Career
O'Brien has said that he was fortunate as a child to grow up near the Banzai Pipeline. Jamie's father was a life guard and Jamie has said that one of the things that got him interested in surfing was talking to many of the regular surfers on his dad's beach. He also gained first place at the 2003 Hansen's Pipeline Pro in 2003 and first place in the 2004 Fosters Expression Trestles and Rip Curl Pipeline Masters.
O'Brien produced two surfing films, Freakshow and Freakside. He also appeared in Blue Crush. He made television appearances on MTV's Boarding House/Stunt Surfer in 2005.
Video and DVDs that he's been in include Waxed Planet in 2005, Raising the Bar, Super Computer, The Mystic, The Next Generation and Califragulistic in 2004. In 2005 he made Campaign 2 and in 2006 as previously mentioned Freakside. His sponsorships include Red Bull and Nectar Sunglasses.
Jamie is the star of his own YouTube show produced with RedBull called "Who is J.O.B." The show is currently in its fifth season. On March , 3, 2016 Jamie O'Brien assisted in the rescue of a Bodyboarder who had wiped out and was drowning, by paddling out with his Catchsurf foam board to help Guilherme Tamega who was trying to bring the victim to shore.
