Darryl Virostko
Actor
- Born
- December 25, 1971 (age 54) · Santa Cruz County, CA
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
Acting7
- 2018100 Foot Surfing Days as Self
- 2013Discovering Mavericks as Self
- 2007Pipeline Posse: Project 1
- 2006Separate Volume
- 2004Riding Giants as Darryl Virostko
- 1998The Kill 3
- 1992The Kill