Arlo Eisenberg facts for kids

Arlo Eisenberg (born 1973) is a famous American inline skater. He helped create and popularize "street skating." Many people see him as a key inventor in the world of aggressive inline skating.

Biography

Early Life and Discovering Skating

Arlo Eisenberg was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 7, 1973. He went to a special high school in Dallas called Arts Magnet. There, he studied art and acting. Just before his last year of high school, he found out about inline skating. Arlo went to the University of Texas at Austin for a while. But he left college to chase his dreams in California.

Starting Senate and Becoming a Champion

In 1992, Arlo moved to Venice Beach, California. He worked different small jobs. Soon, he got a job selling inline skates in Santa Monica. In 1993, Arlo teamed up with Brooke Howard-Smith, Brian Konoske, Aaron Spohn, and Mark Groenhuyzen. Together, they started an inline skating company called Senate.

Arlo was the main graphic designer for Senate. He created many of the company's designs. He also became a very successful competitive skater. In 1994, he won the NISS Championship. Then, in 1996, he won the X Games street title.

Eisenberg's Skatepark and Senate's Impact

In 1997, Arlo's family opened Eisenberg's Skatepark in Plano, Texas. Every year, they held a big professional skate competition there. It was called the Eisenberg's Showdown at the Hoedown. The skatepark was very popular for 15 years. It closed down in 2012 to make way for new shops and homes.

Senate became well-known for its unique T-shirt designs. One line of shirts had tags that said "Destroy All Girls." This idea, which came from Arlo, got attention from news channels like CNN. This helped Senate become even more popular. In 1997, Arlo was featured in People Magazine. Newsweek also named him one of their "100 Americans for the Next Century."

After Senate

Arlo left Senate in 2000. After that, he worked as a freelance graphic designer. He created designs for many other inline skating companies. These included Salomon, Rollerblade, Xsjado, Mindgame, and USD. In 2007, Arlo became a senior graphic designer for Paul Frank Industries. He was also the main designer for the streetwear brand "Franco Shade" starting in 2002.

In 2008, Arlo and Joe Navran, the founder of Franco Shade, decided to go their separate ways. Arlo kept some of his designs, like the "Ghost 'N Knives" logo. He also kept the "Franky" ghost cartoon character. He then started his own new company called GOST. It launched in early 2009.

Arlo Eisenberg has also appeared in two documentaries about skating. These are It's All Good from 1999 and Barely Dead from 2005. In 2011, he designed the movie poster for "The City Never Sleeps."

Personal Life

Arlo has a daughter named LuLu.