Stacy Peralta

Stacy Peralta is a popular American film director, writer, producer, former professional skateboarder, and entrepreneur. He is most well-known for being the co-founder of the former skateboarding team, Zephyr Competition Team (a.k.a. Z-Boys), and the popular skateboarding company, Powell Peralta. He is equally famous for writing and directing the popular 2001 documentary film, “Dogtown and Z-Boys”.

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Biography and Early Life

Stacy Peralta, whose full name is Stacy Douglas Peralta, was born on the 15^th of October 1957 in Venice, California, U.S. He is of Mexican and Irish descent. The details of his parents aren’t out yet and it also isn’t known if he has any siblings. He learned skateboarding and surfing in his early years itself and in 1975, he became the co-founder of the popular skateboarding team, Zephyr Competition Team (a.k.a. Z-Boys).  The team had sponsorship deals with Gordon and Smith, Jeff Ho Surfboards, and Zephyr Productions.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Stacy Peralta in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Stacy Peralta’s age is 63 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 15 October 1957. Though, he is 5′ 9″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154lbs in Pound and 70kg in Kilograms.

Education

Stacy Peralta received his education from Venice High School, which is located in the city of Los Angeles in California. He graduated from the aforementioned school in 1975.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Stacy Peralta married Joni Caldwell in 1989 but they got divorced the following year in 1990. Their son, Austin Peralta was a popular musician but he died in 2012. The most probable cause of his death was viral pneumonia aggravated by alcohol and drugs. He married Gemma Vizor in 2001 and the two have been together ever since. Together, they have a daughter named Willow Peralta.

Is Stacy Peralta Gay?

Stacy Peralta is straight when it comes to his sexual orientation and is neither gay nor bisexual. He was previously married to Joni Caldwell with whom he used to share a son. He has been married to Gemma Vizor since 2001 with whom he shares a daughter. Seeing as how he has only been with women, it’s clear that he is straight.

Professional Career

One of the earliest achievements of Stacy Peralta’s career was becoming a highly skilled skateboarder at the age of 19. In 1978, he and George Powell founded the skateboard company, Powell Peralta. The company was immensely popular and successful during the 1980s. Also, during the late 1970s, he formed the skateboarding team, Bones Brigade, and the team is often recognized as being the one to revolutionize modern skateboarding. In 1991, he left Powell Peralta but later returned to produce classic skateboard decks under the brand, Powell Classic.

He began his film and TV career in 1984 when he served as the director and producer of “The Bones Brigade Video Show”, which holds the record of being the first-ever skate video. The following year, in 1985, he appeared in the popular science-fiction comedy film, “Real Genius”. He then served as the director and producer of the 1987 skateboarding action film, “The Search for Animal Chin” and the 1989 feature documentary, “Ban This”.

In 2001, he wrote and directed the documentary film, “Dogtown and Z-Boys” which was very well received by the critics and brought him multiple awards. In 2008, he directed, wrote, and produced the documentary film, “Crips and Bloods: Made in America”. 4 years later in 2012, he served as the writer, producer, and director of the documentary “Bones Brigade: An Autobiography” which documents his experiences of being a skateboarder and manager of a skateboarding team.

Awards

• Stacy Peralta was the winner of the Directing Award and Audience Award for “Dogtown and Z-Boys” at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
• Stacy Peralta was the winner of the Independent Spirit Award in the category of Best Documentary for “Dogtown and Z-Boys” at the 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Stacy Peralta in 2021

As of 2021, Stacy Peralta gas garnered a net worth of $12 Million. He is a man of many talents and has made most of his money from his career as an entrepreneur, film director, writer, and producer.

Stacy Peralta is an amazing director and skateboarder and his work shows that. With that being said, we wish him the best of luck in all his future endeavors and hope we get to see more of him in the future.