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American skateboarder (born 1988)

Lauren Perkins
Perkins in 2008
BornLauren Grace Perkins
December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) (age 35)
United States
Other namesPerkulater or Perkie
EducationOrange Coast College
OccupationProfessional Skateboarder
Years active1998–present
Known forSkateboarding
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Websitewww.laurengraceperkins.com

Lauren Grace Perkins (born December 27, 1988) 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 1998 when a skate park was built close to her house. She thought it looked fun, so she asked for a skateboard for her birthday.

Away from skateboarding, Perkins enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and motocross.

Skateboard videos and films

Perkins is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster.

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.

In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers, a young skater competing in a skateboard competition.

Career skateboarding highlights

  • 1998 – First girl to compete street in CASL
  • 1998 – 2nd place in All Girls Street Jam
  • 1999 – 2nd place overall 11-12 age group against all boys
  • 2000 – 1st place at the Gravity Games amateur contest (beating out 45 boys)
  • 2001 – 3rd place Triple Crown
  • 2002 – 1st place All Girls Street Jam
  • 2002 – 2nd place Australia
  • 2003 – 1st place West 49th
  • 2003 – 2nd place overall ladies street rankings
  • 2004 – 2nd place Gravity Games
  • 2005 – 2nd place Australia
  • 2006 – 2nd place XGames
  • 2007 – 2nd place Mystic Cup
  • 2008 – 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

  1. ^ "Lauren Perkins » Girls Team » etnies Girl". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
  2. "About Getting Nowhere Faster". Archived from the original on March 30, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  3. "MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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