Anthony S. Ferraro

ABOUT ANTHONY S. FERRARO

YouTube star, TikTok star, skateboarder, and wrestler known for competing in the Paralympics in judo and for his social media content focusing on being athletic while being blind. He won gold in the USA Judo National Championships for Blind and Visually Impaired in the year 2018, and was featured in the short documentary A Shot In the Dark (2017).

He was born blind due to a genetic condition called Leber congenital amaurosis (also known as LCA). He attended St. Lucy Day School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in elementary and early middle school. He transferred to St. John Vianney High School in New Jersey in 7th grade. He joined the high school wrestling team and quickly became very skilled in the sport. He attended the College of New Jersey and was on the wrestling team.

He enjoys surfing and playing the guitar. He started skateboarding after his brother died because his brother was a skateboarder. He is sponsored by Mountain Dew.

He was born and raised in Spring Lake, New Jersey. He is the youngest of three brothers. His brother Oliver died in his sleep of an overdose. He married Kelly Anne Walborn on October 2nd, 2021. He has one daughter born in 2023.

He has skated alongside Chris Colbourn , Theotis Beasley , and Sean Malto in the "Skateboarding is Unstoppable" campaign in 2022.