Torey Jamieson Pudwill[1] (born May 2, 1990),[2] also known by his nicknames "T-Puds and The Worm",[3][4] is an American professional street skateboarder.
[8] As a teenager, Pudwill would spend his time skateboarding with his friend Arturo at the Skatelab in Simi Valley, California.
Five years after the facility opened, Pudwill was featured in the Skatelab "all-time accident report" and owner Todd Huber explained in 2009: "Torey had 117 accidents—more than anyone else on there and he was only thirteen.
[10] Shorty's was Pudwill's first board sponsor and following the demise of the brand, he was a flow rider for Alien Workshop for "at least a year".
After Alien [Workshop], I floated around, getting boards from Chocolate [Skateboards] for a couple months and then Daewon [Song] hit me up.
[17] Following his change to Plan B, Pudwill used some of the footage he had filmed while at Almost for his first-ever video part in a TransWorld SKATEboarding magazine production.
The video, Hallelujah, was released to the public on July 28, 2010,[18] and also featured professional skateboarders Ryan Decenzo, Pete Eldridge, Taylor Bingaman, and Tyler Bledsoe.
[20] The video was also released on the Thrasher website and YouTube channel, and as of December 2, 2014, the latter received over four million views.
[23][24] In October 2012, the DVS Shoe Company published a press release stating that Pudwill had signed a three-year contract.
[27] Pudwill's sponsors are: Thank You Skate Co, Diamond Supply Co, Bones Bearings, Venture Trucks, Ghetto Child Wheels, Grizzly Grip, Happy Hour, Loud, Red Bull, Nike SB and Nixon Watches.
In 2011, Pudwill received the "Street Skater of the Year" award from Transworld Skateboarding magazine.
[37] Following Pudwill's selection as Street Skater of the Year in 2011, professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Jeron Wilson stated: "I don't think you can say anything bad about Torey.