Ed Templeton
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Ed Templeton (born July 28, 1972 in Garden Grove, CA) is a professional skateboarder who resides in Huntington Beach, California.
Ed started skateboarding in 1985 and turned pro for New Deal Skateboards in 1990. Ed left New Deal in 1992 to start the short-lived company "TV" with Mike Vallely. In 1993 Ed founded Toy Machine skateboards.
Ed is regarded as one of the most creative skateboarders of his era, along with Jason Lee, Brian Lotti, Eric Koston and others. His technical innovation has brought a number of One Footed Ollie, Ollie Impossible and railslide variations to the streetskating world. Some of Ed's best skating can be seen in the 1996 Toy Machine video, Welcome to Hell.
Outside of skateboarding, Ed is a semi-famous artist and photographer. In 2000, Ed's book of photography Teenage Smokers placed first in the Search For Art competition in Italy. In the fall of 2001, Ed's artwork was featured in Juxtapoz magazine, with the work of Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger featured in the same issue.
Ed is a well known vegan and advocate for animal rights.
see: Skateboarding trick for detailed description of trick skating maneuvers