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Garrett David Ginner (born November 23, 1997) is an American skateboarder, YouTube personality, vlogger, and creator of streetwear fashion company Falkin Co.

Early life
Garrett Ginner was born on November 23, 1997 in Santa Cruz, California to Greg and Debra Ginner. Ginner attended Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, California.

YouTube
Garrett uploaded his first video, titled "Random flatground skateboarding tricks 2013" to YouTube on March 1, 2012. In an interview with Penny Skateboards, Garrett said he would go out with his friends and film skate videos to post on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram so that his friends could watch.

Three years later, on October 10, 2015, Garrett uploaded his first official vlog, titled "WORST way to sprain an ankle | Vlog #1", to YouTube.

In an interview with Red Bull about preparing for the Red Bull Skate Arcade 2016, Garrett said about being a skateboarder and YouTube personality, ""Well, skateboarding and YouTube are two very different things. To be honest, what I do on YouTube is kind of frowned upon in the skate community. A lot of core skateboarders don’t think it’s cool, so being a skateboarder first and then transitioning into the YouTube world is a bit strange. You’re used to working on a street part for six months, putting it out and getting few hundred views and hoping media pick it up and run it. But now I could go mess around on a little handrail near my house for an hour, put it out and get a few hundred thousand views on my own, so saving clips becomes difficult.""

Ginner made local news in late February 2017 when he and his friends went wakesurfing with a bodyboard being pulled behind a Toyota Prius through the flooded streets of Rio del Mar, California.

On November 22, 2017, Ginner's girlfriend Taylor Silva suffered an epidural hematoma while skateboarding and was in the ICU at UC Davis Medical Center for 10 days. Garrett started a GoFundMe campaign to help offset the costs of Taylor's hospital bills, ultimately raising $5,450 out of a $5,000 goal.

On January 10, 2018, Garrett and Falkin Co. partner Edwin Acuna moved to Los Angeles together to pursue more content and collaboration opportunities for the vlog.