The net worth of Christian Hosoi, an American professional skateboarder, is $500 thousand dollars.
Christian Hosoi was born in 1967 and started skating when he was seven or eight years old.
Christian left school while his father worked as a skate park manager.
The year 1979 saw him being sponsored by Powell Peralta.
He opted to join Dogtown Skateboards as they refused to allow him to become a professional skater.
Sims Skateboards brought Christian back from the death of Dogtown when he was just 14 years old.
He rose to prominence as a prominent figure in vertical riding and cultivated a rivalry with Tony hawk.
He has also secured endorsement deals with Swatch, Converse, and Jimmy’Z.
The OJ Hosoi Rocket from Santa Cruz Speed Wheels was his choice for a pro model wheel. He also founded Hosoi Skates in 1984.
During the 90s, Hosoi faced financial challenges and multiple failed skateboard businesses.
He was taken into custody in 1995 and declined to participate in the first X Games to evade arrest.
He was detained and sentenced to four years in prison in 2000.
He is the father of four children with his wife, Jennifer Lee.
Born-again Christian, he was the subject of the 2006 documentary Rising Son – The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi.
The Uprising, a ministry centered on skateboarding, was founded by him.
In 2008, a reality show was created about the ministry.