Alter Egos
Alter Egos
The face that launched a thousand Facebook comments ... Halloween -- everyone's favorite excuse to get buckwild and fly their freak flag high -- is nigh. Last year, Shaun White channeled his Disney doppelganger, posing as Ariel from "The Little Mermaid," and he's definitely not alone in his mission to masquerade. Take a cue for this weekend's getup from these throwbacks of your favorite pros in disguise. "This Is My Costume" T-shirts don't cut it, kid.
The face that launched a thousand Facebook comments ...
Halloween -- everyone's favorite excuse to get buckwild and fly their freak flag high -- is nigh. Last year, Shaun White channeled his Disney doppelganger, posing as Ariel from "The Little Mermaid," and he's definitely not alone in his mission to masquerade. Take a cue for this weekend's getup from these throwbacks of your favorite pros in disguise. "This Is My Costume" T-shirts don't cut it, kid.
Dave King, BMX pro
Dirt-jump sculptor and pro BMXer Dave King sports some cheerleading spirit at a Halloween party in Bethlehem, Pa.
Dirt-jump sculptor and pro BMXer Dave King sports some cheerleading spirit at a Halloween party in Bethlehem, Pa.
Michael Sieben, artist/skateboarder
Does this look like the face of a Thrasher magazine staffer and Roger Skateboards CEO? No, it looks like Michael Sieben and his cat, Nathan.
Does this look like the face of a Thrasher magazine staffer and Roger Skateboards CEO? No, it looks like Michael Sieben and his cat, Nathan.
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, pro skier
"Here I am dressed as DJ Jesus [from the cartoon 'Lucy, Daughter of the Devil'], with my friend Bryce Lowell, dressed as Carl Spackler from 'Caddyshack.' ... This was one of my best costumes because of the irony of the situation -- and because it was so comfortable."
"Here I am dressed as DJ Jesus [from the cartoon 'Lucy, Daughter of the Devil'], with my friend Bryce Lowell, dressed as Carl Spackler from 'Caddyshack.' ... This was one of my best costumes because of the irony of the situation -- and because it was so comfortable."
Jeremy Hrabel, BMX pro
Hoffman Bikes' Jeremy Hrabel makes Prince look good for his age in Austin, Texas.
Hoffman Bikes' Jeremy Hrabel makes Prince look good for his age in Austin, Texas.
Keri Herman, pro skier
"[Pro skier] Kim Lamarre is a zombie bride, and I'm Nicki Minaj. I like Halloween, but it's not my fave. I like to dress up on the reg, but Halloween freaks me out cuz I can't tell who anyone is and I get really creeped out. I wish people had to wear nametags. "My fave Halloween costume is when I dressed up as a pillow fight. I wore long undies, sprayed glue all over myself, rolled in feathers and rocked people with a tattered pillow spewing feathers all night long."
"[Pro skier] Kim Lamarre is a zombie bride, and I'm Nicki Minaj. I like Halloween, but it's not my fave. I like to dress up on the reg, but Halloween freaks me out cuz I can't tell who anyone is and I get really creeped out. I wish people had to wear nametags.
"My fave Halloween costume is when I dressed up as a pillow fight. I wore long undies, sprayed glue all over myself, rolled in feathers and rocked people with a tattered pillow spewing feathers all night long."
Hana Beaman, pro snowboarder
Left: "Hana-bar-bara -- I was a barbarian. It was amazing. 'nuff said." Right: "I just saw this and thought I had to use it somehow! So I glued a bunch of checkers over it and added the accessories. Gary [Milton] was [Dr. Frank N. Furter from] "Rocky Horror Picture Show"; I styled him. Other memorable Beaman costumes include Hurricane Hana, The Creamsicle and Space Babe/Barbarella.
Left: "Hana-bar-bara -- I was a barbarian. It was amazing. 'nuff said."
Right: "I just saw this and thought I had to use it somehow! So I glued a bunch of checkers over it and added the accessories. Gary [Milton] was [Dr. Frank N. Furter from] "Rocky Horror Picture Show"; I styled him.
Other memorable Beaman costumes include Hurricane Hana, The Creamsicle and Space Babe/Barbarella.
Tom Dugan, BMX pro
Where's Waldo? Oh, there he is, dressed up as BMX pro Tom Dugan and spinning a 360.
Where's Waldo? Oh, there he is, dressed up as BMX pro Tom Dugan and spinning a 360.
Andy Parry, pro skier
"Halloween is kind of the unofficial start of the ski season, and it's the only time of year you can wear anything you want without looking like a crazy person."
"Halloween is kind of the unofficial start of the ski season, and it's the only time of year you can wear anything you want without looking like a crazy person."
Luke McKirdy, pro skateboarder
Original Flip Skateboards rider and English transition annihilator Luke McKirdy pays homage to the homeland with a tribute to "A Clockwork Orange."
Original Flip Skateboards rider and English transition annihilator Luke McKirdy pays homage to the homeland with a tribute to "A Clockwork Orange."
Lyn-z and Travis Pastrana
Lyn-z Adams Hawkins Pastrana told X Games the inspiration for this Halloween costume came about because husband Travis looks like Luigi when he grows a mustache. The two donned the outfits of the Nintendo Super Mario Bros. protagonists in Las Vegas in 2012. "We went to old downtown and ended up at Insert Coin(s) Arcade playing old-school Mario Bros. video games," reports Mario, aka Lyn-z.
Lyn-z Adams Hawkins Pastrana told X Games the inspiration for this Halloween costume came about because husband Travis looks like Luigi when he grows a mustache. The two donned the outfits of the Nintendo Super Mario Bros. protagonists in Las Vegas in 2012. "We went to old downtown and ended up at Insert Coin(s) Arcade playing old-school Mario Bros. video games," reports Mario, aka Lyn-z.
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