Wednesday, Hosoi will sign copies of his book at Barnes & Noble, 7881 Edinger Ave., No. Now 44, he’s come out with a tell-all autobiography, titled “Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor.” At 7 p.m.
The skateboarder known for his “Christ Air” move has since reformed himself as a Huntington Beach resident and pastor at The Sanctuary church in Westminster. Hosoi’s fame brought him a lot of money, parties and girls, but he also rode his board into a downward spiral of substance abuse that eventually landed him in prison. The ministry was the subject of a reality show in 2008.Long before he was legally old enough to drink, the skateboarder nicknamed “Christ” was a stud on the pro circuit who was touted as an emerging rival to the legendary Tony Hawk. He formed The Uprising, which is a skate based ministry. He is a born-again Christian and was the subject of the 2006 documentary Rising Son – The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi. He is married to Jennifer Lee and has four sons.
In 2000 he was arrested and served four years. He was arrested in 1995 and declined competing in the first X Games to avoid being arrested. In the 90s Hosoi had financial problems and had several failed skateboard companies. He has also had a pro model wheel, The OJ Hosoi Rocket from Santa Cruz Speed Wheels. He has had endorsement deals with Swatch, Converse, and Jimmy'Z. He became one of the big names in vertical riding and developed a rivalry with Tony hawk. Dogtown went out of business and Christian turned pro with Sims Skateboards at the age of 14. Because they would not allow him to turn pro, he left and joined Dogtown Skateboards.
He was sponsored in 1979 by Powell Peralta. His father was the manager and a Skate park and Christian dropped out of school. Christian Hosoi was born in 1967 and started skating at seven or eight. Christian Hosoi net worth: Christian Hosoi is an American professional skateboarder who has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars.
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