Lauren Perkins

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Lauren Perkins
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Perkins in 2008
Born
Lauren Grace Perkins

December 27, 1988 (1988-12-27) (age 36)
United States
Other namesPerkulater or Perkie
Education Orange Coast College
Occupation Professional Skateboarder
Years active1998–present
Known for Skateboarding
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Website www.laurengraceperkins.com

Lauren Grace Perkins (born December 27, 1988) is a professional skateboarder and model from Los Angeles, California.

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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. [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. [3]

In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers, [4] a young skater competing in a skateboard competition.

Career skateboarding highlights

Television and movies

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Armour, Terry (August 10, 2003). "From kick flips to Ben's chickJENNIFER MORRISON…". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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