'cause they run it like a gang ... So once I found out that they all, like, voted yes ... it was a proud moment." The company commenced 2014 with the addition of Grant Taylor to the team on January 1, releasing a promotional image that states: "Grant Taylor ... is in the van!" A corresponding three-minute video was also released to acknowledge the recruitment, featuring the accompanying print advertisement that reads: "GRANTIHERO Grant Taylor ... Flys with the Eagle!" Formerly a member of the Alien Workshop team, Taylor was the recipient of Thrasher'''s prestigious "Skater of the Year" award in 2011. "Beauty and the Beast" collaboration AntiHero has worked on collaborative tours and subsequent videos with Girl Skateboards, entitled "Beauty and the Beast" (parts, 1, 2, and 3). Highly regarded professional skateboarder Mike Carroll, who is also a part owner in the Girl company, has named Stranger as one of his two key influences—the other is former Blind team rider, actor, and co-owner of Stereo, Jason Lee. Team AntiHero's team consists of Julien Stranger, Grant Taylor, John Cardiel, Frank Gerwer, Tony "T-Mo" Miorana, Albino, Tony Trujillo, Peter Hewitt, Raney Beres, Ryan "Peabody" McWhittier, Pat "Patlanta" McClain, Errol, Sean "the Gut" Gutierrez & Byron "Fatty" Ortega, Robbie Russo, Austin Kanfoush, Div Adams, Daan Van Der Linden, Chris Pfanner, and Brian Anderson. Jeff Grosso was also a signature member of AntiHero's team prior to his death in 2020. Krooked Origin Krooked is a skateboarding company founded by Mark "Gonz" Gonzales in 2002, who is also the brand's creative director, with Gonzales responsible for the majority of the graphics, art, promotional material, and advertisements for the brand. Gonzales is highly regarded in the global skateboard sub-culture and was named by the Transworld Skateboarding magazine as the most influential skateboarder of all time in its "30 Most Influential Skaters of All Time" list, published in December 2011. Video productions The Krooked company has released a number of videos, adopting the unusual practice of using different formats for different productions: the Krook3d (2010) video was the first 3D (three-dimensional) skate video to ever be produced; Gnar Gnar (2007), limited to 1000 copies, was released in the anachronistic VHS video tape format; and Krooked Kronichles'' (2006) and "Naughty" (2008) were filmed entirely with digital cameras. Team According to the company's fall/autumn 2013 catalogue, the Krooked team consists of Mike Anderson, Dan Drehobl, Bobby Worrest, Brad