Lauren Perkins
{{Short description|American skateboarder (born 1988)}}
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| birth_name = Lauren Grace Perkins
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|December 27, 1988}}
| birth_place = United States
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| other_names = Perkulater or Perkie
| known_for = Skateboarding
| education = Orange Coast College
| occupation = Professional Skateboarder
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| yearsactive = 1998–present
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| website = {{URL|http://www.laurengraceperkins.com}}
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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.{{cite web |url=http://etniesgirl.com/team/lauren-perkins/ |title=Lauren Perkins » Girls Team » etnies Girl |accessdate=2008-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515014341/http://etniesgirl.com/team/lauren-perkins |archivedate=2008-05-15 }}
Away from skateboarding, Perkins enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and motocross.
Skateboard videos and films
Perkins is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster.{{cite web|url=http://www.villavillacola.com/Website/GNFabout.htm |title=About Getting Nowhere Faster |accessdate=2008-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330072807/http://villavillacola.com/Website/GNFabout.htm |archivedate=2008-03-30 }}
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.{{Cite web |last=Armour |first=Terry |date=2003-08-10 |title=From kick flips to Ben’s chickJENNIFER MORRISON… |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/08/10/from-kick-flips-to-bens-chickjennifer-morrison/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}
In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers,{{cite web | title=MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001) - Full Cast & Crew| website=IMDb| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285685/fullcredits | access-date=8 June 2023}} 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
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0993660}}
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090404065804/http://laurengraceperkins.com/
- [http://www.girlsskatenetwork.com/index.php/features/interview/60-us/83-lauren-perkins-interview Girls Skate Network Interview]
- https://archive.today/20130122083811/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins-.jpg
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071020110833/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins.jpg
- http://www.rip.tv/direct/uploads/images/YZFBgIvS4tQLIZa.jpeg
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