
Person
Jake Burton
Acting · 1954–2019
Biography
Jake Burton Carpenter, also known as Jake Burton, was an American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards and one of the inventors of the modern day snowboard. He grew up in Cedarhurst, New York.
Known for

Life As A Movie
Pro Snowboarder

The Crash Reel
Himself

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Self (archive footage)

We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
Self

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Director

For Right Or Wrong
Himself

Burton Snowboards - Chill
Himself

Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris
2014

Unbroken: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris
2018
Filmography
- 2021Dear Rider: The Jake Burton StorySelf (archive footage)
- 2018Unbroken: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris
- 2014Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris
- 2013The Crash ReelHimself
- 2013We Ride: The Story of SnowboardingSelf
- 2008Life As A MoviePro Snowboarder
- 2006For Right Or WrongHimself
- 2005Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-TodayDirector
- 1989Burton Snowboards - ChillHimself
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