Darryl Virostko
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1971
- Place of birth
- Santa Cruz County, CA
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.
Movies with Darryl Virostko
- Riding Giants 2004 · ★ 7.6
- Discovering Mavericks 2013 · ★ 3.0
- Pipeline Posse: Project 1 2007
- Separate Volume 2006
- 100 Foot Surfing Days 2018
- The Kill 1992
- The Kill 3 1998