Bucky Lasek was discovered by Stacy Peralta in Baltimore, Maryland. Bucky progressed as an am for Powell-Peralta skateboards and has continued pushing vert skating to its limits. He took home the gold medals in the 1999 and 2000 ESPN X-Games and has such control that he can land as many as three rodeo flips in one run. His part in Birdhouse's THE END proved that he has what it takes to lead a team and he has also been digitized into Activison's TONY HAWK's PRO SKATER 1&2.