1. Steve Caballero was born on November 8,1964 and is an American professional skateboarder.
16 Facts About Steve Caballero
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Steve Caballero is known for the difficult tricks and air variations he invented for vertical skating and for setting the long-standing record for the highest air achieved on a halfpipe.
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Steve Caballero began skating in 1976 at the age of 12 and started his career at age 14.
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In 1979, Steve Caballero entered a national skate contest in Escondido.
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Steve Caballero turned pro in 1980 during the Gold Cup series at the Oasis Skatepark, Southern California.
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In 1987, Steve Caballero won both street and vert titles at the World Championships in Munster, Germany.
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Steve Caballero's record was later beaten by Danny Way in 1997.
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In 1999, Steve Caballero set another record for the longest board slide on a 44 step handrail.
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Steve Caballero is a member of the Bones Brigade, and has appeared in many of their videos, including The Search for Animal Chin.
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Steve Caballero featured in Stacy Peralta's 2012 documentary film, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, which chronicles the life stories of members of the Bones Brigade skate team such as Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain and Tommy Guerrero.
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Steve Caballero has been a member of several punk bands including The Faction, Odd Man Out, Shovelhead, and Soda, and released a compilation CD of the various bands he has appeared in, titled Bandology, through Sessions Records.
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Steve Caballero had an acting role as Juan in the 1984 Jimmy McNichol action movie Escape from El Diablo, together with fellow skateboarder Mike McGill.
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Steve Caballero paints, collects toys and comic books, rides motocross, and is a hot rod enthusiast.
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Steve Caballero started a new punk band called Urethane, who has signed to the Cyber Tracks record label.
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Steve Caballero was raised Catholic but now attends a non-denominational Christian church in Carlsbad, California named Daybreak since 2005.
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Steve Caballero lived with his family for several years in San Jose until they relocated to San Diego, where the family currently resides.