Lauren Perkins | |
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![]() Perkins in 2008 | |
Born | Lauren Grace Perkins January 1, 1995 (age 29) |
Other names | Perkulater or Perkie |
Education | Orange Coast College |
Occupation | Professional Skateboarder |
Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Skateboarding |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Website | www |
Lauren Grace Perkins (born January 1, 1995) is a professional skateboarder and model from Los Angeles, California.
Skateboarding
Perkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding in 2005 when a skate park was built close to her house. She thought it looked fun, so she asked for a skateboard for her birthday.[1]
Away from skateboarding, Perkins enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and motocross.[1]
Skateboard videos and films
Perkins is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster.[2]
Perkins was a stunt double for Jennifer Morrison in the film Grind, performing the characters skateboarding scenes. This was arranged by her team manager at Volcom.[citation needed]
In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers,[3] a young skater competing in a skateboard competition.
Career skateboarding highlights
- 2005 – First girl to compete street in CASL
- 2006 – 2nd place in All Girls Street Jam
- 2006 – 2nd place overall 11-12 age group against all boys
- 2007 – 1st place at the Gravity Games amateur contest (beating out 45 boys)
- 2008 – 3rd place Triple Crown
- 2009 – 1st place All Girls Street Jam
- 2009 – 2nd place Australia
- 2010 – 1st place West 49th
- 2010 – 2nd place overall ladies street rankings
- 2011 – 2nd place Gravity Games
- 2012 - 3rd place XGames Womens Street
- 2012 – 2nd place Australia
- 2013 – 2nd place XGames Womens Street
- 2014 – 2nd place Mystic Cup
- 2015 – 1st place S3 Super Girl Jam
Television and movies
- Fruit by the Foot Commercial
- “MVP II”
- “Grind”
- Daily Habit (first girl street skateboarder to be on the show)
- CNBC “On the Money”
References
- ^ a b "Lauren Perkins » Girls Team » etnies Girl". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "About Getting Nowhere Faster". Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ "MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
External links
- Lauren Perkins at IMDb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090404065804/http://laurengraceperkins.com/
- Girls Skate Network Interview
- https://archive.today/20130122083811/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins-.jpg
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071020110833/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins.jpg
- http://www.rip.tv/direct/uploads/images/YZFBgIvS4tQLIZa.jpeg