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.

Known For

Lords of Dogtown

as Party Guest

Dogtown and Z-Boys

as Self

Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

as Self

Skateboard

as Competition Skateboarder

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

as Self

D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually

Made In Venice

as Self

Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón

Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story

as Self