Kelly Slater
Biography
Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 10 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 38) to win the title. Upon winning his 5th world title in 1997, Slater passed Australian surfing legend Mark Richards to become the most successful champion in the history of the sport. In 2007 he also became the all-time leader in career event wins by winning the Boost Mobile Pro event at Lower Trestles near San Clemente, California. The previous record was held by Slater's childhood hero, 3-time world champion Tom Curren. In addition to the ASP tour, Slater has also competed in the X-Games (in 2003 and 2004). On October 3, 2008, Slater won his ninth ASP world title at the Billabong Pro Mundaka by defeating local surfer Eneko Acero in the 3rd round. In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system. (The corresponding honor under the previous three-wave system belongs to fellow American Shane Beschen who achieved the feat in 1996.)
Since 1990, Slater has been sponsored primarily by surfwear industry giant Quiksilver. He exclusively rides Channel Islands surfboards equipped with his own signature series of FCS fins.
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Acting (108 movies)
Riding Giants
2004
The September Sessions
2002
Thicker Than Water
2000
Surf's Up
2007
Waterman
2022
A Brokedown Melody
2004
Waveriders
2008
Sipping Jetstreams: An Adventure in Life
2006
Circle One
2003
Step Into Liquid
2003
The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe
2023
Highwater
2009
The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D
2010
A Fly in the Champagne
2009
Absolute Garbage
2007
80 Waves
2010
Bustin' Down the Door
2008
Surfing Morning of the Sun
2020
Raw Irons
1998
Fighting Fear
2011
Minds in the Water
2012
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis
2023
Momentum 2
1993
BLACKWATER: The Story of a Place Called Teahupo'o
2005
Momentum
1992
Kelly Slater & The Young Guns
2004
Campaign 2: A Taylor Steele Movie
2013
Young Guns 2
2005
Young Guns 3
2007
The Big Bounce
2004
Surprise Excitement Party
2016
Pipeline Posse: Project 1
2007
Shelter
2001
Hit & Run
2000
Down the Barrel
2007
The Surfer's Journal - Biographies Vol 1 - Curren/Slater
2008
Doped Youth
2005
Blue Horizon
2004
Walking on Water
2007
Kelly Slater in Black and White
1991
Kelly Slater in Kolor
1997
Making Headlines
2006
Trick or Treat
2001
Always Right
2006
América do Surf
2005
Bounty Hunters
2003
Here & Now
2012
Crossing the Line
2004
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
1999
Billabong Challenge: Jeffrey's Bay
1995
Fanning the Fire
2002
Rise Above
2003
Radio Waves
2003
No Destination
1998
Samba Trance & Rock n Roll
2004
Surf Adventures 2 - A Busca Continua
2008
Back in Town
2004
Chasing Dora
2006
Critically Acclaimed
2006
Global
2004
For a Few Barrels More
2009
The Show
1997
High 5
2010
Cloud 9
2009
Letting Go
2006
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
2007
The Kill Five
2002
Becoming Bronson
2020
4 Waves 1 Hour
2016
Quiksilver Cypher Vision
2010
The Search for Freedom
2015
805: Eight Zero Five
2008
Aqua Luna
2012
Bliss
1997
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
1995
The Kill
1992
The Kill 2
1994
The Kill 3
1998
Saca - O filme de Tiago Pires
2016
View from a Blue Moon
2015
These Are...Better Days
1999
Surfers: The Movie
1990
Andy Irons: Kissed by God
2018
Momentum Generation
2018
On The Wave
2013
Loose Change
1999
Psychic Migrations
2015
Shorebreak: The Clark Little Story
2016
Proximity
2017
Campaign
2003
Chasing Addictions
2013
Absolute Mexico
2009
The White Album
2013
And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers
2019
The Pursuit
2008
24/7: Kelly Slater
2019
Tokyo Rising
2020
Under The Sun
2010
A Bowlful of Chile
2007
A Fistful of Barrels
2006
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The September Sessions | 2002 | Producer |