Darryl Virostko
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
1971-12-25 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Santa Cruz County, CA
Darryl Virostko
Biography
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
as Self
(2013)
Discovering Mavericks
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
(2004)
Riding Giants
as Darryl Virostko
(1998)
(1992)