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Lauren Mollica | |
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| Born | July 7, 1980 |
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
| Known for | Skateboarding |
Lauren Mollica (born July 7, 1980) is an American professional skateboarder from New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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Lauren Mollica | |
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| Born | July 7, 1980 |
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
| Known for | Skateboarding |
Lauren Mollica (born July 7, 1980) is an American professional skateboarder from New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Mollica is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. Started by snowboarding, and only skateboarded off and on until she graduated high school. [1]
Her sponsors include Gallaz and Rookie.[ permanent dead link ]
Mollica is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster . [2] She is also featured giving skateboarding tips as a bonus feature on AKA: Girl Skater but does not appear on the feature itself.
Mollica made her feature film debut in Itty Bitty Titty Committee as the trans man character Aggie. [3]
Mollica has achieved recognition for fly fishing, having appeared in a 2019 LA Times article, "Fly fishing for ‘sewer salmon’ in the L.A. River," and as a guest on the podcast "Beer, Fly Fishing & Food (2020). [4]
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