Jay Adams
February 3, 1961 (65 years old) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · Made In Venice as Self
- 2008 · D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually as
- 2006 · Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Self
- 2005 · The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown' as Self
- 2005 · Lords of Dogtown as Party Guest
- 2005 · Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story as Self
- 2002 · Dogtown and Z-Boys as Self
- 1998 · Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón as
- 1978 · Skateboard as Competition Skateboarder