About

Known credits:
7
Birthday:
1971-12-25
Place of birth:
Santa Cruz County, CA
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Darryl Virostko

Overview

Darryl "Flea" Virostko (born December 25, 1971) is a professional "big wave" surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1991. He is a three-time Mavericks competition winner. Virostko appears as himself in the surfing films Riding Giants, Step Into Liquid, and Billabong Odyssey. Surfer declared his 2004 wipeout on a 50-foot wave at Waimea Bay, Hawaii, the "Wipeout of the Decade"

As of 2009 Virostko is a recovering addict, and runs a program, "FleaHab", to teach other recovering addicts how to surf and be active while learning a new way of life.He starred in The Westsiders a documentary film by Josh Palmer that chronicles his difficult upbringing and addiction to drugs, on the west side of Santa Cruz.

Known for

Acting
2018 100 Foot Surfing Days Actor N/A
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2013 Discovering Mavericks Actor Self 59
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2007 Pipeline Posse: Project 1 Actor N/A
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2006 Separate Volume Actor N/A
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2004 Riding Giants Actor Darryl Virostko 60
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1998 The Kill 3 Actor N/A
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1992 The Kill Actor N/A
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