Kevin White | |
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Born | Kevin Ivory White September 27, 1993 Inglewood, California |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Jumpman Blanco |
Citizenship | United States |
Height | 6' 4" |
Website | jumpmanblanco |
Kevin Ivory White (born September 27, 1993), known as Jumpman Blanco, is an American professional skateboarder, model, and actor. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Kevin White was born September 27, 1993, in Inglewood, California. White started skating when he was five years old. While growing up, White credits his late mother for being his biggest supporter. [1]
White was introduced by Na-Kel Smith to Mikey Alfred, founder of the skate crew and creative collective, Illegal Civilization. [6] [7] [8] [9] White was featured in the mini-series Summer of 17, starring Illegal Civilization members alongside cameos from rappers Tyler the Creator and Aminé. [2] [10]
In 2018 White and the Illegal Civilization team were featured as cast and crew members in Jonah Hill's feature film Mid90s and released a merchandise collection to promote the film with A24. [11] [12] [13]
In 2020, White was featured on Thrasher Magazine cover The Heroes & Heavies Of Black Skateboarding, depicting all-time great black skaters both past and present. [14] [15] [16] After his performance in the critically acclaimed Godspeed (2020) skate video, Illegal Civilization turned White pro giving him his first pro board. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] Davonte Jolly tapped White for the first part in Godspeed. White learned he'd have the opening part a couple days before the premiere. [22]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Produced by |
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2012 | IC1 | Self | Skate Video | Mikey Alfred, Illegal Civilization |
2014 | IC2 | Self | Skate Video | Mikey Alfred, Illegal Civilization |
2017 | Summer of 17, Episode 1 | Self | Mini-Series | The FADER |
2018 | Mid90s | ProSkater#2 | Feature Film | Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, Ken Kao Jonah Hill Lila Yacoub |
2020 | Godspeed | Self | Skate Video | Davonte Jolly, Illegal Civilization |
2020 | May1918 | Self | Skate Video | Illegal Civilization, Tanner Rowe |
2020 | North Hollywood | Himself | Film | Mikey Alfred Yusef Chabayta Malcolm Washington |
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