Lee Dainton

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Lee Dainton
Born (1973-08-22) 22 August 1973 (age 48)
Pontypool, Wales
NationalityWelsh
Other namesDaint
OccupationStunt performer, skateboarder, filmmaker
Years active1990-present
Notable work
Dirty Sanchez
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse(s)
Amy Vaughan
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
Websitewww.flockandfollow.co.uk

Lee Dainton (born 22 August 1973) is a Welsh stunt performer, skateboarder, and filmmaker best known as the star and co-creator of MTV UK's Dirty Sanchez.

Career[]

Early life[]

Dainton was born in Pontypool in Wales, where he attended Abersychan School and West Monmouth School.[1] He studied carpentry at Pontypool College. He started skateboarding at the age of 12. He first met Mathew Pritchard in Cardiff in 1990.[2] He later met Michael "Pancho" Locke, and Dan Joyce by participating in various skateboarding competitions. He worked as a carpenter with Torfaen council before he left the job and bought a video camera to film the four skateboarding, doing stunts and practical jokes for 18 months. He then made a DVD out of the footage titled Pritchard vs Dainton, which was released in 2001.[1][3] During, and a little after the first season of Dirty Sanchez, he worked for a skate store.[2]

Dirty Sanchez[]

When Dirty Sanchez first aired in 2003, it became clear that Dainton is the one who always messes with his friends, mainly with Pancho and Pritchard. The rivalry between Dainton and Pritchard got worse as the series went on. He is usually the one who performs stunts with piercings, most notably slamming his forehead on a lot of thumbtacks, and performing body suspension. He and Pritchard hosted the first Dirty Sanchez spin-off titled Wrecked in 2007. In 2008, they both starred in another spin-off titled Sanchez Get High.

Personal life[]

Dainton proposed to his girlfriend Amy in 2017 after 22 years of dating.[4] They got married in 2018 and have two daughters together. He now has his own skate store named Kill City.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Pritchard vs Dainton Himself Direct-to-video release
2003 Stupidity Himself Documentary
2006 Dirty Sanchez: The Movie Himself
2014 Pritchard vs Dainton – The Rise and Falls Himself Documentary
Producer
Editor
2019 Mathew vs Pritchard Himself Short documentary

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2003-2007 Dirty Sanchez Himself Co-creator
2003 2003 Latin America MTV Video Music Awards Himself Presenter
2007 Wrecked Himself Co-host
2008 Sanchez Get High Himself
2008 Nike: Put It Where You Want It Tour Himself Commercial series
2009 The Noughties... Was That It? Himself TV documentary
2010-2016 The Dudesons Himself 4 episodes
2011 Snog Marry Avoid? Himself 1 episode
2013 Gumball 3000: Number 13 Himself TV documentary

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Sanchez Story Vol. 1 Himself
2021 The Sanchez Story Vol. 2 Himself
2021 The Lazy Generation[5][6] Himself 1 episode
Guest appearance

Music videos[]

Year Artist Track Role Notes
2006 Turbonegro "All My Friends Are Dead" Himself

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dirty laugh at toeing the line". South Wales Argus. 23 December 2005.
  2. ^ a b Bevan, Nathan (13 July 2018). "An oral history of Dirty Sanchez: 15 years of madness, mayhem and mischief as told in their own words". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Pritchard vs Dainton – pre-Dirty Sanchez". 20 September 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ McCarthy, James (7 October 2017). "The lovely moment Dirty Sanchez star Lee Dainton proposed to his long-time girlfriend". WalesOnline. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The Lazy Generation Webisode 2: "Basics" ft. Treadmill High Dive, Lazy Low Card & Special Guests". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Webisode 2 – The Lazy Generation". thelazygeneration.co.uk. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

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