Ed Templeton Profile

Gender: male
Birthday: 1972-07-28
Country: USA
Stance: regular
Terrain: street
Sponsors:

* CCS
* Emerica
* Ruca Clothing
* Thunder Trucks
* Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboard Company

Ed Templeton was born July 28, 1972 in Orange County, California and become a professional skateboarder. Ed started skateboarding in 1985 in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, with his friend Jason Lee. He turned pro for New Deal Skateboards in 1990. He left New Deal in 1992 to start the short-lived company "TV" with Mike Vallely. In 1993, Ed founded Toy Machine skateboards.
Outside of skateboarding, Ed is an artist and photographer. He began by painting the graphics for his skateboard company, TV and later for Toy Machine. In 2000, Ed's book of photography Teenage Smokers placed first in the Search For Art competition in Italy, winning $50,000. In the fall of 2001, Ed's artwork was featured in Juxtapoz magazine and in the 2002 produced an art exhibition, The Essentiel Disturbance, in the Palais de Tokyo (Paris) with the catalogue, The Golden Age of Neglet, published by Drago.

Ed has been a vegan since 1990/91 stating "Once you read about the meat and dairy industry and the things they do, it is hard to keep supporting them. I didn't want to partake in the killing of animals or spend my money on the whole system." He is an advocate for animal rights

Ed Templeton Action Video