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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart holds his dog at home in Vista, California December 14, 2011.The 27-year-old Canadian, who briefly worked in construction and also as a stunt man in the movie industry to help pay off a mortgage, is now able to twin his ideal career with a near-perfect lifestyle.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada slides along a metal rail while skateboarding in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011. Whether he is competing on the professional circuit, filming video footage for one of his brand sponsors, giving advice to up-and-coming skateboarders or simply trying out a new trick, he is exactly where he wants to be.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada takes some air off a transition in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart's logo is shown on the bottom of his skateboard while skateboarding in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart sets up a new skateboard at a shop in Escondido, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart sets up a new skateboard at a shop in Escondido, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada rides in a dry drainage channel in San Diego, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada pushes along a road in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada takes a fall as he skates in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada skates at dusk in Encinitas, California July 31, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada stands on his skateboard in the middle of a home he is currently renovating in Vista, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada looks over the terrain of a skate park in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada sails into the air while riding at a public skateboard park in Carmel Valley, California, August 29, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada holds up a miniature replica of his pro skateboard model in Vista, California February 2, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada starts a run at a skate park in Oceanside, California December 14, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart of Canada pops an ollie air as he skates at dusk in Encinitas, California July 31, 2011.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart's signature board is seen on a display with dozen of other boards for sale at a skateboard shop in Escondido, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart sets up a new skateboard at a shop in Escondido, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart sets up a new skateboard at a shop in Escondido, California January 5, 2012.

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Professional skateboarder Jordan Hoffart is shown in a multiple flash sequence doing an ollie air as he skates after sun set in Encinitas, California July 31, 2011.

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