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Surfer: You grew up as a freckle-faced, long-blonde-haired surf and skate rat during the Roaring ‘70s. Do you feel lucky, punk?
Stacy Peralta: I wouldn’t trade that for anything. You know, I feel really fortunate to have been a skateboarder at a time when, quote, ‘it didn’t exist.’ When we did it simply for the pure joy of it. I’ve had some really gre... (more Stacy Peralta quotes)
He directed Animal Chin SE which is a video that contains information on the "Bones Brigade" and also features some of the top skaters today.
Got his start by shooting videos of his skateboarding friends, dubbed the "Bones Brigade."
He left skating at age 19 to found his own company, Powell Peralta, with manufacturer George Powell.
He was the director of the movie Dogtown and the Z-boys, which was about his life as a Z-boy, and how modern skateboarding started.
He lived in Dogtown, the place... (more Stacy Peralta trivia)
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