Jay Adams

Actor

Born: February 3, 1961 (53 years old)

Died: August 15, 2014

Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

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 (4)

• Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002, ★ 7)
• Lords of Dogtown (2005, ★ 7.1)
• Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006, ★ 5.4)
• Skateboard (1978, ★ 5.1)