Hunter first came to public attention in 1989 in a Thrasher magazine photo essay photographed by Charlie Samuels[5] about the New York City skateboard scene.

[6] Later on he started Rock Star Bearings Co.[7] In 1995, Hunter appeared as Harold in Larry Clark's Kids, a film about teenagers in the East Village.

[8] In the episode, he received a tattoo from Chris Garver that commemorated his New York roots and his connections from his youth with the World Trade Center.

[8] The tattoo was on his upper arm and depicted the towers with a skateboarder jumping in front of them, with the words "New York City" above and "Sk-8 or Die" below.

[9] On February 17, 2006, Hunter was found dead from a cocaine-induced heart attack in his Lower East Side apartment.