Clyde Singleton

Clyde Singleton is an American regular-footed former professional skateboarder, writer, and chef from Jacksonville, Florida.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Clyde Singleton
Born	Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Other names	Piff Huxtable[1]
Occupation(s)	skateboarder, writer, chef
Years active	1994–present

Skateboarding

Growing up skating, Singleton was inspired by African-American skaters Rodney Smith, Ron Allen, and Steve Steadham who were starting their own brands at the time.^[1] Singleton recalls watching Fred Reeves win the NSA Finals, the largest skate contest at the time.^[1] Singleton watched the emergence of street skating, taking inspiration from many skaters including Ray Barbee, Ron Chatman, and Sal Barbier.^[1] Singleton met Harold Hunter and Keennan Milton at Eastern Vert Skatepark in North Carolina.^[1]

Professional skateboarding career

Singleton went pro in 1994.^[1]

Singleton appeared in the 2002 film Jackass: The Movie during a skit called The Handrail – where Johnny Knoxville attempts to grind a long rail on a skateboard, with Eric Koston also making a cameo appearance.^[2] Singleton also made a cameo appearance in the sequels Jackass Number Two (2006) and Jackass 2.5 (2007).

In 2007, Singleton directed the video Minority Report produced by The Skateboard Mag featuring many notable skateboarders including Darrell Stanton, Nyjah Huston, Willy Santos, Mike Rosa, Jahmal Williams and others.^[8][2]

Skate video Parts & Appearances	Year
The Acme Skateboard Video[9]	1992
World Industries – 20 Shot Sequence[10]	1995
411VM – Issue 12	1995
World Industries/Blind/101 – Trilogy	1996
Big Brother – Number Two[11]	1998
411VM – Issue 35	1999
Big Brother – crap	2001
MINORITY REPORT – The Skateboard Mag[8]	2007

Writing

Throughout his skateboarding career, Singleton has written. He wrote an acclaimed skate-blog “The Chronicles of Piff Huxtable."^[12] He wrote for the skateboard magazine Big Brother.^[1] In the 2010s, Singleton wrote for Vice Magazine.^[13][1]

Filmography

Films

• Jackass: The Movie (2002)
• Jackass Number Two (2006)
• The Man Who Souled the World (documentary, 2007)
• Jackass 2.5 (2007)