Don Nguyen | |
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| Born | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional Skateboarder |
| Known for | Ollie down El Toro |
Don "Nuge" Nguyen is an American professional skateboarder from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, currently residing in California. He rides for Baker Skateboards and played Shogo Kubo in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown. He also played bass for American Ruse and can be seen playing bass as part of the LSDemons (along with Justin (Figgy) Figueroa and Thomas Bonilla).
In 2021, Nguyen and restaurateur Steven Arroyo opened the first location of a smashburger eatery called Burger She Wrote in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles. A second location, in Sherman Oaks, opened in 2026, with a third planned.
| Film and video | ||
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| Year | Title | Company |
| 2002 | Hollywood Promo | Hollywood Skateboards |
| 2003 | Oklahomies | TDS |
| 2003 | On Video – Winter 2003 | On Video Magazine |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Sony Pictures |
| 2006 | 411 Video Magazine #66 | 411VM |
| 2007 | 411 Video Magazine Volume 14, Issue 3 | 411VM |
| 2007 | Thrasher King of the Road 2007 | Thrasher |
| 2007 | Cataclysmic Abyss | Foundation Skateboards |
| 2012 | Bake and Destroy | Baker Skateboards / Thrasher |