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

Lauren Perkins
Perkins in 2008
Born
Lauren Grace Perkins

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

Skateboarding

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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

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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.[citation needed]

In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers,[3] a young skater competing in a skateboard competition.

Career skateboarding highlights

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  • 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

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  • Fruit by the Foot Commercial
  • “MVP II”
  • “Grind”
  • Daily Habit (first girl street skateboarder to be on the show)
  • CNBC “On the Money”

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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