Education
He graduated from Newton North High School in 1992.
He graduated from Newton North High School in 1992.
MacDonald is originally from Melrose, Massachusetts, United States, and started skateboarding in 1986 when he was 12 years old. MacDonald became a professional skateboarder in 1994. In 1998 he was selected the "Best Overall Skater" in the "Readers Poll" of Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and was also chosen to host Transworld"s skateboarding "Trick Tip" video, Starting Point 2: Transitions.
He has received praise for his perennial consistency as he medals in most of the competitions he enters, even beating out a lot of younger skateboarders.
In 1999 Macdonald delivered an anti-drug speech at the White House that was preceded by Macdonald skateboarding down the marble floor of the hallway. With SBI Enterprises and Bruce Middleton, MacDonald designed the "Flybar 1200", a type of extreme pogo-stick.
Sponsors
As of September 2013, MacDonald is sponsored by Positiv Skateboards, Airwalk, Amazon.com, MovieTickets.com, Clif Bar, GoPro, Bern Unlimited, Killer Pads, PushWood skatepark locator app, and Theeve Titanium Truck Company
In 1999, he was featured in the video game Music Television Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy MacDonald for the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and Personal Computer. He was also featured in the Personal Computer game Backyard Skateboarding. 1st in 1996-2000, 2002, 2012 World Cup
1st in 1997-2002 X Games: vert doubles (with Tony Hawk)
3rd in 2009 X Games 15 Vert Competition 2nd in 2009 X Games 15 Park Andy has been involved in promoting skateboarding and its growth, progression and exposure since as far back as his days as an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association in Peabody Master of Arts (1989) right near his hometown of North Andover.
