Carey Hart was born on July 17, 1975, in Seal Beach, California, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father bought him his first motocross bike at the age of four, hoping to spend quality time with his son. However, this initially father-son activity quickly turned into Carey's passion.
By the time he entered his first local race as an amateur, he was hooked, and by high school graduation, he was a professional motocross rider, racing the AMA Supercross circuit. Soon, Carey grew bored with Supercross and started riding with a group of guys who were interested in a more creative and expressive form of motocross.
In 1998, the freestyle motocross movement was born, with Carey leading the way. He is the inventor of the 'Hart Attack', and at the 2000 Gravity Games, Carey etched his name in the record books as the first rider ever to complete a backflip on a 250cc motorcycle.
Carey has also directed his own film, "Good Times with Carey Hart", which tells the true life story of his amazing career and how he accomplished the unimaginable backflip. He has travelled the globe on a quest to put freestyle motocross on the map, jumping the trailer park in Kid Rock's video "Bawitdaba" and appearing in P!nk's 'Just Like A Pill' and 'So What' videos.
He has been featured in nationwide ad campaigns for Ford, Dunkin' Donuts, Fox, DVS, and Mountain Dew, as well as in such print publications as Paper Magazine, Teen People, EXPN The Magazine, Rolling Stone, Prick, Skinnie, and has graced the covers of numerous motocross and tattoo magazines.
Carey has also starred on Inked, MTV's Life Of Ryan, The Late Show with David Letterman, and has cameo appearances in Columbia Pictures' XXX and Touchstone Pictures' Charlie's Angels II.
In 2004, Carey's passion for tattoos turned into a business venture, teaming up with fellow entrepreneur John Huntington to open Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company in the Palms Casino, Las Vegas. This move led to another TV opportunity for Carey when the A&E network decided to follow him and the workings of the shop in their own reality show: Inked.
Since then, Hart has taken over 100% of the company, and three more Hart and Huntington Tattoo shops have opened: Honolulu, Cabo San Lucas, and Orlando at Universal Citywalk. Carey also expanded into making a quality clothing line based on the designs of the talented artists that work at Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company.
Even with all of Carey's business ventures, he still finds time to dedicate to his first passion, supermoto, with the Hart & Huntington Tattoo/Rockstar Supermoto Team. Despite suffering his share of injuries attempting new tricks, Carey has broken over 63 bones in his body, but he continues to bounce back and does it all in the name of progression.
