Gerry Lopez, aka "Mr. Pipeline," (born November 7, 1948, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a world-renowned surfer and occasional film actor. He won the prestigious Pipe Masters competition in 1972 and 1973. In 1982 he co-starred in the film Conan the Barbarian with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other film appearances include Big Wednesday (1978), North Shore (1987), and Farewell to the King (1989). He has also appeared in numerous surfing documentaries, including 5 Summer Stories (1973), Step Into Liquid (2003), and Riding Giants (2004). November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... Pipe Masters is a renowned surf competition, held annually at the Banzai Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu. ... Conan The Barbarian is a 1982 film by director John Milius and is recognized as the acting breakthrough of bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): ) (born on July 30, 1947 in Graz, Austria) is an American bodybuilder, actor and Republican politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ... Big Wednesday was a 1978 coming-of-age movie, directed by John Milius, starring Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey as California surfers facing life, the Vietnam War, and use of the ever changing surf as a metaphor for the changes in life. ... North Shore is the 1987 feature film directed by William Phelps and written by Phelps, Tim McCanlies and Randal Kleiser. ... Farewell to the King is a 1989 film directed by John Milius. ... Buttons Kaluhiokalani at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried by a breaking wave on a surfboard. ... Step into Liquid (2003) is a documentary about surfing directed by Dana Brown, son of famed surfer and film maker Bruce Brown. ... Riding Giants is a 2004 documentary directed and narrated by Stacy Peralta, a famous skater/surfer who helped to define modern skateboarding. ...

External links

• Internet Movie Database: Gerry Lopez
• surfline.com: Gerry Lopez biography
• Gerry Lopez interview: Gerry Lopez interview in Frequency Snowboard Journal
• Surfing Wallpapers of Gerry Lopez