Steve Berra

Steve Berra (born May 10, 1973) is an American professional skateboarder. Berra ranks among the legends of Street skateboarding. Steve Berra began his skateboarding career in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 14. In 1989, Steve Berra met skating legend Tony Hawk in Nebraska. The two forged a friendship over their love for all things skateboarding. At the age of 18, Berra turned pro for Blockhead Skateboards. Later that year, Berra quit his affiliatio... more

Steve Berra (born May 10, 1973) is an American professional skateboarder. Berra ranks among the legends of Street skateboarding. Steve Berra began his skateboarding career in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 14. In 1989, Steve Berra met skating legend Tony Hawk in Nebraska. The two forged a friendship over their love for all things skateboarding. At the age of 18, Berra turned pro for Blockhead Skateboards. Later that year, Berra quit his affiliation with Blockhead to start Birdhouse Skateboards, along with Hawk, Jeremy Klein, and Willy Santos. While with Birdhouse, the 23-year-old Hawk counseled Berra on many things, leading to his initial forays into acting. In 1992, Berra left Birdhouse Skateboards, a move he admits, was due to being "young, misunderstood, and silly." Several months later, Berra joined the Foundation Skateboards team, skating in their 1993 video Super Conductor Super Collider. In 1998, Berra teamed up with Birdhouse Skateboards again to create the best-selling... less