
Date of Birth
12 May 1968,
Carlsbad, California, USA
Birth Name
Anthony Frank Hawk
Nickname
Birdman
Height
6' 3" (1.91 m)
Mini Biography
The father of four and husband of one, Tony Hawk is arguably the single most influential skateboarder of all time. Born and raised in the hazy daze of Southern California, Tony has forgotten more tricks than most people learn in a lifetime, and his contributions to the sport are endless -- most recently, unearthing skateboarding's holy grail by becoming the only person to successfully land a 900°.
Trivia
Winner of 6 gold medals for skateboarding in the ESPN X-Games.
Along with Andy MacDonald, has won every gold medal for Vert Doubles at the X-Games.
As of September 2001, still the only skateboarder to pull off a 900 in competition, which he has done multiple times.
One of his ancestors is Henry Hudson (discoverer of the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, etc.).
Father of
Riley Hawk, who helped
Ashton Kutcher play a practical joke on Tony for
"Punk'd" (2003). The elder Hawk grounded his son for the prank.
Has been a professional skateboarder since he was 15
Was in one of 'Weird Al Yankovic''s music videos, wearing a long wig.
Signed a fifteen year deal with Activision, publishers of the Pro Skater series of Video Games [July 2002]
Eldest son Hudson
Riley Hawk is named after Tony's ancestor, Henry Hudson, who discovered the Hudson Valley. TH claims that, following the failure of
Hudson Hawk (1991) - which came and went within a year of his son's birth - the boy's parents just call him Riley.
He has three sons, Spencer and Keegan with his current wife Erin. Riley, the older son is from his first marriage.
The Toy Dolls played at his birthday party. It was the only show they played that year. [Circa 2000]
Son of Nancy and Frank Hawk. Frank Hawk started the NSA (National Skateboarding Association).
Is nicknamed by his fans "The Legendary: Tony Hawk."
Is the first skateboarder to do 'The 900' skateboarding trick, which requires two and half turns in the air on a vert ramp. He is the first and only skateboarder to date who has successfully done this trick. He has done 'The 900' over 15 times.
On August 29, 2004, at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, he won the first MTV Award for "Best Video Game Soundtrack" for Tony Hawk's Underground (T.H.U.G.)
Sons with Erin Hawk: Spencer, born March 26, 1999 and Keegan, born July 18, 2001.
Sponsored at age 12 by the legendary Dogtown Skateboards.