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Mike Mo Capaldi
Capaldi in 2009.
Born
Michael Capaldi

(1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)
Simi Valley, California, U.S.
Other namesMike Mo
Occupation(s)Professional skateboarder, Co-owner of Glassy Sunhaters
Websiteglassysunhaters.com

Michael Capaldi (born March 27, 1990[1]), popularly known as Mike Mo Capaldi, is a professional regular-footed skateboarder[2] who gained popularity following his video part in Forecast, a video produced by professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez.[3]

Early life

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Capaldi originates from Simi Valley, California,[4] and attended Royal High School.[citation needed] Capaldi explained in early 2013 that the "Mo" in his name is a nickname that was given to him by his father while he was a young boy.[5]

After breaking his wrist skating a handrail,[6] Capaldi proceeded to avoid handrail skateboarding and said in a 2013 interview, "I don't like rails."[7]

Professional skateboarding

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Capaldi stated in a 2013 interview that the best thing about his membership with the Girl team is: "Because Girl to me, that's my childhood dream sponsor, so the fact that I'm on my dream sponsor is probably the coolest thing you can have; and Girl is tight as fuck, so."

Capaldi was sponsored by Matix for several years and released signature clothing products with the brand;[8] the brand also produced custom-made singlets for Capaldi's basketball team "The Simi Valley Bierdos".[9]

Capaldi's first pro model shoe was with Lakai.[10] Capaldi resigned from Lakai after the shoe brand emerged victorious from the 2011 "King of the Road" competition run by Thrasher magazine.[11]

In 2011, Capaldi was recruited to the Spitfire skateboard wheels team after a lengthy period of time with a company titled Fillmore that is no longer in existence as of March 2013. As part of his introduction to the team, Capaldi created and published a spoof "sponsor-me" video that is typically reserved for non-sponsored skateboarders.[12]

Following his time with Lakai, Capaldi joined the DC team, alongside other new team riders such as Nyjah Huston and Mikey Taylor.[13][14]

At the 2012 Agenda trade show, Capaldi's first signature shoe for DC was previewed in three different "colorways".[15] On January 14, 2013, the first MikeMo Capaldi signature DC shoe model was released to the public, accompanied by two online video segments—promotion for the shoe is accompanied by the tagline: "Designed from the Inside Out".[16][17][18] On November 1, 2016, it was announced that DC Shoes chose not to renew Mike's contract on October 31. Mike eventually parted ways with the company.[19]

Sponsors

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As of November 2016, Capaldi is sponsored by Girl Skateboards, Royal Trucks, Spitfire wheels, MOB griptape, Bones Swiss bearings, and Diamond Supply Company hardware.[14] Capaldi was a former team member of the Lakai footwear and Matix clothing teams.[20][21] Mike Mo also co-owns a sunglasses company called Glassy.

Glassy

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Capaldi and his brother, Vince, are co-owners and founders of Glassy Sunglasses.[22]

The Glassy sunglasses brand launched its internet store in September 2012, including signature products from Stefan Janoski, Sean Malto, and Mike Mo himself. A signature model for team rider Daewon Song, entitled the "Daeviator", was launched in late 2012.[23]

In May 2013, following a bet between Capaldi and professional skateboarder Chris Cole, the latter became a team rider for the Glassy brand. Capaldi and Cole, who were teammates on the DC Shoes team, agreed that Cole would join the Glassy team if he lost to Capaldi in any contest. The pair competed in the Battle at the Berrics 6 contest on May 18, 2013, and Cole was defeated by Capaldi.[24]

Recognition

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The SkateLab indoor skatepark (located in Capaldi's home area of Simi Valley) partnered with the DC company for the "1st Annual Mike Mo Day", held on February 9, 2013. Participants at the event were provided with an opportunity to meet and skate with Capaldi, and free Capaldi DC product was also distributed.[25]

Contest results

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Capaldi won the first Battle at the Berrics after beating Benny Fairfax in a flatground game of "S.K.A.T.E." (a game in which two contestants engage in a "battle", whereby the tricks performed by the lead skater must be repeated by the other skater—letters from the word "skate" are assigned each time a trick is not successfully repeated and the losing contestant is the first skater to complete all of the letters).[26]

Capaldi was selected as a competitor for the Street League competition, founded by professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. Capaldi competed alongside other professional skateboarders such as Sean Malto, Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, and Luan Oliviera for three seasons.[27][28]

ESPN Game Of Skate – 2014
X-Games Gold medalist for "Real Street" – 2015

Media appearances

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Capaldi has been featured on Fuel TV's "New Pollution" segment[29] and also appeared on the NBC television network talking about the "Battle at the Berrics" competition.[30]

Personal life

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Capaldi resides in Simi Valley, California.[5]

Capaldi's brother, Vince, was diagnosed with "bone cancer", and was scheduled for an operation in 2009 in which a titanium bone substitute would be inserted into his body.[31]

Capaldi explained in a 2013 interview that if he wasn't a professional skateboarder, he would most likely be working in a skate shop or a Foot Locker after failing at basketball.[7]

Videography

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  • Forecast (2005)[3]
  • Girl: Yes We CANada (2006)[32]
  • Chocolate: Hittin' Britain & Oui Will Rock You (2006)
  • Matix: Forgotten Coast Tour (2007)[33]
  • Matix: Ams Going Green Tour (2007)[34]
  • Lakai: Fully Flared (2007)[35]
  • Streets: LA (2007)[36]
  • Girl/Chocolate: Badass Meets Dumbass (2007)[37]
  • Lakai: The Final Flare! (2008)[38][39][40][41]
  • Girl: Yanks On Planks (2008)[42][43]
  • Lakai: 2010 Video Collection (2010)
  • Lakai: Voltage (2010)[44][45]
  • Girl: Outbackwards (2010)[46][47][48]
  • Thrasher: King Of The Road 2011 (2011)[49]
  • Girl/Chocolate: Pretty Sweet (2012)[50][51]
  • DC: Lite in Latin America (2014)

Video game appearances

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Capaldi is a playable character in the video game Tony Hawk: Ride.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Active Proudly Presents Mike Mo Capaldi". Active Ride Shop. Active. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mike Mo Capaldi". Skately. Skately LLC. 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Mike Capaldi (January 23, 2013). "This is my very first video part called "Forecast". If Paul Rodriguez never put me in this video I don't know where I'd be.. Thanks Paul!". Mike Mo Capaldi on Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. ^ Transworld (June 20, 2007). "CHECK OUT: MIKE-MO CAPALDI". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. ^ a b RIDEChannel (January 16, 2013). "Mike Mo Capaldi Gets Naked, Can't Bail a Kickflip, and More on Free Lunch" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  6. ^ Anthony Moreno (December 22, 2010). "mike mo forecast hd" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  7. ^ a b CCSskatemedia (January 31, 2013). "ASK Mike Mo | You Asked, He Answered" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  8. ^ Matix Clothing (March 2011). "Matix Mike Mo Capaldi Commercial" (Video upload). Matix Clothing on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  9. ^ SkatesMuch (December 18, 2009). "Matix - A Day In The Life With Mike Mo Capaldi" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  10. ^ Clemens Dyckmans (September 23, 2010). "The Lakai Mike Mo review". We Are Tested. wearetested.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  11. ^ MikeMoCapaldiVideos (October 14, 2011). "MIKE MO LEAVES LAKAI!" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  12. ^ Mike Mo Capaldi (March 14, 2011). "Mike Mo Sponsor Me Tape For Spitfire" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  13. ^ Blair Alley (January 3, 2012). "NEWSHIT: MIKE MO & NYJAH JOIN DC". Transworld SKATEboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  14. ^ a b DC (2012). "Story". DC. DC SHOES, INC. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  15. ^ hufffreeking (August 3, 2012). "DC Shoes – Mike Mo Capaldi Signature Shoe". Huff Free HipHop. Retrieved September 16, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ TWS (January 14, 2013). "DC: MIKE MO SIGNATURE SHOE". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  17. ^ DCShoesFilm (January 14, 2013). "DC SHOES: MIKE MO SIGNATURE SHOE - DESIGNED FROM THE INSIDE OUT" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  18. ^ DCshoesFilm (January 14, 2013). "DC SHOES: MIKE MO TALKS ON THE MIKE MO SIGNATURE SHOE" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  19. ^ "RIDE Channel". YouTube. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  20. ^ lakaiweb (October 14, 2011). "LAKAI MO GOES ANNOUNCEMENT". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  21. ^ mikemocapaldiskates (June 9, 2009). "MATIX SF TOUR:Mike-Mo,Torey Pudwill, Danny Brady, Marc Johnson, Marty Murawski". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  22. ^ "GLASSY SUNGLASSES - Trademark Details". Justia.com Trademarks. Justia. 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  23. ^ "DAEWON - SIGNATURE SUNHATER". Glassy Sunhaters. Glassy Store. February 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  24. ^ "CHRIS COLE vs MIKEMO CAPALDI". The Berrics. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  25. ^ TWS (February 4, 2013). "MO DAY AT SKATELAB". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  26. ^ "The Battle at the Berrics". The Berrics. 2012. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  27. ^ vice (October 2, 2012). "Girl & Chocolate Skateboards Present Pretty Sweet Tuesdays (Teaser)". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
  28. ^ "Mike Mo Capaldi & Big Cat! Golf Cart Tragedy! Street League Judging! Weekend Buzz ep. 93 pt. 1" (Video upload). Ride Channel on YouTube. Google Inc. September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  29. ^ MikeMoCapaldiVideos (August 3, 2010). "Mike Mo on New Pollution" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  30. ^ MikeMoCapaldiVideos (July 28, 2010). "Mike Mo On NBC News" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  31. ^ Crailtap (March 5, 2009). "Crail Couch With Vince Capaldi". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  32. ^ Sean Malto (June 13, 2012). "Sean Malto & Mike Mo. Yes We Canada" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  33. ^ PodiumPictures (December 5, 2007). "MATIX Forgotten Coast Tour" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  34. ^ PodiumPictures (January 7, 2008). "Matix Ams Going Green Tour NEW FULL EDIT" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  35. ^ shootallskaters16 (January 26, 2011). "Mike Mo Capaldi- Fully Flared HD" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  36. ^ GARAGEaustraliaNZ (April 1, 2012). "STREETS L.A. Official Trailer" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  37. ^ Mike Mo Capaldi (November 20, 2009). "Girl/Chocolate:Badass meets dumbass tour" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  38. ^ ARWLives (January 26, 2010). "Lakai - The Final Flare (HD FEATURE) (Part 3 - Spain/Italy & California)" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  39. ^ ARWLives (January 25, 2010). "Lakai - The Final Flare (HD FEATURE) (Part 1 - California & NYC)" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  40. ^ skatepark quilicura (December 25, 2008). "lakay the final flare part 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  41. ^ skatepark quilicura (December 25, 2008). "lakay the final flare part 2" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  42. ^ "Yanks on Planks". Biebel's World. 2013. Archived from the original (Video upload) on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  43. ^ biebelsworld (August 14, 2010). "Yanks on Planks" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  44. ^ mobsaget (December 8, 2010). "Lakai Voltage Tour Part 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  45. ^ mobsaget (December 8, 2010). "Lakai Voltage Tour Part 2" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  46. ^ willmarrindy (May 1, 2010). "girl skateboards - outbackwards part 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  47. ^ mikemocapaldiskates (April 28, 2010). "Girl Skateboards Outbackwards Tour Part 2" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  48. ^ mikemocapaldiskates (May 21, 2010). "Girl Skateboards Outbackwards Tour Part 3" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  49. ^ ThrasherMagazine (January 4, 2012). "King of the Road 2011 Webisode #8" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  50. ^ "Mike Mo Capaldi skate videos". SkatevideoSite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  51. ^ "Girl Skateboards skate videos". SkatevideoSite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
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