Lee Dainton
{{Short description|Welsh skateboarder and stunt performer (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2021}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|08|22|df=y}}
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| othername = Daint
| education = Abersychan School
West Monmouth School
Pontypool College
| occupation = Stunt performer, skateboarder, filmmaker
| years_active = 1990-present
| height = {{convert|185|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Amy Vaughan|2018}}
| children = 2
| notable_works = Dirty Sanchez
| website = {{URL|https://www.daintonlee.com}}
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Lee Dainton (born 22 August 1973){{cite web |last=Dainton |first=Lee |title=Thank you for all the birthday well wishes! I was lucky enough to spend some time with my little Miles homie!! ⚡️❤️⚡️ 7 years old now my little man 👊👊👊 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B1e1kxjBfNF/ |website=Instagram |access-date=7 July 2022 |date=22 August 2019}}{{cite web |last=Stocks |first=Matt |title=#028 Lee Dainton (Dirty Sanchez) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XlKixdy5j0&t |time=2:57 |website=YouTube |access-date=7 July 2022 |date=30 July 2021 |quote=I was born in 1973}} is a Welsh stunt performer, skateboarder, and filmmaker best known as the star and co-creator of MTV UK's Dirty Sanchez.
Career
= Early life =
Dainton is a native of Pontypool, Wales. He attended Abersychan School and West Monmouth School. He studied carpentry at Pontypool College. He started skateboarding at the age of 12. He first met Mathew Pritchard in Cardiff in 1990.{{cite web |last=Bevan |first=Nathan |title=An oral history of Dirty Sanchez: 15 years of madness, mayhem and mischief as told in their own words |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/oral-history-dirty-sanchez-15-14898532 |website=WalesOnline |access-date=23 November 2021 |date=13 July 2018}} He met Michael "Pancho" Locke by participating in various skateboarding competitions. He met Dan Joyce after he saw him on The Vanessa Show and decided to film with him for a video he was making. He worked as a carpenter with Torfaen council before he left the job and bought a video camera to film the four skateboarding, doing stunts and practical jokes for 18 months. He then made a DVD out of the footage titled Pritchard vs Dainton, which was released in 2001.{{cite news |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4623568.dirty-laugh-at-toeing-the-line/ |title=Dirty laugh at toeing the line |date=23 December 2005 |work=South Wales Argus }}{{cite web |title=Pritchard vs Dainton – pre-Dirty Sanchez |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r99XlaHRnCg&t |via=YouTube |access-date=23 November 2021 |date=20 September 2021}} During, and a little after the first season of Dirty Sanchez, he worked for a skate store.
= ''Dirty Sanchez'' =
When Dirty Sanchez first aired in 2003, it became clear that Dainton is the one who always messes with his friends, mainly with Pancho and Pritchard. The rivalry between Dainton and Pritchard got worse as the series went on. He is usually the one who performs stunts with piercings, most notably slamming his forehead on a lot of thumbtacks, and performing body suspension. He and Pritchard hosted the first Dirty Sanchez spin-off titled Wrecked in 2007. In 2008, they both starred in another spin-off titled Sanchez Get High.
Personal life
Dainton proposed to his girlfriend Amy in 2017 after 22 years of dating.{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=James |title=The lovely moment Dirty Sanchez star Lee Dainton proposed to his long-time girlfriend |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lovely-moment-dirty-sanchez-star-13721232 |website=WalesOnline |access-date=23 November 2021 |date=7 October 2017}} They got married in 2018 and have two daughters together. He has his own skate store called Kill City.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
|Pritchard vs Dainton |Himself |Direct-to-video |
| 2003
|Himself |Documentary |
| 2006
|Himself |Writer |
| 2014
|Pritchard vs Dainton – The Rise and Falls |Himself |Documentary |
| 2019
|Mathew vs Pritchard |Himself |Cameo |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2003-2007
|Himself |Co-creator |
| 2003
|MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 |Himself |Presenter |
| 2005
|Himself |1 episode |
| 2007
|Wrecked |Himself |Co-host |
| 2007
|MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 |Himself |Presenter |
| 2008
|Himself |8 episodes |
| 2008
|Nike: Put It Where You Want It Tour |Himself |Commercial series |
| 2009
|The Noughties... Was That It? |Himself |TV documentary |
| 2010-2016
|Himself |4 episodes |
| 2011
|Himself |1 episode |
| 2013
|Himself |TV documentary |
| 2019
| |Camera operator |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2020
|The Sanchez Story Vol. 1 |Himself |Documentary |
| 2021
|The Sanchez Story Vol. 2 |Himself |Documentary |
| 2021
|The Lazy Generation{{cite web |title=The Lazy Generation Webisode 2: "Basics" ft. Treadmill High Dive, Lazy Low Card & Special Guests |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-SnNY82oOU&t |via=YouTube |access-date=23 November 2021 |date=11 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Webisode 2 – The Lazy Generation |url=https://www.thelazygeneration.co.uk/ |website=thelazygeneration.co.uk |access-date=23 November 2021 |date=11 April 2021}} |Himself |1 episode |
| 2023
|Side Effects of Bullshit |Himself |Host |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Artist ! Track ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
|"All My Friends Are Dead" |Himself | |
| 2021
|"Bad Place" | |Behind-the-scenes cameraman and editor |
| 2022
|Chris de Sarandy |"Like I Don't Know You" | |Director of photography |
| 2022
|Chris de Sarandy |"How To Say Goodbye" | |Director of photography |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|www.daintonlee.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|1449626}}
- {{Instagram|dainton_lee}}
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