Parks Bonifay
Born (1981-09-30) September 30, 1981
Lake Alfred, Florida, U.S.
OccupationWakeboarder
Years active1994-present
Parent(s)Pete Bonifay and Betty Bonifay

Parks Bonifay (born September 30, 1981)[1] is an American professional wakeboarder.

Life and career

Bonifay was born in Lake Alfred, Florida.[1] He became a professional wakeboarder in 1994. Parks began competing as a 14-year-old, winning the X-Games in his first visit.[2] He has held many major titles including the Pro Wakeboard Tour titles in 1999 and 2001. He began waterskiing at the age six months, 29 days old setting a new world record. [2]

He became the first documented wakeboarder to land the 1080 (a switch toeside 1080), doing so at a Bill Doster photoshoot in 1999. [2]

Bonifay was a recurring star on MTV's extreme action sports show Nitro Circus. He is sponsored by Ronix, Fox, Red Bull, Spy, MasterCraft, and Performance Ski & Surf.

A full-length feature documentary on Parks' life was released on August 21, 2009, aptly titled The Parks Documentary. It chronicles the story of Park's life, from his roots in water skiing and show skiing via his parents and grandparents, to his exploits, accomplishments and sheer dominance of the world of wakeboarding the past 12 years.

He resides in Auburndale, Florida.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Nitro Circus Himself 2 episodes
2009 Adrenaline Rush Hour Himself Episode 1.5
TV series documentary
2011 Momentum: What Drives You Himself Episode 3.5
2012 Roast of Parks Bonifay Himself TV special
2012 Ultimate Rush Himself TV documentary
2014 Parks Documentary: The Story of Parks Bonifay Himself TV documentary
2015 Wakecation Himself 5 episodes
2015-2016 Worldies Himself 2 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Jackass: The Movie Construction crew member
2010 Jackass 3D Himself Guest appearance
2011 Jackass 3.5 Himself Guest appearance
2012 Nitro Circus: The Movie Himself
2022 Jackass Forever Himself Guest appearance
2022 Jackass 4.5 Himself Guest appearance

References

  1. 1 2 "Parks Bonifay Bio". USA Water Ski & Wake Sports. Archived from the original on May 18, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2022. Birthdate: September 30, 1981 Birthplace: Lake Alfred, Florida
  2. 1 2 3 Bloch, Ben. "He Was Born to Leave Them in His Wake". Los Angelos Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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