Darryl Virostko
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.
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- 2018 · 100 Foot Surfing Days as
- 2013 · Discovering Mavericks as Self
- 2007 · Pipeline Posse: Project 1 as
- 2006 · Separate Volume as
- 2004 · Riding Giants as Darryl Virostko
- 1998 · The Kill 3 as
- 1992 · The Kill as