Mike
Vallely is a professional skateboarder that sought out to do a lot for
the sport. At first it was just skating, and filming for videos and
doing the whole get coverage whatever thing. That didn't satisfy his
thirst for skating, however.
On fuelTV, he hosted a show called DRIVE that involved him driving
around to random places and skating with the locals and such. Giving
out products to locals. Skating for the kids. Taking part in their
local culture, etc.
He has been in Tony Hawk's popular video games. He has signature decks
and such with Element Skateboards. He sings in a couple bands, more
notably Revolution Mother, and played with Black Flag in a reunion
tour.He is a proud husband and father of two girls. He is an Anaheim
Ducks fan and plays ice hockey himself.
He has done a lot with his sponsors, traveling around the globe, doing
demos and signings at shops, promoting the sport beyond the norm and
creating signature products representing his image of skateboarding.