American professional skateboarder
Don Nguyen |
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| Occupation | Professional Skateboarder |
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| Known for | Ollie down El Toro |
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Don "Nuge" Nguyen is an American professional skateboarder from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,[1] currently residing in California. He rides for Baker Skateboards and played Shogo Kubo in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown.[2] He also played bass for American Ruse and can be seen playing bass as part of the LSDemons (along with Justin (Figgy) Figueroa and Thomas Bonilla).[3][4]
He is widely recognized as the first person to ollie down the legendary "El Toro" 20 stair-set, one of the most infamous skate spots in the world, considered a proving ground for athletes of the sport.
Filmography
| Film and video
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| Year
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Title
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Company
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| 2002 |
Hollywood Promo |
Hollywood Skateboards
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| 2003 |
Oklahomies |
TDS
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| 2003 |
On Video – Winter 2003 |
On Video Magazine
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| 2005 |
Lords of Dogtown |
Sony Pictures
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| 2006 |
411 Video Magazine #66 |
411VM
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| 2007 |
411 Video Magazine Volume 14, Issue 3 |
411VM
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| 2007 |
Thrasher King of the Road 2007 |
Thrasher
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| 2007 |
Cataclysmic Abyss |
Foundation Skateboards
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| 2012 |
Bake and Destroy |
Baker Skateboards / Thrasher
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