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

7.1

Lords of Dogtown

Movie2005

7.0

Dogtown and Z-Boys

Movie2002

5.1

Skateboard

Movie1978

2.0

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

Movie2008

7.0

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

Movie2005

5.4

Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

Movie2006

Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story

Movie2005

Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón

Movie1998

Filmography