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.
Movie Appearances
Dogtown and Z-Boys
as Self
2002
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
as Self
2006
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
1998
The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'
as Self
2005
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
2008
Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story
as Self
2005
Made In Venice
as Self
2016
Lords of Dogtown
as Party Guest
2005
Skateboard
as Competition Skateboarder
1978