Andy Bell (freestyle motocross rider)
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December 31, 1975
Andy Bell | |
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| Born | Andrew Bell December 31, 1975 Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Owner, Sweatpants Media, Professional Stuntman, FMX Athlete, Nitro Circus Legend |
Andy Bell (born December 31, 1975) is a Canadian-American former freestyle motocross rider and racer who later starred in the Nitro Circus DVDs and television series on MTV.
Bell was born in Penticton, BC, Canada. He rode FMX professionally from 1998 – 2002, ranking top 10 in the world for 3 years and winning the Canadian FMX Championship in 2001. He was the first "factory" sponsored FMX rider, getting sponsored by KTM Motorcycles in 1999. Before that, he raced motocross professionally from 1993 – 1997 and was ranked top 10 in Canada for 4 years. He has appeared in over 30 motocross movies and is the holder of 9 Guinness World Records.[1] Bell has ridden and performed in over 20 countries throughout his career. He was also the Vice-President of promotions for Ogio for 6 of his 8 years there.
Television and film work
Bell has appeared on many TV shows and stations including Fox Sports Net, MTV, MTV2, FUEL TV, Bluetorch, 54321, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, Daily Habit, Red Bull X Fighters, Eurosport, Loiter Squad, The Dudesons In America, and National Geographic. He also had appeared as himself in Jackass 3D and Jackass 3.5, performing a number of different stunts. Bell has also hosted numerous TV shows including Fuel TV's Dew Underground, The Daily Habit, MTV's The Ultimate Parkour Challenge and the Red Bull X Fighters Live TV broadcast. Bell fought in EllisMania[2] and was defeated by Jason Ellis in a close bout.
Stuntman
Bell is also an accomplished SAG stuntman and Precision Driver, appearing in movies and 2 recent Super Bowl commercials, one for Time Warner and one for Mercedes as the precision driver of the new Mercedes CLA in the commercial featuring Willem Dafoe, Usher, Kate Upton and Sebastian Beacon.[3]