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Jeremy Christopher McGrath (born November 19, 1971)[1] is an American former professional motocross and supercross racer. Considered one of the most popular and influential riders in the history of motorcycle racing, McGrath won seven AMA Supercross 250cc championships, one 250cc AMA Motocross championship, two 125cc West championships and a record 72 premier class supercross wins.[2] He was also a two-time FIM Supercross World Champion as well as a two-time Team USA Motocross des Nations winner.[3] During his career, Supercross experienced significant growth in audience size and media coverage, much of it centered around the dominance and showmanship of McGrath, leading to him being coined the "King of Supercross".[4] Another of McGrath's nicknames, "Showtime," is partly derived from his iconic "nac-nac" move, which helped to spawn what would become known as freestyle motocross. However, McGrath's popularity transcended the world of motorcycles, taking small roles in the movies Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle[5] and Motocrossed, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[6] licensing a video game series named after him,[7] and featuring in several other offroad racing-related video game titles. Since retiring from motorcycle racing, McGrath has pursued various other forms of racing both on and off-road, as well as various business ventures he is involved with.Jeremy McGrath was born on November 19, 1971, in San Francisco, California. At a young age, his family moved to Southern California, where he began to ride bikes with a neighborhood friend. In 1982, around age 10, McGrath was entering BMX racing events around Lake Elsinore, California, eventually participating in up to 10 races a week. By 1985, McGrath was nationally ranked, winning Nationals in the cruiser class. This same year, he was given a Yamaha YZ80 as a gift for his 14th birthday. McGrath did not pursue motorcycle racing until the following year, when in 1986 he raced at Perris Raceway in Perris, California, beating everyone in his class. After that, McGrath's interest in motocross grew significantly, distancing himself from racing BMX from that point onward.[8] McGrath began racing motocross at the age of 15 after a successful career in BMX. He placed 8th in the 125cc West Region supercross season of 1989. In 1990, he won his first supercross race and placed second in that season. McGrath won the 125 West supercross title in 1991 and 1992.[4]McGrath won a record of seventy-two 250cc main events and captured seven 250cc supercross championships between 1993 and 2000, a time now known as the "McGrath Era". He also won the 1995 250 Outdoor motocross championship and had the 1996 title in sight before a late-season injury handed the title to Jeff Emig. He described the loss as follows: "I get mad at myself a little bit because I should've won the '96 title too, but I was thinking I was invincible and tried a jump at Millville that I never should have attempted and got injured." McGrath also participated in two victories by the U.S. team at the Motocross des Nations –1993 in Austria and 1996 in Spain.[4] His 1998, 1999, 2000 seasons with The Chaparral Motorsports race team was the 1st non-factory team in the history of the sport to win a Supercross championship[9][10]