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Kelly Slater
Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
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 Ch…
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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 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Slater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2026
A Marble in the Jar
Movie Self
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2026
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
Movie Self
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2025
Antarctica - Domain One
Movie Narrator
- 2025
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2024
Holy Surf! - Once Upon a Wave
Movie Self
- 2023
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2023
The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe
Movie The GOAT
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2022
Kelly Slater: The Lost Tapes
TV show Kelly Slater
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2022
Make or Break
TV show Self
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2022
Waterman
Movie Self
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2021
The Ultimate Surfer
TV show Self - Special Correspondent
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2020
Tokyo Rising
Movie Self
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2020
Greatness Code
TV show Self
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2020
Surfing Morning of the Sun
Movie Self
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2020
Becoming Bronson
Movie
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2019
24/7: Kelly Slater
Movie Self
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2019
And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers
Movie Himself
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2018
Andy Irons: Kissed by God
Movie Himself
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2018
Momentum Generation
Movie Himself
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2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV show Self
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2017
Proximity
Movie Himself
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2016
Saca - O filme de Tiago Pires
Movie Kelly Slater
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2016
Shorebreak: The Clark Little Story
Movie Himself
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2016
The Ripple Effect
TV show Self
- 2016
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2016
4 Waves 1 Hour
Movie
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2015
Undeniable with Dan Patrick
TV show Self
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2015
View from a Blue Moon
Movie Self
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2015
Psychic Migrations
Movie
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2015
The Search for Freedom
Movie Self
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2015
Ballers
TV show Kelly Slater
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2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV show Self
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2013
On The Wave
Movie himself
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2013
Chasing Addictions
Movie Self
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2013
The White Album
Movie
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2013
Surfing Your Dreams
Movie
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2012
Minds in the Water
Movie Self
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2012
Here & Now
Movie
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2012
Moments 2
Movie
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2012
This Time Tomorrow
Movie Himself
