page_title: Stacy Peralta
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Stacy Peralta / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Stacy Peralta
context_page_description: Stacy Peralta is an American film director and entrepreneur. He was previously a professional skateboarder and surfer with the Zephyr Competition Team, also known as the Z-Boys, from Venice, California.
context_section_description: Peralta was born in Venice, California, of Mexican and Irish descent. At age 15, he began competing with the Z-Boys, a group sponsored by the surf shop Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions. His second sponsor was Gordon and Smith. Peralta graduated from Venice High School in 1975.
caption: Peralta circa 1976
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