Shaun White
Biography
Shaun White is an American who competed professionally in snowboarding and skateboarding, winning three Olympic halfpipe golds and becoming the first person to win titles in two different sports at both the Summer and Winter X Games. Born in San Diego, he switched from skiing to snowboarding at six, earned his first sponsorship at seven, and turned pro in skateboarding at sixteen with help from Tony Hawk. He took part in five Winter Olympics and won halfpipe gold in 2006, 2010 and 2018. He holds records for the most Olympic and X Games gold medals by a snowboarder and has collected ten ESPY Awards. On screen he starred in the snowboarding documentary First Descent (2005) and appeared as himself in Friends with Benefits (2011). He also plays guitar in the band Bad Things and launched the snowboarding venture The Snow League in 2025.
40years old
Turns 41 on September 3in 324 days
- Born San Diego
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Shaun Roger White (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 19 years2005 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024ReunionIMDb rating 5.6
- 2021Dear Rider: The Jake Burton StoryIMDb rating 7.7
- 2011Friends with BenefitsIMDb rating 6.5
- 2005First DescentIMDb rating 7.0
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Beyond film
White is a guitarist for Bad Things, an electronic rock band. A snowboarding competition awarded him his first guitar as the first prize.
Big break
White was mentored by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, who befriended him at a YMCA skate park when White was nine and helped him turn pro at sixteen.
A first
Shaun White's gold medal was also the 100th gold medal won by the United States at the Winter Olympic Games.
Behind the camera
In 2024, Shaun White said he was starting a snowboarding league of his own, "The Snow League". Its first event was held on March 7, 2025 in Aspen, Colorado.
Behind the camera
In 2014, White became the owner of Air + Style, a festival combining music and snowboarding, and relocated it from Austria to Los Angeles.
Shaun White movies on Netflix
Worked with
Shaun White shares two films with Woody Harrelson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Woody Harrelson's page
Richard Jenkins's page
Patricia Clarkson's page
Lil Rel Howery's page
Mila Kunis's page
Andy Samberg's page
All films by Will Gluck
Chris NelsonDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Chris Nelson
Kemp CurlyDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Kemp Curly
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.