Shogo Kubo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese-American skateboarder
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1959
Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Date of Death: 24-Jun-2014
Profession: skateboarder
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Shogo Kubo
- Shogo Kubo (September 19, 1959 – June 24, 2014) was a Japanese American skateboarding pioneer and one of the original members of the Z-Boys crew that formed in Venice, California in 1975.Born in Kagoshima city, Japan, Kubo first tried skateboarding when he was six years old on a very rudimentary toy skateboard, and after falling he did not try it again until seeing someone skateboarding outside his judo class when he was 12.
- Kubo moved to the United States at a relatively young age without any knowledge of the English language.
- For his inability to speak English, he was teased and thought of as "slow". When he moved to the United States, he took an interest in surfing.
- He became friends with Jay Adams after responding to a newspaper ad about a surfboard Adams was selling.
- Kubo used Adams's skateboard, which eventually led to his passion for skateboarding and his joining the Z-Boys.
- His style was widely respected by his peers.
- He influenced future pro-skateboarders such as Christian Hosoi and was featured in the Dogtown photos of Glen E.
- Friedman.Shogo left the competitive scene in the 1980s, later moving to Hawaii where he got married and had two children.
- In the 2005 American biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown, Kubo was portrayed by pro-skateboarder Don Nguyen.
- Kubo designed a sneaker for Nike in 2007, the Nike SB "Shogo" Blazers.
- Kubo had worn Nike Blazers while skateboarding since the 1970s.Kubo died at age 54; he was found unresponsive while paddleboarding in the water at a surf spot off Portlock Point in Hawaii Kai, Honolulu.
- Later reports indicate he died of a brain aneurysm.
- At the time of his death he was working as a tour agent, and was survived by his wife Michiyo, son Shota, daughter Meagan H., brothers Yoshifumi and Shinya, and sister Reiko Masuda.
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