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Jay Adams

Born
Feb 3, 1961 · Aged 53
Died
Aug 15, 2014
Place of birth
Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
9
TV credits
0

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…