{{short description|American skateboarder, designer, photographer, and model}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Sean Pablo Murphy | name = Sean Pablo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|30}} | birth_place = Silver Lake, California, U.S. | occupation = Skateboarder, designer, model, musician, photographer | website = {{URL|https://paradise.nyc/}} }} '''Sean Pablo Murphy''' (born August 30, 1997), known as '''Sean Pablo''', is a regular-footed American skateboarder, designer, model, musician, and photographer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 26, 2020|title=Paradise.nyc's Sean Pablo on the 17 Artists That Changed His Life|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/paradise-nyc-sean-pablo-not-in-paris/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=Highsnobiety|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life == Born in Silver Lake, California to Brendan Murphy, a father of Irish descent, and Carolina Argueta, a mother of Salvadoran descent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Sean Pablo|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-sean-pablo/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=Vice.com|date=June 13, 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pannemann|first=Daniel|title=Carolina Argueta|url=https://place.tv/tag/carolina-argueta/|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=place.tv|date=August 15, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=August 15, 2018|title=An Interview with Sean Pablo's Mum|url=http://165.232.117.27/an-interview-with-sean-pablos-mum/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=place.tv|language=en-US}}</ref> Pablo first started skateboarding at the age of 10 after his father, a surfer and skateboarder, encouraged him to pick up the sport.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Noah|title=Sean Pablo Is Reinventing Skate Style One Pair of High Water Pants At a Time|url=https://www.gq.com/story/sean-pablo-talks-new-converse-next-supreme-video|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=GQ|date=May 9, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref> Sean Pablo was homeschooled for a portion of high school by his father, while his mother worked as a teacher.<ref name=":0" />
== Professional career == Pablo and his friends, Aidan Mackey and Sage Elsesser, spent their time replicating the style and fashion of notable 90s skateboarders such as Jason Dill, and the late Dylan Rieder. Eventually gaining the attention of the staff at Supreme, which included Dill, and filmer William Strobeck.<ref name=":1" /> He would then be signed as an amateur to Dill's Fucking Awesome brand. Pablo then landed a role in the first feature length Supreme video ''Cherry'' which eventually led to signing a deal with Converse.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CONS Introduces Sean Pablo and Sage Elsesser|url=https://hypebeast.com/2014/6/cons-introduces-sean-pablo-and-sage-elsesser|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=HYPEBEAST|date=June 2, 2014 }}</ref>
Since 2023, Pablo has led the EDGLRD skateboarding team with Harmony Korine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SEAN PABLO On HIS RECENT MOVE TO EDGLRD |url=https://www.monsterchildren.com/articles/sean-pablo?format=amp |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.monsterchildren.com}}</ref>
== Paradise NYC == Following the success of his skateboarding career Pablo founded the clothing brand Paradise NYC in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 11, 2019|title=Supreme Skate Team Profile: Sean Pablo Murphy|url=https://stockx.com/news/supreme-skate-team-sean-pablo-murphy/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=StockX News|language=en-US}}</ref> The brand is stocked at many stores including Supreme, and Dover Street Market's various locations.
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