Beasley first started skating at 11 when his cousin gave him a skateboard.[3] He grew up down the street from the Hawthrone skatepark where he spent considerable time. At Hawthorne, Beasley occasionally saw and skated with professional skateboarders he looked up to such as Louie Lopez and Antwuan Dixon.[3] Hawthrone skatepark is where Andrew Reynolds discovered Beasley when Theotis was 12-years old, when Reynolds went by the park with Dustin Dollin, Ryan "Beagle" Ewing, and Erik Ellington. After seeing him skate, Baker Skateboards put Beasley on flow.[3]
Beasley got attention for his part in the 2005 skate video 'Baker 3' produced by Baker Skateboards. Beasley, 14 years-old at the time of the release, skates to Machine Gun by the Commodores and ends his part with a switchheelflip down a 9-stair.[4] In Baker 3, his part follows Dustin Dollin and is followed by Rammy Issa.[5] After the Baker 3 video came out, Beasley turned Am for Baker.[3]
In 2008, Beasley released a part in the video Struggle produced by Chito Tafy Films.[6] In 2009, Beasley released a part in the Nike SB video Debacle by Jason Hernandez, sharing a song, Pretty Please (Love Me), with Shane O'Neill.[7] In 2011, Beasley released a part in the Shake Junt - Chicken Bone Nowison video.[8]
Sponsors
Nike, Mountain Dew, Baker, Stance, Thunder, Spitfire, Shake Junt, Muzik headphones, Bones Bearings, Brooklyn Projects, Savini Rims, Young Money[9]
