Marco Jay Luciano "Mark" Occhilupo was born on 16 June 1966 and is an Australian professional surfer and winner of the 1999 ASP World title.
12 Facts About Mark Occhilupo
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Mark Occhilupo was born on 16 June 1966 in Kurnell in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Mark Occhilupo's father was Italian and his mother was originally from New Zealand.
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Mark Occhilupo won his first amateur schoolboys' contest at 13 and followed up with two Cadet State Titles.
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Mark Occhilupo hovered around the top five in the rankings, and was becoming popular in the United States when Tom Curren was at the peak of his career.
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Mark Occhilupo married Beatrice Ballardie in 1993 and built a house near Kirra.
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Mark Occhilupo re-entered professional surfing in 1995, and after some major wins won the world title in 1999 at age 33.
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Mark Occhilupo has since retired and lives in Bilambil Heights, New South Wales, with his wife Beatrice and stepson Rainer.
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Mark Occhilupo made a comeback return for an international surfing event in 2019 after 20 years and competed in So Sri Lanka Pro 2019.
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Mark Occhilupo is currently a presenter on the Australian cable television channel Fuel TV.
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Mark Occhilupo was a contestant in the 2011 season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars on Channel Seven, and was partnered with Jade Brand.
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Mark Occhilupo currently operates a successful podcast called the Occ-Cast which features Occhilupo talking to some of the most famous and interesting people in surfing, including Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning.