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Good-humored neoclassic longboarder from Santa Cruz, California; best known as a costar in the 1994 surf movie 

. Weaver was born (1965) in Cologne, Germany; moved with his family at age three to Newport Beach, California, began surfing in 1982 at age 16, and for reasons never made clear was dubbed "Wingnut" by a group of older Newport locals. Alone among his teenage peers, Weaver was a longboard-only surfer from the beginning.

Weaver moved to Santa Cruz in 1986, spend most of '87 and '88 in Hawaii, and in 1990 received a B.S. in economics from U.C. Santa Cruz, In 1992 and '93, Weaver traveled around the world shooting 

 with filmmaker Bruce Brown (creator of the original 

) and shortboarding costar Pat O'Connell. In 1997, the always congenial Weaver became the director of the O'Neill Surf Academy in Europe, conducting instructional classes sponsored by industry giant O'Neill Wetsuits in England, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy. Weaver later moved on to high-end private lessons and is regarded as one of the sport's finest instructors. "He's one of the best longboarders and nose riders of the modern era," 

 magazine noted, adding, "he’s always cheerful, always peppy, always entertaining, and always optimistic."

Weaver has been the headline surfer, as surfer, host, or narrator—sometimes all three—in dozens of videos and documentaries series, including 

 (1997). He was also featured in Dana Brown's 2003 hit, 

Although not a dedicated competitor, Weaver won the Santa Cruz Surf-O-Rama longboard event, held at Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1996. 

Weaver, Robert "Wingnut"

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