Harold Atkins Hunter (April 2, 1974 â€" February 17, 2006) was an
American professional skateboarder and actor. He played the role of
Harold in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids.Hunter was born in New York
City and grew up in a housing project in the East Village with his two
brothers. He became associated with a skate crew that hung out near
Tompkins Square Park and Washington Square Park and was first
sponsored by local skate shop Skate NYC.Hunter first came to public
attention in 1989 in a Thrasher magazine photo essay photographed by
Charlie Samuels about the New York City skateboard scene. A
goofy-footed skateboarder, Hunter was sponsored most notably by Zoo
York. Later on he started Rock Star Bearings Co.In 1995, Hunter
appeared as Harold in Larry Clark's Kids, a film about teenagers in
the East Village. He also appeared in the critically acclaimed TV
series Kung Faux performing various voice-overs, and on an episode of
the TV series Miami Ink. In the episode, he received a tattoo from
Chris Garver that commemorated his New York roots and his connections
from his youth with the World Trade Center. The tattoo was on his
upper arm and depicted the towers with a skateboarder jumping in front
of them, with the words "New York City" above and "Sk-8 or Die" below.
This tattoo is revisited in another episode of Miami Ink that focuses
on Chris Garver's tattoos.
American professional skateboarder and actor. He played the role of
Harold in Larry Clark's 1995 film Kids.Hunter was born in New York
City and grew up in a housing project in the East Village with his two
brothers. He became associated with a skate crew that hung out near
Tompkins Square Park and Washington Square Park and was first
sponsored by local skate shop Skate NYC.Hunter first came to public
attention in 1989 in a Thrasher magazine photo essay photographed by
Charlie Samuels about the New York City skateboard scene. A
goofy-footed skateboarder, Hunter was sponsored most notably by Zoo
York. Later on he started Rock Star Bearings Co.In 1995, Hunter
appeared as Harold in Larry Clark's Kids, a film about teenagers in
the East Village. He also appeared in the critically acclaimed TV
series Kung Faux performing various voice-overs, and on an episode of
the TV series Miami Ink. In the episode, he received a tattoo from
Chris Garver that commemorated his New York roots and his connections
from his youth with the World Trade Center. The tattoo was on his
upper arm and depicted the towers with a skateboarder jumping in front
of them, with the words "New York City" above and "Sk-8 or Die" below.
This tattoo is revisited in another episode of Miami Ink that focuses
on Chris Garver's tattoos.
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