 Edwards in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Chris Denton | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Airman | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 22, 1973 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Vert skating | |||||||||||||||||
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Chris Edwards (born December 22, 1973) is an American former professional vert skater. Edwards is widely considered one of the founding pioneers of the discipline of aggressive inline skating. [1] [2] [3]
Edwards was born Chris Denton in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Escondido, California. [4] In 1986, he started skating when he was thirteen years old. [5] Edwards' became known for his skating prowess at an early age, appearing in commercials and as a stunt double, as inline skating became popular in the early 1990s. [6] [7] In 1993, Edwards appeared in the rollerblading film Airborne. The film would go on to be a cult favorite and touchstone for the burgeoning sport of inline skating. [8]
At age 16, he became one of the early members of Team Rollerblade. [4] [9] In 1995, the then Chris Denton turned professional and became Chris Edwards. [2] Edwards would go on to compete in the inaugural Extreme Games, later known as the X Games. [10]
At his height, Edwards had several inline skates named after him, including: tarmac CE (Chris Edwards), [2] Edwards Chocolate (street), Edwards Trooper (vert) and Edwards Daytona,"CE Speedsters", and the "CE Hermes" circa 1994 - 1999.[ citation needed ]
In 2002, Edwards appeared in the video game Aggressive Inline for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. [11]
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