Tony Hawk
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| Tony Hawk | |
| Occupation | Skateboarder |
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| Spouse(s) | Lhotse Merriam (m. 2006–present) Erin Lee (m. 1996–2004) Cindy Dunbar (m. 1990–1993) |
| Children | Riley (b. 1992), Spencer (b. 1998), Keegan (b. 2001), Kadence (b. 2008) |
| Website tonyhawk.com |
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| Summer X Games medal record | ||
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Competitor for  United States |
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| Gold | 1995 Rhode Island | Vert |
| Gold | 1997 San Diego | Vert |
| Gold | 1997 San Diego | Vert Doubles |
| Gold | 1998 San Diego | Vert Doubles |
| Gold | 1999 San Francisco | Vert Doubles |
| Gold | 1999 San Francisco | Vert Best Trick |
| Gold | 2000 San Francisco | Vert Doubles |
| Gold | 2001 Philadelphia | Vert Doubles |
| Silver | 1995 Rhode Island | Park |
| Silver | 1996 Rhode Island | Vert |
| Silver | 2001 Philadelphia | Vert Best Trick |
| Bronze | 1998 San Diego | Vert |
| Bronze | 1999 San Francisco | Vert |
Tony Hawk, is a former American professional skateboarder. Tony gained significant fame for completing the first 900 at the 1999 X-Games as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision.
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[edit] Early life
Hawk was born in San Diego, California, to a retired U.S. Navy officer, Frank Hawk and his wife Nancy, a part-time business teacher. An older brother bought a used skateboard at age 8 and his father constructed a ramp in their backyard. [1]
At the age of 12, he landed his first contest win and turned pro by the age of 14. He graduated from Torrey Pines High School in the North County Coastal area of San Diego, California.
[edit] The 900
On April 27, 1999, he was the first ever skater to land a 900 after 11 attempts. On his 12th try, he successfully landed a 900, a trick involving a two and a half time revolution. After doing so, Tony commented that "It was the greatest feeling of my life." During X Games 2001, he performed the trick again with the same success.
[edit] Boom Boom Huck Jam
In 2002, Tony Hawk started the Boom Boom Huck Jam, which is a major event featuring competitions in many extreme sports such as motorcross, skateboarding,and bmx with a show in Las Vegas [2].
[edit] Film & Television Appearances
In 1987, Tony Hawk appeared in the film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as one of the teenage skateboarders. In 1989, he appeared as a skateboarder in Gleaming The Cube. In 2002, he appeared in Neal H. Moritzs' film called xXx playing the role of one of Xander Cages stuntman friends and later in the movie a skateboarder at a party. In 2006, Tony Hawk appeared in a cameo on the film Drake & Josh Go Hollywood as himself when Drake & Josh steals his car to escape from two crooks with G.O.'s that carry illegal information for counterfeiting money. Tony Hawk also asks for the cops to give Drake & Josh a police escort to Sunset Studios, for a performance on TRL. Hawk has had a cameo in film The New Guy. Hawk appeared in Jackass: The Movie with Matt Hoffman and Bam Margera, skateboarding in a fat suit. Hawk also made a brief cameo appearance in Lords Of Dogtown as an astronaut, where he is shown comically falling off the skateboard as he is a "rookie".
Hawk was an extra in the "Weird Al" Yankovic video "Smells like Nirvana". He can be seen sitting in the bleachers during the crowd sweep near Dick Van Patten.[3]
On television, he has also appeared in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Naked Brothers Band. Hawk was a guest on the kid's show on Nickelodeon, Yo Gabba Gabba.[4] He also guest voiced on The Simpsons episode "Barting Over", where he played himself. In the episode, Hawk lends Homer a new board from his brand where complete rookies are able to perform at the top levels. He ends up having a comical play off with him after Homer begins to show him up.
Tony Hawk was a key feature in the book Slam by Nick Hornby.
[edit] Personal life
Hawk married Cindy Dunbar in April 1990 and later divorced in 1993.[5] They had a son, Riley Hawk (born December 6, 1992) who they named for one of Hawk's ancestors. Riley also skateboards for Hawk's own Birdhouse Skateboards.[6]
Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004. They had two sons, Spencer (born July 26, 1999) and Keegan (born March 18, 2001).[5]
Hawk married Lhotse Merriam. Merriam is the former Vice President of the International Free Skiers Association; the former President of Method Media & Marketing Inc.[7]; and the former owner of Clover Lingerie & Gifts LLC.[8][9] Hawk married Lhotse Merriam on January 12, 2006, on the heart shaped island of Tavarua, Fiji.[10] Merriam's favorite group Rancid played at their wedding. While there, Druke the Fijian Chief of Tavarua, requested Hawk give a private skate demo where two onlookers held a piece of plywood as a makeshift wall to wall ride on a tennis court wall.[11][12] Hawk and his wife welcomed their first child together, daughter Kadence Clover Hawk (born on June 30, 2008 at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California).[13] [14]
[edit] Video game series
A video game series based on his skateboarding debuted in 1999 with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Since then, the series has spawned over 10 titles.
[edit] References
- ^ Tony Hawk Biography - Skateboarding to the rescue, A skateboard slump, Back in the game
- ^ http://www.boomboomhuckjam.com/bbhjhistory.html
- ^ http://twitter.com/tonyhawk Posted on Jun 6 09 @ 3:23PM EST
- ^ http://yogabbagabba.com/?setEntryID=281#/tony_hawk Tony Hawk on Yo Gabba Gabba
- ^ a b "Tony Hawk - Biography". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005000/bio. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
- ^ Birdhouse Skateboards - Team
- ^ FREEZE Online | Contributors
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005000/bio Tony Hawk imdb bio lists all this for Lhotse's former jobs
- ^ http://www.skateamerica.com/sitemap/content/pages/Tony-Hawk-Bio-4351.html Says she is a retail store owner
- ^ Skateboarder Tony Hawk Weds - Marriage, Tony Hawk : People.com
- ^ Tony Hawk Bio
- ^ The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA
- ^ Tony Hawk Reporting for Diaper Duty - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors
- ^ "Tony Hawk and His Wife Have a Baby Girl". People Magazine. 2008-07-01. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209910,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tony Hawk |
- Tony Hawk official website
- Tony Hawk at the Internet Movie Database
- Tony Hawk At Soggy Bottom on www.shredordie.com
- Plum TV Telluride Talks to Tony Hawk at X Dance
- Tony Hawk's Guest DJ Project on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ set
- Tony Hawks Twitter Account
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