Sheckler was born in San Clemente, California. When he was just 18 months old, Sheckler found his dad's old-school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard.

From age 6 on, he has spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard giày trượt băng, skate park, which includes a half pipe, bàn tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout.

Sheckler has appeared in the phim chiếu rạp Grind, Dishdogz, and MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate. He also starred in his own MTV reality hiển thị "Life...