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Stacy Peralta

Stacy Peralta, American skateboarder, director, producer, and businessman, co-founded Powell Peralta

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Born
October 15, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1957

About Stacy Peralta

Stacy Douglas 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. In 1984, Peralta also directed and produced the first-ever skate video, the Bones Brigade Video Show. Dogtown won Director's and Audience Awards for documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. At the age of 19, Peralta became the highest-ranked professional skateboarder. The movie featured a number of skateboarders from the Powell-Peralta team after screenplay writer Michael Tolkein became impressed with the skaters' abilities.

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Stacy Peralta timeline

  1. In 1984, Peralta also directed and produced the first-ever skate video, the Bones Brigade Video Show.
  2. Dogtown won Director's and Audience Awards for documentary at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.

The world when Stacy Peralta was born

Stacy Peralta was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Stacy Peralta's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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