Booking Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater Biography

American surfing legend Kelly Slater was born in 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Slater learned to surf when he was a very young child, and by the time he was in his early twenties he’d risen to become one of the nation’s most prominent surfers. While his career was on the rise, he was also cast as Jimmy Slade on the show Baywatch; the recurring character on the popular television show helped to make Kelly a household name.

Kelly Slater rose to become the first surfer to earn perfect scores (total of 20 out of 20 points) in 2005 during the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest; he repeated this achievement in 2013 at the age of 41, at the Volcom Fiji Pro. Slater’s other notable achievements include: becoming the youngest competitor to earn the ASP World Tour Championship (at the age of twenty); winning eleven ASP World Titles; becoming the oldest surfer to win the ASP World Tour Championship.

In addition to surfing, Kelly Slater also formed his own band in the 1990’s and continues to perform periodically with a variety of high profile musicians, including Ben Harper, Pearl Jam, and Garbage, on both vocals and guitar. Slater is also the author of his own autobiography, Pipe Dreams: A Surfer’s Journey, which was published in 2003. A second book, Kelly Slater: For the Love, arrived in 2008.

Today, Kelly Slater continues to surf and collaborate with his sponsor, the fashion brand Kering . He is also serves on the Board of Advisors for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and is a frequent spokesperson for suicide prevention and awareness.