Tom Curren
Acting·July 3, 1964 — 62 years old·Santa Barbara, California, USA
By the time Curren hit the ASP World Tour in 1983, he was taking out pros such as Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, and Cheyne Horan.
He was world champion three times - 1985, 1986, 1990, and won 33 championship events in his professional career, the latter being a total only bettered by Kelly Slater. He achieved status both for his competitive drive and for his surfing style. He made a decision to retire from competitive surfing in the mid-1990s.
In 1990, at Margaret River, Curren rode a wave all the way from the take-off zone to the Rivermouth - roughly a 1200-foot ride. He then had to walk back to Mainbreak from the Rivermouth to re-enter the surf. Those who saw it say it has never been repeated, in or out of competition.[1]
Known For
Filmography · 27
—Free Scrubber2020Surfing Morning of the Sun2019Spoons: A Santa Barbara Story2018Chasing Monsters: El NiñoTVself2017Alternative Surf Craft2013Fading WestSelf2013Missing2013The White Album2012Bending ColoursHimself2010Idiosyncracies2008One Track Mind2008Bustin' Down the Door2008The Surfer's Journal - Biographies Vol 1 - Curren/Slater2008805: Eight Zero Five2007Walking on WaterSelf2007One California Day2007Thread2005Curren Trials to Title2004Islands in the Stream2004Inner Vision From The Search1999Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives1998Raw Irons1998The Kill 31997Bliss1994The Search 3: Beyond the Boundaries1991One Step Beyond1985Blazing Boards