{{short description|American skateboarder and company owner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jason Dill | image = NYSKateboarding Exclusive Interview with Jason Dill.png | caption = Dill in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|11|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = Huntington Beach, California, U.S. | employer = Alien Workshop <small>(1998–2013)</small> | occupation = Skateboarder, photographer, co-founder of Fucking Awesome | spouse = {{marriage|Michelle de Swarte|2009|2020|end=divorced}} | turnedpro = 1993<ref name="gq" /> }} '''Jason Dill''' (born November 21, 1976) is an American professional skateboarder, photographer, and co-founder of Fucking Awesome—an American skate company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bobby Hundreds' 50 Greatest Streetwear Brands of All Time|url=https://www.complex.com/style/the-greatest-streetwear-brands/|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Jason Dill Announced as Latest Addition to adidas Skate Team ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE|url=https://skatenewswire.com/jason-dill-adidas/|date=2018-10-26|website=SKATE NEWSWIRE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref name="gq">{{Cite news|title=Important Things Are Happening to Jason Dill|url=https://www.gq.com/story/jason-dill-important-things-are-happening|last=Johnson|first=Noah|website=GQ|date=19 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
== Early life == Dill was born in Huntington Beach, California, United States. When he was eight years old, his father went to jail for selling cocaine.<ref name="murphy">{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jim |title=Jason Dill in Conversation with Jim Murphy |url=https://juicemagazine.com/home/jason-dill-in-conversation-with-jim-murphy/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Juice Magazine |date=16 September 2018}}</ref> At the same age,<ref name=":0" /> he met future professional skater Ed Templeton who was then 13 years old.<ref name="murphy" /> Dill described Templeton as having "changed his life."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Important Things Are Happening to Jason Dill|url=https://www.gq.com/story/jason-dill-important-things-are-happening|last=Johnson|first=Noah|website=GQ|date=19 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
Dill, whose family was from Greater Pittsburgh, moved around a lot when he was younger. He lived in 22 different homes by the time he was 17 years old and moved out of his family home. He was sent to a continuation high school but dropped out to pursue a skateboarding career.<ref name="murphy" />
== Professional skateboarding == Dill received his first sponsorship when he was 12 before being recruited by Natas Kaupas to ride for a division of World Industries. In 1998, he joined Alien Workshop where he spent 15 years on the pro team. He held the final spot on the influential ''Photosynthesis'' video and also appeared in the later ''Mind Field'' video.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adventures with Chris, Jason Dill Talks Photosynthesis|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/videos/adventures-chris-jason-dill-talks-photosynthesis/|date=2014-06-11|website=Transworld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Mind Field|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1391550/|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
Jason Dill left Alien Workshop in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dill & AVE Leave Alien Workshop |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/dill-ave-leave-alien-workshop/ |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |date=1 May 2013}}</ref>
In 2014, Dill founded the skateboard company Fucking Awesome, alongside fellow professional skater Anthony Van Engelen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fucking Awesome: The Brief, But Quite Long History {{!}} ParadeWorld |url=https://www.paradeworld.com/ca/news/fucking-awesome-the-brief-but-quite-long-history/ |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=www.paradeworld.com}}</ref>
Dill has been featured in Electronic Arts (EA) ''Skate'' video game series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kombo|date=2012-05-04|title=Skate 3 Dated, Final Pro Skater Roster Revealed and More|url=https://www.gamezone.com/originals/skate-3-dated-final-pro-skater-roster-revealed-and-more/|access-date=2022-02-26|website=GameZone|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Photography == In 2022, Dill released the photo book ''Prince Street: Photos from Africa, People Remembered, Places Forgotten'' containing a selection of 35mm photographs spanning over 20 years from his archive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-13 |title=Jason Dill's 'Prince Street' Presents 20 Years of Personal Experiences and Travels |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/4/jason-dill-prince-street-photobook-launch-fucking-awesome-release-information |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref>
==Personal life== Dill married English model and comedian Michelle de Swarte in 2009;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6tV6zBvc72/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> he filed for divorce in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DILL, JASON DONALD VS DE SWARTE, MICHELLE MARY |url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-dill-jason-donald-vs-de-swarte-michelle-mary-495015 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=UniCourt |language=en}}</ref> Dill is a friend of Jack Osbourne and appeared in multiple episodes of the reality television series, ''The Osbournes''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DILL, JASON DONALD VS DE SWARTE, MICHELLE MARY |url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-dill-jason-donald-vs-de-swarte-michelle-mary-495015 |access-date=22 July 2024 |website=UniCourt |language=en}}</ref>
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