- published: 25 Feb 2016
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Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai American professional skateboarder who grew up in San Bernardino, California. He began skating in 1986 and remains active. He was first sponsored in 1991 and turned pro in 1993. He has been featured in the "Tony Hawk" video game series and "EA" Skate 2 and Skate 3. Koston co-owns Fourstar Clothing and also co-owns the skatepark "The Philo-Thai Centre" with professional skater Gavin Davies.
Eric Koston is currently sponsored by Girl Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Nike SB shoes, Four Star clothing, Oakley sunglasses, Skullcandy Headphones and Jessup Griptape. Koston has had many other high-level sponsors over the years such as éS and Lakai Footwear. He has designed many pro model shoes such as the Lakai Koston Select and the éS Koston. He is considered by many the Billy Ruff of street skateboarding. He is co-founder of The Berrics along with Steve Berra.
Koston has also been featured on television and in a number of films and video games.