he believed was "a great guy".

Jonas, Lewis Marnell' older brother, is an Australian artist and company owner.

Lewis Marnell met his longtime partner Nami in New York, US in 2005 and the latter's mother described the event as "two souls colliding".

Lewis Marnell proceeded to study the Rastafari movement while he lived in New York with Nami.

Lewis Marnell published photos from the wedding on his Instagram profile and a selection of these pictures appeared on Lewis Marnell's Facebook fan page following his death in January 2013.

Lewis Marnell was at home and was discovered by his wife around 6.30 on Friday night Melb time.

Eight months prior to his death, Lewis Marnell appeared in the Transworld Skateboarding video The Cinematographer's Project as part of Middlebrook's Australian montage section, alongside skateboarders such as Jake Duncombe, Nick Boserio and Matt Mumford.

On 20 January 2013, Haslam posted a photo of Lewis Marnell seated on a purpose-built bicycle that Lewis Marnell had constructed, whereby a set of speakers is situated on a platform at the front of the bicycle.

Lewis Marnell's death occurred during the production of the second volume of the SB Chronicles video series and he had not yet released a signature model shoe with the brand.

Anyone will tell you that Lewis Marnell was a great person, both on and off his board.

In 2012 Lewis Marnell filmed a "Firing Line" segment for Thrasher at the Melbourne Museum while wearing an Australian Aboriginal flag T-shirt.

Lewis Marnell made us listen to reggae constantly in the van while he was riding shotgun and I hate reggae but it was alright because Lewis ruled.

Lewis Marnell was a genuine and very humble guy that I felt immediately close to, like we had been friends for a long time.

Lewis Marnell didn't come very often, but when he did, we were always in such awe how a guy so nice and so good skated to the beat of his own drum without feeling the pressure of having to skate to everyone else's.

Usually, a guy with the kind of talent Lewis Marnell had would have a style and look that you've all seen before, the fact that he didn't is what made him even more special.

Lewis Marnell will be missed dearly by his friends, his family, and the entire world of skateboarding.

The skateboarding world bows its collective head in disbelief that Lewis Marnell has passed away.

Lewis Marnell was a global citizen who had friends and navigated adventures on every portion of the planet.

Lewis Marnell lived his life with Diabetes, the kind were you'd need to check your blood for its insulin levels and give your self a shot sometimes twice a day.

The mobile sound system that was built by Lewis Marnell was ridden by a friend, while the skateboarders who were present lifted their skateboards as a form of tribute.