Peter Mel
Biography
Peter Mel is an American professional surfer and big wave specialist from Santa Cruz, California. In the 1990s he competed on the World Surf League's domestic and qualifying circuits, then turned to big wave riding in California during the El Nino winter of 1997 and 1998. A third Big Wave World Tour season ended with him as champion after he won the Billabong Pico Alto Invitational. He took eighth place in the 1998 Reader's Poll Awards held by Surfer magazine. His film work includes Step into Liquid (2003), Riding Giants (2004), and Chasing Mavericks (2012), the last opposite Gerard Butler. Mel also works as a broadcaster for the World Surf League. After the 2013 season he retired from the pro surfing circuit, then became the World Surf League's first Big Wave World Tour commissioner for the 2014 to 2015 season. He left that post in 2014 to compete again on the Big Wave Tour.
56years old
Turns 57 on November 24in 13 days
- Born Santa Cruz
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 9 years2003 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012Chasing MavericksIMDb rating 7.1
- 2010Barbie in A Mermaid TaleIMDb rating 6.6
- 2004Riding GiantsIMDb rating 7.8
- 2003Step Into LiquidIMDb rating 7.4
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A change of course
During the 1990s, Mel competed on the World Surf League domestic and Qualifying Series. He then found his niche in big-wave surfing over California's El Nino winter of 1997-1998.
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