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Sean kearns performing his winning entry in the donegal county fleadh
Sean Kearns (born 24 December 1968 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a filmmaker, producer and entrepreneur who gained public attention during the late '80s and early '90s as a professional snowboarder and a sponsored skateboarder. Kearns was a key player in the Whiskey snowboard films (Whiskey 1, Whiskey 2 Whiskey 3, Whiskey 4 and 20/20) during the 1990s. The Whiskey movies are revered as cult classics. in the snowboard culture.
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- Sean kearns performing his winning entry in the donegal county fleadh
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- Professional athlete
- Business career
- Filmography
- References
Noted in the book Snowboarding: The Ultimate Guide as being among the creators of the hardcore image associated with the professional snowboarding lifestyle, Kearns leveraged his experience within the snowboarding culture and continued to work in the industry as a filmmaker, director and producer, working on several snowboarding and skateboarding films that were sponsored by brands, including Burton, Volcom, Oakley and Forum.
Cdr sean kearns on uss constitution s dry docking may 19 2015
Professional athlete
Sponsors
1984 to 1990, Skateboarder Quiksilver
1990 to 1999 Snowboarder, Santa Cruz, Quiksilver, Oakley, Snowboard Shop
As a professional snowboarder riding for Santa Cruz Kearns was cited in Thrasher Magazine, and had a snowboard named after him called the Santa Cruz Sean Kearns Respect Snowboard.
Business career
In 2004, Kearns founded Infamous Management Inc, a management agency representing professionals in the skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing industry. Kearns sold Infamous Management Inc to his partner Roberta Rogers in 2007. In 2005 Kearns launched Infamous Entertainment Inc., a production company that specializes in action sport filmmaking. In 2006, Infamous Entertainment Inc secured a studio accreditation from iTunes for the Forum movie "That".