FILM DIRECTOR REZA BADIYI SHOT THE FOOTAGE
OF PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS WAVE EVER SEEN -
"THE HAWAII FIVE-0 WAVE" SEEN ABOVE.
MR. BADIYI DIRECTED ME IN AN EPISODE OF
'T.J. HOOKER' TV SERIES ENTITLED "NIGHTMARE".
IN MY SCENES I ROBBED A LIQUOR STORE,
HAD A CAR-CHASE, AND ALSO HAD
A SHOOT-OUT WITH WILLIAM SHATNER,
& JAMES DARREN.
*CHECK THIS OUT : DIRECTOR REZA BADIYI
TOLD ME AND THE GUYS IN MY SCENE THAT
INSTEAD OF HIM SAYING "ACTION !"
HE'S GONNA SAY "RENE!" INSTEAD !!!
SO FOR THE 2-DAY SHOOT TO FILM
THESE SCENES ON LOCATION - HE WOULD
BE SAYING MY NAME - AND YOU WOULD BE
HEARING HIM GO : "AAAAAAAAAND RENE!"
-IS THAT COOL OR WHAT !?
TRUE STORY !
-was an HONOR working with you Mr. Badiyi !
RENE CARRASCO:
VARIOUS HEADSHOTS -
ABOVE : 1980 -
ME MADE-UP AS THE MONSTER IN THE
LOW-BUDGET MOVIE :
"YAMBO" - CREATURE OF THE CARWASH".
BELOW:
RENE IN THE ROLE OF A HORSE STABLE ATTENDANT
IN THE MOVIE WESTERN
"THE HORSEDEALERS DAUGHTER."
BELOW: RENE CARRASCO AS A HIT-MAN
ON THE SET OF THE MOVIE 'SCARFACE'.
BELOW: RENE - ON THE SET - BETWEEN TAKES OF
THE MOTION PICTURE 'SCARFACE'.
RENE INTERVIEWS PRO
SKATEBOARD FREESTYLER
FRANK LEE AT THE
EXTREME ACTION SPORTS SHOW.
@ THE LONG BEACH SPORTS ARENA.
RENE HAS ALSO INTERVIEWED
FELLOW PRO SKATEBOARDERS
WHICH AIRED ON ESPN TV.
RENE ALSO NARRATED MOST OF
THE 2,000 SKATEBOARD DEMO'S
HE PERFORMED FOR THE
PEPSI COLA PROFESSIONAL
SKATEBOARD TEAM !
BELOW:
RENE AS THE BIKER 'TORO RUIZ'
IN A SLOW-MOTION FIGHT SCENE
WITH ACTOR DEL ZAMORA -
WHO PLAYED 'VAMENOS'
IN THE RAY BRADBURY PLAY
"THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT".
THIS HIT PLAY WAS PERFORMED AT
THE MARGO ALBERT THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES.
BELOW: RENE CARRASCO - INDUCTEE ~
'MASTERS 2000 HALL OF FAME'
FOR MARTIAL ARTS.
RENE CARRASCO AND MASTER NAM - 1995 -
AT GEUM GONG DOJANG, GARDEN GROVE.
:::: R.I.P. MY GOOD FRIEND ::::
:::: "UNCLE" DAVE NUUHIWA ! ::::
BELOW: L-R: LEIF GARRETT, RENE CARRASCO
FROM THE MOTION PICTURE 'SKATEBOARD'.
THIS WAS 'THE PALMDALE SKATEBORD SLALOM RACING
CHAMPIONSHIP' SCENE.
THE MOVIE POSTER.......
[[[ ...DID YOU KNOW... ? ]]]
RENE WAS NOMINATED FOR
'BEST PRO FREESTYLE SKATEBOARDER OF THE YEAR'
BY SKATEBOARDER MAGAZINE.
BELOW: RENE ON FIRST EVER
ALL-PRO SKATEBOARD BUBBLE GUM TRADING CARD !
BELOW: RENE - EARLIER DAYS -
PERFORMING FOR CROWDS !
RENE PERFORMED OVER 2,000 SKATEBOARD
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY
PEPSI COLA PRO SKATEBOARD TEAM !
BELOW: 2006 - RENE CARRASCO 3RD PLACE
"LEGENDS DIVISION" @ ENCINITAS OPEN
SKATEBOARD SLALOM RACING CHAMPIONSHIP!
BELOW: 2007 - RENE SETS NEW WORLD RECORD
IN HIS AGE GROUP FOR THE
100 CONE SLALOM RACING CHALLENGE,
SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.
SANCTIONED BY HARBOR RACING ASSOCIATION.
-ONE OF RENE'S RUNS THAT NIGHT -
THROUGH 100 CONES - - - WAS CLEAN !
-NO SLALOM CONES KNOCKED DOWN ! -WHEW !
BELOW:
BROTHERS RICHY, RENE, AND DAVID CARRASCO.
THIS FEATURED ARTICLE WAS IN
'WILD WORLD OF SKATEBOARDING MAGAZINE'.
BTW ~ ~ ~
RENE AND HIS BROTHERS ARE FEATURED
IN THESE 3 SKATEBOARD HISTORY BOOKS BELOW:
"THE CONCRETE WAVE" THE HISTORY OF SKATEBOARDING.
AUTHOR: MICHAEL BROOKE.
"SKATELEGENDS" 150 OF THE GREATEST SKATEBOARDERS
OF ALL TIME.
AUTHOR: MICHAEL BROOKE.
I dig the landscaping on the Carrasco House front yard - making it look like Hawaii - it was awarded
2001 'BEST FRONT YARD AWARD' in Garden Grove !
We even recieved a congratulatory letter from
STATE ASSEMBLYMAN KEN MADDOX, for the award. -way cool.
-he said we were 'One out of 48,000 homes !'...Wow !
BELOW: AWARD WINNING
CARRASCO HOUSE FRONT YARD.
BELOW: NEPHEW RYAN CARRASCO BY THE
'CARRASCO SURFBOARD' IN THE FRONT YARD.
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Music
RENE WAS FORMER LEAD SINGER &
SOMETIMES DRUMMER
FOR THE ROCKNROLL BAND 'THE X-MEN'...
...AND ALSO LEAD SINGER FOR
SOUL MUSIC/RYTHM & BLUES BAND -
'DIANE & THEE EXPRESSIONS'.
PERFORMED @ THE HOLLYWWOD PALLADIUM &
IN TONS OF 'BAND BATTLES' & SHOWS,
( -One of the best times of my life ! )
*Photo's coming soon........
Movies
MOTION PICTURES RENE'S ACTED IN:
*SCARFACE, *PROGENY, *DONOR UNKNOWN,
*HITZ, *NARCS, *DOWN & OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS,
*THE HORSEDEALERS DAUGHTER,
*SKATEBOARD, *ROLLER MANIA,
*ALSO CONSULTANT FOR THE MOTION PICTURE
'THE LORDS OF DOGTOWN' (-uncredited )
Television
RENE HAS APPEARED IN:
THE PRETENDER, DOOGIE HOWSER M.D.,
ABC TV PILOT - 'THE INSIDERS',
THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, SLEDGE HAMMER!,
SANTA BARBARA, GRAND SLAM,
T.J. HOOKER, THE INSIDERS,
THE CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL - 'GANGS',
AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ( 2 DIFFERENT SHOWS )
EL REGALO DE PAQUITO - ON TELEMUNDO TV
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN,
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN MUSIC VIDEO (MTV)
GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS
Books
The Holy Bible,
The Concrete Wave - The History of Skateboarding,
Skatelegends,
and Skateboarding -Past-Present-Future.
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Heroes
THE FATHER GOD OF ABRAHAM...
JESUS CHRIST - MY SAVIOR...
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MY LATE/FATHER RAYMOND G. CARRASCO.
MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER - DELIA.
BELOW: PARENTS RAY AND DELIA CARRASCO
WITH THEIR 15 CHILDREN ! WHEW !
10 BOYS ~ 5 GIRLS !
-RENE IS IN THE YELLOW SHIRT
My other 'Heroes' :
My big brother Ray Jr., Steve Reeves, Bruce Tegner,
Dave Draper, Chuck Norris,
My Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster Nam Young Ok,
the late Kaito Gakko Professor 'Uncle' Dave Nuuhiwa,
actor/martial artist -the late Professor Tanaka...
...( -Charlie Kalani ) -and my humble grandparents
Grandpa Julian, and Mama Quica.
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RENE ATTENDED :
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.
Santa Ana College.
Garden Grove High School.
Saint Columbo's.
BELOW : I'M PROUD TO SAY I RENEWED MY MEMBERSHIP AGAIN FOR THIS FINE ORGANIZATION - 'THE AMERICAN LEGION'
POST 291 NEWPORT BEACH, CA.
BELOW :
THANK GOD FOR GARDEN GROVE SAMOAN ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP - OCT. 2 2009.
BELOW : OCT. 2 2009 -
RENE CARRASCO AND THE PASTOR OF THE GARDEN GROVE SAMOAN
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH ~ PASTOR OPETA.
( RENE IS HOLDING THE SAMOAN CHIEF'S 'WHIP'. )
THIS CHURCH IS COOL - AND ALWAYS HELPS TO FEED
THE LOCAL POOR & HUNGRY !
I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK FILM DIRECTOR ALEX COX FOR GIVING ME A COOL ACTING ROLE IN HIS NEW MOVIE "REPO CHICK"
I HAD READ FOR THE MOVIE HE DIRECTED "REPO MAN" - 25 YEARS AGO.
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GET THE PART, ALEX TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH ME SOME DAY - SO HERE WE ARE 2009 -25 YEARS LATER -AND HE REMEMBERED ME ! - - - WAY COOL !
TEAM SK8KINGS @ 2009 SK8KINGS SK8JAM H.B.
MARCUS RIETEMA, DIANE DESIDERIO, PRIMO DESIDERIO,
RICHY CARRASCO, KEITH BUTTERFIELD,
RENE CARRASCO, AND KIRBY COX.
I GOT INDUCTED INTO ANOTHER "HALL OF FAME" -PRAISE GOD !
BELOW: "2008 FREESTYLE SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME" INDUCTEES -
TOP ROW ~ L-R: MARIA CARRASCO, DAVID CARRASCO, RENE CARRASCO, LILLIS AKESSON( SWEDEN )
DARYL GROGAN, RENE MARUBAYASHI( JAPAN )
BOTTOM ROW: KEITH BUTTERFIELD, RICHY CARRASCO, DAVID PAULSON, MICHAEL BROOKE( CANADA ).
PHOTO: BY RANDY CARRASCO SENSEI...IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
"BIG THANKS" TO BOB STATON, STEPHAN AKESSON &
THE WORLD FREESTYLE SKATEBOARDING ASSOCIATION !
BELOW: MARIA(RICHY'S WIFE), RICHY, DAVID,
AND RENE CARRASCO...9/6/2008.
RICHY CARRASCO, SHANT KEUILIAN, AND RENE CARRASCO @ SK8KINGS SK8JAM - MAY 2008.
BELOW: NOV. 12 2007 -
L-R: RENE CARRASCO AND BROTHER RICHY CARRASCO
GIVING A SKATEBOARD HISTORY LESSON TO CHILDREN
AT THE NEWPORT BEACH SPORTS MUSEUM, NEWPORT BEACH, CA.
BELOW: BROTHERS RENE AND RICHY CARRASCO.
CHECK OUT THE 5TH NAME ON THE LIST BELOW -
THIS SK8KINGS AD IS IN THE CURRENT ISSUE
OF 'CONCRETE WAVE' SKATEBOARDING MAGAZINE.
BELOW : RENE AND HIS CORVETTE @ WLAC RACES.
BELOW: @ 2007 ASR SHOW IN SAN DIEGO, CA.
L-R: CHRIS CHAPUT, ERIK BASIL, DALE SMITH,
MICHAEL BROOKE, AND RENE CARRASCO.
( Photo Courtesy of SilverfishLongboarding.com )
BELOW: CHANNEL 7 NEWS INTERVIEWING RENE.
BELOW: 2006 -
RENE BEING INTERVIEWED BY KCAL 9/CBS "SPORTS CENTRAL" TV SHOW.
BELOW: 2000 - RENE AND BROTHER RICHY CARRASCO RIGHT BEFORE
GOING ON T.V. TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR 'OCN SPORTS TALK'
FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY NEWS CHANNEL.
.....ANOTHER PHOTO OF RENE ON LOCATION ( ANTELOPE VALLEY )
FOR THE MOVIE 'THE HORSEDEALERS DAUGHTER'.
BROTHERS RENE CARRASCO AND DAVID CARRASCO - WLAC RACES.
MY ACTING STUFF BELOW -
CLICK HERE ! TO SEE SOME OF MY LATEST ACTING 'HEADSHOTS' AND MOVIE & TV CREDITS.
*World Tae Kwon Do Federation ( Korea )
*World Moo Duk Kwan
*World Chang Moo Kwan
*Inductee 'Masters 2000 Hall of Fame'
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BROTHERS RICHY AND RENE CARRASCO
ON THE COVER OF
INTERNATIONAL LONGBOARDER MAGAZINE
-PREVIEW ISSUE !
HANDSTANDS - ON THE SAME SKATEBOARD ! -1999 !
BELOW: RENE PERFORMING THE 2ND SKATEBOARD DEMONSTRATION
HE EVER DID - - - NIMITZ JR. HIGH - 1,250 STUDENTS !
BELOW: 1996 AT SHARKS COVE, HAWAII.
L-R: BOBBY CARRASCO, RENE CARRASCO,
DICK DALE, AND RANDY CARRASCO.
BELOW:
RENE CARRASCO, BOBBY CARRASCO, AND RANDY CARRASCO
AT THE BYODO-IN TEMPLE, HAWAII.
BELOW:
1996 - NORTH SHORE, HAWAII -
L-R: RANDY CARRASCO, RABBIT KEKAI, BOBBY CARRASCO,
THE 'LATE' GREAT 'UNCLE' DAVE NUUHIWA,
AND RENE CARRASCO.
BELOW: OAHU 1996 - L-R:.........
RENE CARRASCO, ALSO THE LATE GREAT ACTOR PROFESSOR TANAKA,
RANDY CARRASCO,
AND BOBBY CARRASCO
@ THE LUNALILLO HOME, IN HAWAII KAI.
BELOW: 1997 - I AM HUMBLED BUT STOKED TO BE INVITED TO
SIT AT THE 'HEAD TABLE' FOR MASTER STEVE SPRY'S
KARATE STUDIO GRAND OPENING -
ALONG WITH THESE FELLOW MARTIAL ARTISTS -
L-R: AFTER ME COMES MASTER WILLY AGUILAR,
MASTER ST. IVES, GRAND MASTER SOLOMON KAIHEWALU,
THE LATE GREAT "UNCLE" DAVID NUUHIWA SR.,
GRAND MASTER RABAGO, AND THE LAST FELLA -
I COULDN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME, BUT HE WAS ONE OF THE
'POWER RANGERS' ON T.V.
L-R: RANDY, RENE, AND BOBBY CARRASCO
RIGHT BEFORE THE HALL OF FAME AWARDS.
THE AWARD.........
BELOW: THE FAMOUS 'FLYING CARRASCO BROTHERS'
OF SKATEBOARDING FAME -
@ THE 2004 WLAC SKATEBOARD SLALOM RACING AWARDS !
BROTHERS RENE...RICHY...AND DAVID CARRASCO !
PHOTO: BY RICHY'S COOL WIFE - MARIA.
RENE AND HIS BROTHERS FEATURED ON
KCAL 9 T.V.'S "SPORTS CENTRAL".
2006 - BROTHERS RENE.....RICHY.....& DAVID CARRASCO -
-PHOTO SESSION FOR 'FEATURED ARTICLE'
IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER NEWSPAPER.
BELOW: 'ANOTHER' CARRASCO BROTHER -
...SENIOR PGA EUROPEAN TOUR PLAYER
-MY BIG BROTHER RAY !
HE ACTUALLY WAS SKATEBOARDING BEFORE ME !!!
RAY'S RECENT WINS:
*2004 RYDER CUP WALES SENIORS OPEN.
*2003 DIGICEL JAMAICA CLASSIC - MONTEGO BAY.
*2002 SENIOR BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPION - WENTWORTH, ENGLAND.
BELOW: RAY - WINNING PUTT - @ THE 2002 SENIOR BRITISH MASTERS, LONDON...
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I GIVE THE GOOD LORD 'BIG THANKS' FOR ALL MY ACHIEVEMENTS!
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BELOW: RENE CARRASCO PHOTO IN PEPSI SKATEBOARD TEAM ARTICLE
IN SKATEBOARDER MAGAZINE.
BELOW: RENE - SKATEBOARD STILT-WALKING DURING ONE OF THE
'THOUSADNDS' OF PEPSI COLA TEAM DEMONSTRATIONS - IRVINE, CA.
THIS IS MY 'COOLEST' SKATE DEMO EVER -
-I BROUGHT MY FATHER TO THIS ONE - AND HE WAS 'WAY STOKED !' !
( -MY FATHER PASSED AWAY 13 YEARS AGO. )
BELOW: RENE CARRASCO ( EXTREME RIGHT )
WITH WONDER WOMAN.
RENE PERFORMED SKATEBOARDING STUNTWORK FOR THE T.V. SHOW
'THE NEW ADVENTURES OF WONDER WOMAN'....ON CBS 2 T.V.
BELOW: RENE ( -IN BLUE TRUNKS ) RECIEVING 3RD PLACE TROPHY
FOR THE NEWPORT BEACH OPEN BODYSURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS -
-A MILLION YEARS AGO ! -HA !
BELOW: RENE - 1997 - SEMI-FINALIST -
IN THE 'WORLD BODYSURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS' -
DURING A 'LULL' - HEADING OUT TO THE
CONTEST AREA BEFORE THE NEXT 'HEAT' BEGINS.
BELOW: RENE'S TEAM JACKET -
NEWPORT BEACH BODYSURFING ASSOCIATION.
BELOW: 1996 - RENE OUT IN THE LINE-UP @ PIPELINE, OAHU.
IS THIS COOL OR WHAT ?
GOD BLESS MY GOOD FRIEND TODD CARPENTER -
EARLY 1970'S WSA KNEEBOARD CHAMPION.
WESTERN SURFING ASSOCIATION.
BELOW : THIS IS PRETTY COOL TOO..........- THANKS CUZ TIM !
YOU & ROCKY & RANDY RIP WITH THE LONGBOARDS @ NEWPORT !
MAN O MAN.....I LOVE MAKAHA, ON OAHU.
THESE ARE COOL PEOPLE AND GOOD THINGS I BELIEVE IN.....
BELOW : THE HOLY BIBLE -I LIKE TO READ IT ONLINE !
RANDY CARRASCO SENSEI - LINCOLN AVE. BAPTIST KAITO GAKKO DOJO.
BELOW : L-R :
2002 SENIORS BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPION RAY CARRASCO -
AND PROFESSIONAL BOWLERS HALL OF FAMER BARRY ASHER.
RICHY "THE BROWN BOMBER" CARRASCO.
O.K. - HERE WE GO.....
I FINALLY FOUND AN OLD PHOTO OF MY BAND 'THEE EXPRESSIONS'
PERFORMING AT A DANCE.
(-I'M AT THE EXTREME RIGHT - ON STAGE BEHIND MICROPHONE )
BELOW: OUR BAND GROUP SHOT - AGAIN - I'M ON THE
EXTREME RIGHT. ( -I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW YOUNG I WAS ! )
THIS BAND PERFORMED THE BEST SOUL MUSIC
AND RHYTHM & BLUES AROUND AT THAT TIME !
THIS WAS THE BAND -I'M PROUD TO SAY -
THAT PERFORMED AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM !
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK RICHY & MARIA
OVER @ SK8KINGS.COM .....YOU'RE THE GREATEST !
Who I'd like to meet: Burt Reynolds, Skeeter Davis, Geronimo,
Dusty Springfield, Leslie Gore, Steve Reeves,
Dave Draper, Marcello Mastroianni.
Sarah Brighton !
I'm hosting a hands-on workshop every Wednesday in Hollywood for 3
hours. Come by with anything internet related that
you need help with. I would be happy to help. More info on http://ConnectTheLinks.com.
Hey Rene...Hope you are enjoying the early start to summer. Hope to be in your neck of the woods later this summer. Also, thought I'd let you know about our next big show
Hey "Cannonball" thanks for the add. It's good to see you in another movie and keep rocking that AXE !! Hope to see you at one of the events this year...All Hail to the AXE ARMY !!!
Thanks bro got your phone message too. Sorry I haven't gotten back to you and congrats on working with Alex Cox. I just shot a pilot with Sy Richardson, he plays in all of Alex's moive's with Del Also. Here's the link for Fast & Furious
Hey braddah, that is awesome... I so surprise of that pix in the garage... WOW, was surprise, dang... that was a trip and I only look @ my myspace. com today...
All I can say is, think about your friends & family & people in need all year round, & buy people presents whenever you feel like it & when you can afford too. Stay cool friends. PS you can download a couple of free tracks on my web site www. zapproyce. com Peace & Love Zapp
thanks Rene i remember them well dude at the time my dad said no son your not have"en sky hook"s you will break your neck so i had to make some up i used an old inertube from a bike LOL it work"ed but unlike skyhook"s you cant get out of them very fast so when you fall you fall bad,somy dad said ok son sky hook"s it is LOL anyway man thank"s 4 the reply was nice to here from you again bro take care out there talk to soon dude all the best from rockit.....
Your MySpace Is The most Outragest Ever!!!!!! Hey, I totally remember your Jacket!! Nat. BodySurfing Assoc. I used to just Stare at it....& think WOW!!! I love you guys You , MOm & Bobby :)
gOOD NIGHT MY FRIEND!
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