Surfer and stuntman Angie Reno was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Reno grew up in Canoga Park, California and started surfing at age twelve. Angie won the Malibu Club Invitational competition in 1968. Moreover, Reno not only was featured in a nude pictorial for the June, 1974 issue of Playgirl magazine, but also has had a successful career as a Hollywood stuntman.