Stacy Peralta
Biography
Stacy Peralta is an American film director and entrepreneur who came to directing after a career as a professional skateboarder and surfer with the Z-Boys from Venice, California. He began competing at fifteen with the Zephyr Competition Team and by nineteen was the top-ranked professional skateboarder. With George Powell he built Powell Peralta and formed the Bones Brigade, and in 1984 directed and produced the Bones Brigade Video Show. He acted in Real Genius (1985) and served as second unit director and skating technical advisor on Gleaming the Cube. His documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) earned directing and audience awards for documentary at Sundance. He directed Riding Giants and wrote Lords of Dogtown, then made Crips and Bloods: Made in America. He produced Bones Brigade: An Autobiography and co-produced Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau, which won an Emmy for Best Sports Documentary.
68years old
Turns 69 on October 15in 13 days
- Born Venice
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Stacy Douglas Peralta
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 37 years1985 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall OffIMDb rating 8.0
- 2002Stoked: The Rise and Fall of GatorIMDb rating 7.2
- 2001Dogtown and Z-BoysIMDb rating 7.6
- 1985Real GeniusIMDb rating 6.9
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A first
In 1984, Peralta served as both director and producer of the Bones Brigade Video Show, which was the first skate video ever made.
A change of course
At 19, Peralta was the top-ranked professional skateboarder. He then teamed with manufacturer George Powell to create Powell Peralta, a brand that became one of the most successful of the 1980s.
Behind the camera
In the 1989 movie Gleaming the Cube, Peralta worked as Skating Technical Advisor and Second Unit Director. Several skateboarders from his Powell-Peralta team appeared in the film.
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Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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