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