Tony Hawk Bio, Age, Net Worth, Pro Skater, Underground, Games, Kids

Tony Hawk Biography

Tony Hawk (Anthony Frank Hawk) is an American professional skateboarder, actor, and owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse.

Hawk is well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles, published by Activision, and is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding. In 2002, he created the “Boom Boom HuckJam”, an extreme sports exhibition and tour that was launched in Las Vegas.

Throughout his career, Hawk has made numerous appearances in films, other media, and his own series of video games. He has also been involved in various philanthropic activities, including his own Tony Hawk Foundation that helps to build skateparks in underprivileged areas. In 2014, Hawk was named one of the most influential skateboarders of all time by FoxWeekly.

Tony Hawk Net Worth

Hawk working as a pro skater has a personal net worth of $140 million dollars.

Tony Hawk Pro Skater

On June 27, 1999, Hawk became the first skateboarder to land a “900”, a trick involving the completion of two-and-a-half mid-air revolutions on a skateboard, in which he was successful on his twelfth attempt. After completing the trick, Hawk said: “This is the best day of my life.”

In 2011, Hawk was still able to land the trick and posted a video on his Twitter account stating, “I’m 43 and I did a 900 today.”On June 27, 2016, at age 48, Hawk performed what he claimed will be his final 900. In a video posted on the YouTube channel RIDE Channel, Hawk said “Spencer was there on my first one, and now he was there on my last. Bye.” after successfully landing a 900.

Hawk was invited to President Barack Obama’s June 2009 Father’s Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building, which is on the White House grounds. This marked the first time ever someone skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials. In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.

As of January 2012, he is sponsored by Birdhouse, Lakai Footwear, Independent, Bones, and Nixon. Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve. Following an invitation from his former sponsor, Quiksilver, Hawk assembled a group of vert skateboarders to perform, in 2012, the first-ever vert demonstration to have occurred in India.

While in India, the group visited Mahatma Gandhi’s house, the skateboarders were greeted by a very excited young audience and the 540-degree maneuver was executed during the skateboarding demonstration—the Indian trip was published on Hawk’s RIDE YouTube channel on February 4, 2013.

Tony Hawk Age | How Old is Tony Hawk?

He was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California, United States.

Tony Hawk Underground

Hawk’s Underground is a skateboarding video game published by Activision in the year 2003, the 5th entry in the Tony Hawk’s series.

Tony Hawk Games

Skate Jam
Pro Skater 5
Shred Session
THUG Pro
Pro Skater HD
Shred
Ride
Motion
Proving Ground
Project 8
Downhill Jam
Underground 2: Remix & 2
American Wasteland
Underground
Pro Skater 4, 2x, 3 & 2
Underground Pro
Pro Skater

Tony Hawk Family | Tony Hawk as a Kid

He is the child of Nancy Hawk and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk and was raised in San Diego. As a child, he was described as “hyperactive”, and his mother has stated that he was “so hard on himself and expected himself to do so many things.” One time, he struck out in baseball and was so distraught that he hid in a ravine and had to be “physically coaxed out” by his father. He is an American national born in San Diego, California, United States.

Tony Hawk Kids

Their son, Riley Hawk, was born on December 6, 1992, and was named after one of Hawk’s ancestors. Riley is also a professional skateboarder and is sponsored by Lakai Limited Footwear and Baker Skateboards. Riley has other two half-brothers, Spencer Hawk, and Keegan Hawk. They also have a half-sister, Kadence Clover Hawk. Spencer who was born on 26th March 1999 is a music artist. He began his music profession with the release of his debut Extended Play titled Super Cool. Keegan was born on July 18th, 2001.

Tony Hawk Wife

In April 1990, he married Cindy Dunbar, whom he began dating in high school and they had a son together, Riley Hawk. The couple divorced in 1993. Hawk married Erin Lee in 1996. They have two sons, Spencer and Keegan. Lee and Hawk divorced in 2004. Hawk married Lhotse Merriam on January 12, 2006, on the island of Tavarua, Fiji. Rancid played for them as the wedding band. The couple’s only child, a daughter named Kadence Clover Hawk, was born on June 30, 2008. The couple announced their divorce on February 7, 2011.

Tony Hawk Foundation

He created the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002 in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America. As of June 2018, his foundation awarded US$5.8 million aiding 596 skatepark projects. In 2015, the foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports award, which honors recipients for their innovative and influential approaches to using sports to build a Culture of Health in their communities.

In 2007, he, Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Warrick Dunn, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning, and Cal Ripken Jr. founded the charity Athletes for Hope, an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes.

Tony Hawk Emoji

In February 2018, New York magazine reported that he was working with Jeremy Burge to help design Emojipedia’s skateboard emoji after the company’s initial design was criticized by Hawk as “a skateboard you would buy at a department store in the ’80s.” The updated design was based on Hawk’s own skateboard. Subsequent releases of the skateboard emoji from Apple and Samsung resemble Hawk’s board despite no direct collaboration between Hawk and these companies.

Tony Hawk Films

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)
XXX (2002) (cameo)
Jackass: The Movie (2002): Himself
Haggard (2003): cop
The Simpsons (2003): Himself (voice, episode “Barting Over”)
CKY 4 (2004): Himself
MXC (2004) Geek Team Leader/Himself
Lords Of Dogtown (2005): Astronaut (cameo)
Black Label: Who Cares? The Duane Peters Story (2005)