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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1961-02-03 00:00:00
Birth Place:Santa Monica, California, USA
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Death Date:2014-08-15 00:00:00
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Jay Adams
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay J. Adams (February 3, 1961 – August 15, 2014) was an American skateboarder. As a teen, he was the youngest member of the Zephyr Competition Skateboarding Team (Z-Boys). His spontaneous freestyle skateboarding style, inspired by ocean surfing, helped innovate and popularize modern skateboarding. His aggressive vertical tricks make him one of skateboarding's most influential stylists. He has been called "the original seed" of skateboarding. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Adams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (8)
Lords of Dogtown
Role: Party Guest2005
Skateboard
Role: Competition Skateboarder1978
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
actor1998
Made In Venice
Role: Self2016
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Role: Self2006
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
actor2008
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Role: Self2002
The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'
Role: Self2005