John Mel(II)
- Actor
John Mel was born and raised in the coastal town of Santa Cruz,
California into a surfing legacy under his namesake, his paternal
grandfather, a surf shop owner, and his father,
Peter Mel, Big Wave World Champion of 2012. At
the tender age of six, John learned to surf on his own in the warm
waters of Mexico, though he still resided in Santa Cruz. Under the
guidance of his father, he continues to relish the surfer's lifestyle.
Though he is a young competitor, John holds three National titles in
surfing and is an up and coming international competitor and actor.
John is also an endorsed athlete who represents his sponsors with
esteem in catalogs, e-commerce, ad-campaigns and in the pages of surf
magazines and websites. Along with his surfing, John is very well
spoken and loves to give a good interview. Many find his prolific
YouTube clips to be entertaining and uplifting. He is a well-traveled
athlete who spends more time on the road than at home in his current
town of Newport Beach, California. When John is not surfing, he catches
up on his studies online in a home school program fitting for his busy
schedule. He also enjoys skateboarding, mixed martial arts and golfing
to hone his repertoire. Another hobby of John's is movie making; with
his mom and dad's help filming him around the world, he edits and
composes his own surf movies. John's true love is traveling the world
in search of the perfect wave. From Europe to Fiji and Mexico to South
America, there is no stopping this young athlete/actor from chasing his
dreams.