- Born
- Birth nameEric Koston
- Nicknames
- EK
- Froston
- K-Grind
- Frosty
- Arko
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Eric Koston was born in Bangkok, Thailand. To an American Air Force father and a Thai mother. Eric's family moved to California when he was 9 months old. He settled in San Bernardino when his parents divorced. He first began skateboarding at 11, when his older brother handed him an old Mark Gonzalez board with mismatched trucks. Eric picked up on skateboarding just like that and began sessioning on the driveway.
- IMDb mini biography by: Stephanie Koston
- Has a scar on the left side of his forehead
- Invented the skateboarding tricks: "K-Grind" and the "One-Footed K-Grind"
- Not only is "Seinfeld" hiss favorite TV show, he also shares the same birthday with comic-actor Jerry Seinfeld.
- Is co-owner of "FourStar" clothing.
- Appeared on: "Jackass: Backyard Bar-B-Q Special"
- Apeared in Andrew W K's music video: "We Want Fun", as one of the skaters.
- Dropped out of school in the 10th grade.
- I never thought I would be making the money I do and traveling like I do because of skateboarding. It all just happened.
- What has been the biggest change in my sport since I started? Ummm....Popularity. It's been insane and fun!
- It's crazy how these kids look up to you. They watch every trick you do, listen to every word you say, go out and buy your skateboards, your shoes, your T-shirts, because your name is on them -- they admire you and they look up to you. Everything I am is because of these kids. They look to skaters like me and they are the future of skateboarding. I won't lie, it's cool.
- All I wanna do is skate the rails and the curbs. That's it!
- Doing the Fandangle trick...well, it's the most elusive maneuver ever to be done on a skateboard. So, I can't really expose the secret, sorry.
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