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| Birth name | Anthony Frank Hawk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Birdman"[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1968-05-12)May 12, 1968 (age 56)[2] San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Skateboarder, entrepreneur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1981–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.92 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 4, includingRiley andSpencer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | tonyhawk.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turned pro | 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2003[3][4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamedBirdman, is an American professionalskateboarder,entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard companyBirdhouse. A pioneer of modernvertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented "900" skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed askateboarding video game series named after him, published byActivision that same year. Hawk retired from competing professionally in 2003 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential skateboarders of all time.[6][7][8]
Hawk has been involved in various philanthropic activities throughout his career. He foundedthe Skatepark Project, which helps to build skateparks in underprivileged areas around the world.
Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, inSan Diego, California, to Nancy (1924–2019)[9][10] and Frank Peter Rupert Hawk[11] (1923–1995), and was raised in San Diego.[12] He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve.[13]
As a child, Hawk was described as "hyperactive".[12] One time, Hawk struck out in baseball and was so distraught that he hid in a ravine and had to be coaxed out by his father. His parents had him psychologically evaluated at school. The results were that Tony was "gifted", as he was tested with anIQ of 144,[14] so school advisers recommended placing him in advanced classes.[15] Hawk attended Jean Farb Middle School from 1980 to 1981. His parents supported his skateboarding because it served as an outlet for his excess energy. Hawk's skills developed, and he made his television debut onCaptain Kangaroo as "Skateboard Johnny" in 1981.[16] Hawk became a professional skateboarder at age 14.[15] By age 16, he was sponsored byPowell Peralta, Tracker, Sundek,Vans, and SIO.[17]
Hawk attended three high schools and graduated fromTorrey Pines High School in 1986. He listedSteve Caballero andChristian Hosoi as his influences at the time.[18]
Tony Hawk is a trailblazer in vertical, or"vert", skateboarding and remains one of the most iconic figures in the sport’s history. He got his first skateboard at age nine, a gift from his older brother, and by 12, he was already dominating amateur competitions acrossCalifornia.[19]
Turning professional at just 14, Hawk quickly rose to the top; by 16, he was widely recognized as the best competitive skateboarder in the world. By the age of 25, he had entered 103 professionalcontests, winning 73 and finishing second in 19—a staggering record that may never be matched. He also held the title of National Skateboard Association vert skating world champion for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years.[20]
Tony pioneered late-grab airs – which a few early grabbing pros called cheating at the time – andinvented over 100tricks, including the backside Ollie to tail, varial, frontside hurricane, rodeo flip, stalefish, and Ollie 540.[21]
With the money he made from skateboarding, Hawk bought his first house during his senior year in high school.[18]
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."[22] He retired from professional competition that year,[23] but Hawk continued to appear at the annualX Games until 2003, when he retired from performing. On June 27, 2016, at age 48, Hawk performed what he claimed would be his final 900. In a video posted on theYouTube RIDE Channel, Hawk said, "Spencer was there on my first one, and now he was there on my last", after successfully landing a 900.[24]
Hawk was invited to US presidentBarack Obama's June 2009 Father's Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearbyOld Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. This was the first time anyone had skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials.[25] In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.[26][27]
As of April 2020, Hawk is sponsored byBirdhouse,Vans,[28]Independent,Bones, andNixon.[29][30][31] His current Pro model shoe is the Proto.[32] Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.[33]
In July 2021, Hawk briefly ended his competitive retirement to participate in the Vert Best Trick event at that year's X Games, finishing in fourth place out of nine competitors.[34][35]
A video game series based on Hawk's skateboarding, titledTony Hawk's Pro Skater, debuted in 1999. Since then, the series has spawned18 titles so far, including ten main-series titles, four spin-offs, and four repackages.
According to formerActivision CEOBobby Kotick, Hawk was offered $300,000 for the use of his name and likeness for the originalTony Hawk's Pro Skater game, and that Hawk was living in his car due to financial issues.[36]
Hawk's role in the series was usurped by customizable player characters in later installments,[37] but he has remained a prominent character. In the fifth game in the series,Underground, Hawk is a minornon-player character whom the player meets inTampa, Florida, and skates against. Impressed with the player's skills, Hawk grants them entry into a skate competition.[38] He later appears inMoscow to teach them the "360 Varial Heelflip Lien" move.[39] Hawk and other skaters are briefly playable near the end of the game when they skate in a promotional video for the player's skate team,[40] and in all gameplay modes except the story mode.[41] He appeared as a kid in theBackyard Sports game,Backyard Skateboarding.
In 1986, Hawk was a featured skateboarder and skater-double forJosh Brolin in the movieThrashin'. In 1987, Hawk made a brief appearance in the moviePolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol with David Spade. In 1989, Hawk appeared as a skateboarder inGleaming the Cube. In 2002, he appeared in Neal H. Moritz's and Christopher Gilcrest's filmxXx playing the role of one of Xander Cage's stuntman friends. In 2004, Hawk played himself in the Australian skateboarding movieDeck Dogz. In 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the filmDrake & Josh Go Hollywood as himself. Hawk also had a cameo in the movieThe New Guy, and appeared inJackass: The Movie, skateboarding in a fat suit withMat Hoffman andBam Margera, as well as inJackass Number Two skateboarding through an obstacle course. Hawk also appeared in the opening title sequences inJackass 3D andJackass Forever. He appeared in the film following the 2006Gumball Rally,3000 Miles, again with Bam Margera. Hawk also played the police officer who arrestsRyan Dunn in the movieHaggard: The Movie. Hawk made a brief cameo appearance inLords of Dogtown as anastronaut, where he is shown comically falling off the skateboard as he is a "rookie". Hawk voiced himself in the 2006 animated movieTony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage, where he is kidnapped by circus freaks.
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Hawk was featured as an extra in the"Weird Al" Yankovic music video "Smells Like Nirvana". He can be seen sitting in the bleachers during the crowd sweep nearDick Van Patten.[42] Hawk also made a cameo appearance in theSimple Plan music video for "I'm Just a Kid", he can be seen, in a crowd, at a high school, watching kids skating.
On television, Hawk was a guest on the Nickelodeon kid's showYo Gabba Gabba!.[43] In 2001, he played himself inMax Steel. Hawk also guest voiced onThe Simpsons episode "Barting Over", where he played himself, along with fellow San DiegansBlink-182. In the episode, Hawk lends Homer a new board from his brand where complete rookies are able to perform at the top levels. Hawk ends up having a comical play off with him after Homer begins to show him up. Tony Hawk appeared as himself inMXC in a special "MXC Almost Live" episode in 2004. On thePBS Kids showCyberchase, Hawk guest-starred as Slider's long-lost father Coop. In theCSI: Miami episode "Game Over" he played a game programmer who was murdered. Hawk also played onFox'sAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Hawk hostedCartoon Network's "Hall of Game" sports award show on February 25, 2011. Hawk was onTake Two With Phineas and Ferb. Hawk appeared on the internet cooking showEpic Meal Time on October 18, 2011, to celebrate the show's one-year anniversary, where he can be seen in the final scene eating a deep-friedpizza cake. Hawk reappeared on another Epic Meal Time video on July 20, 2013, as a guest on the educational cooking showHandle It. Hawk assistedHarley Morenstein (Sauce Boss) in cooking egg rolls. The video features promotion for Hawk's own YouTube channel, RIDE Channel.[44] He also guest-starred on the ABC comedyLast Man Standing. He played himself in an episode ofRocket Power.
Hawk appeared in the TV seriesBreaking In,The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange,The Cleveland Show,Sesame Street, andSo Random!. Hawk appeared in the movieParental Guidance as himself. In 2013, he andEric Koston appeared as reporters in an episode ofThe Aquabats! Super Show!, another series byYo Gabba Gabba! creator and longtime friend of Hawk's,Christian Jacobs.[45] He also appeared in Disney'sZeke and Luther as himself. In 2015, Hawk acted as a stunt double forWill Ferrell during a skateboarding scene in the filmDaddy's Home. Hawk sustained an injury that required 10 stitches in his leg while filming the scene.[46]
In 2020, Hawk competed inseason three ofThe Masked Singer as "Elephant". He was the first of Group B to be eliminated.[47]
In 2022, Hawk did a guest voice role inThe Casagrandes episode "Skaters Gonna Hate" where it was revealed that he had a history with Carlos Casagrande back when he operated as "Carlos X".[48] That same year,HBO released a documentary on him titledTony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. Hawk worked with Laughing Dragon Studios to develop the animated seriesSkatebirds.[49]
On March 27, 2024, Hawk made an appearance onAEW Dynamite in a pre-taped segment withDarby Allin.[50]
Hawk hosted a weekly radio show onSirius XM from 2004 to 2019 called "Tony Hawk's Demolition Radio". In 2021, Hawk partnered with fellow skateboarder and former SiriusXM hostJason Ellis for the weekly podcast "Hawk vs. Wolf".
In 2002, Hawk started a show tour featuringfreestyle motocross, skateboarding, andBMX. It started in Las Vegas and went on to 31 cities around the U.S. and eventually toSix Flags amusement parks.[51]
A series of amusement park rides known asTony Hawk's Big Spin were built in threeSix Flags parks in 2007 and 2008.[52] The ride was originally billed as the "Tony Hawk experience" and was designed to have the look and feel of a giant red-and-black skatepark. It offered a full "extreme sports" experience, with monitors in the queue lines displaying highlights of the history of action sports and a large spinning Tony Hawk figure crowning the ride. In 2010, Six Flags cancelled its license and the rides were renamed to Pandemonium.[53] The ride atSix Flags Discovery Kingdom was moved to Six Flags Mexico in 2012. Additionally, a water park ride called Tony Hawk's Half pipe (renamed The Half pipe in 2011) was opened atSix Flags America inBowie, Maryland.[54]
In February 2018,New York magazine reported that Hawk was working withJeremy Burge to help designEmojipedia's skateboardemoji[55] after the company's initial design was criticized by Hawk as "a skateboard you would buy at a department store in the '80s."[56] The updated design was based on Hawk's own skateboard.[57] Subsequent releases of the skateboard emoji fromApple andSamsung resemble Hawk's board (including 60mm wheels)[58] despite no direct collaboration between Hawk and these companies.[59]
In 2022, Hawk signed a contract withCleopatra Records, and released his first single, a cover ofThe Jam's "In the City", featuring punk rock supergroupPunk Rock Karaoke. The single was released on July 22, 2022, with its B-side, a cover ofThe Damned's "Neat Neat Neat".[60] In 2023, Hawk joinedGoldfinger on stage and sang "Superman" during their performances atHouse of Blues[61] and at theWhen We Were Young Festival.[62] He also performed "Superman" and a cover ofAgent Orange's "Bloodstains" with Australian band Birdman, during his tourAn Evening with Tony Hawk across Australia in January 2024.[63]
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| No. | Year | Contest | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Del Mar Freestyle Contest – Pro Pool | [64] |
| 2 | 1983 | Del Mar Spring Nationals – Pool | [65] |
| 3 | 1983 | Summer World Series Finals, Del Mar – Pool | [66] |
| 4 | 1984 | Sundek Pro-Am Skateboard Challenge – Half-Pipe | [67] |
| 5 | 1984 | Booney Ramp Eagle Rock Contest – Pro | [68] |
| 6 | 1984 | NSA Finals – Pro Half-Pipe | [69] |
| 7 | 1984 | NSA Finals – Pro Pool | [69] |
| 8 | 1985 | NSA Spring Fling, Del Mar – Pro Pool | [70] |
| 9 | 1985 | NSA No. 3 Pro Contest – Pool | [71] |
| 10 | 1985 | NSA/Variflex Rage – Pro Combi-Pool | [72] |
| 11 | 1985 | Vision/Sims King of the Mountain Contest – Vert | [73] |
| 12 | 1985 | Skateboard Plus Pro-Am Contest – Pro Vert | [74] |
| 13 | 1985 | Shut Up And Skate Ramp Jam – Vert | |
| 14 | 1986 | TransWorld Skateboard Championships – Pro Half-Pipe | [75] |
| 15 | 1986 | Southern Fried Shred Pro-Am – Pro | [76] |
| 16 | 1986 | Hot Tropics Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 17 | 1986 | NSA Contest, Del Mar – Pool | |
| 18 | 1986 | NSA Expo 86 (Vancouver) – Vert | [77] |
| 19 | 1986 | NSA Chicago Blowout Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 20 | 1986 | NSA Bare Cover Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 21 | 1987 | NSA Ramp N' Rage Down South Contest – Vert | |
| 22 | 1987 | NSA Skatewave International Professional Championships – Vert | |
| 23 | 1987 | NSA VP Fair Pro Championship Contest – Vert | |
| 24 | 1988 | Airwalk Skate Fest Contest – Vert | |
| 25 | 1988 | NSA Gotcha Grind Contest – Vert | |
| 26 | 1988 | Capitol Burnout – Mini Ramp | [78] |
| 27 | 1988 | Torquay Ramp Riot II – Vert | |
| 28 | 1989 | NSA Vertical Championships – Vert | [79] |
| 29 | 1989 | NSA Pro Finals – Street | [80] |
| 30 | 1989 | NSA Pro Finals – Vert | [80] |
| 31 | 1989 | Münster Monster Mastership [de] – Pro Half-Pipe | [81] |
| 32 | 1990 | Del Mar Fairgrounds – Vert | |
| 33 | 1990 | Del Mar Fairgrounds – Street | |
| 34 | 1990 | NSA Back to the City Contest – Street | |
| 35 | 1990 | NSA Wheels for Wishes Contest – Vert | |
| 36 | 1991 | NSA Pow Wow Street Style Contest – Street | |
| 37 | 1991 | NSA Kona Spring Nationals – Vert | |
| 38 | 1991 | NSA Capitol Burnout Contest – Vert | [82] |
| 39 | 1991 | Holy Masters Skate Contest – Vert | |
| 40 | 1991 | NSA Pro Finals – Vert | |
| 41 | 1991 | Münster Monster Mastership [de] – Pro Half-Pipe | [83] |
| 42 | 1991 | Münster Monster Mastership [de] – Street style | [83] |
| 43 | 1992 | NSA Kona Pro Contest – Mini Ramp | |
| 44 | 1992 | NSA Spring Fling Contest – Street | |
| 45 | 1992 | Mini and Vert Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 46 | 1992 | Mini and Vert Pro Contest – Street | |
| 47 | 1992 | Mini and Vert Pro Contest – Mini Ramp | |
| 48 | 1993 | World Championship – Vert | |
| 49 | 1993 | Münster Monster Mastership [de] – Pro Half-Pipe | |
| 50 | 1995 | X Games – Vert | |
| 51 | 1995 | Hard Rock Café & Vans World Championships – Vert | |
| 52 | 1996 | Hard Rock Triple Crown of Skateboarding Contest – Vert | |
| 53 | 1997 | Hard Rock Triple Crown of Skateboarding Contest – Vert | |
| 54 | 1997 | X Games – Vert | |
| 55 | 1997 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 56 | 1997 | Hard Rock Café & Vans World Championships – Vert Doubles | |
| 57 | 1998 | Sean Miller Memorial SPOT Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 58 | 1998 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 59 | 1998 | Woodward Skatecamp Contest – Vert | [84] |
| 60 | 1998 | Woodward Skatecamp Contest – Street | [84] |
| 61 | 1998 | Goodwill Games – Pro Street Doubles | [84] |
| 62 | 1998 | Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding Contest – Vert | [84] |
| 63 | 1998 | Hard Rock Café & Vans World Championships – Best Trick | [85] |
| 64 | 1998 | Münster Monster Mastership [de] – Pro Half-Pipe | |
| 65 | 1999 | X Trials Pro Contest – Vert | |
| 66 | 1999 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 67 | 1999 | X Games – Vert Best Trick | |
| 68 | 1999 | Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding Finals – Vert | |
| 69 | 1999 | MTV Sports and Music Festival – Best Trick | [86] |
| 70 | 2000 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 71 | 2001 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 72 | 2002 | X Games – Vert Doubles | |
| 73 | 2003 | X Games – Vert Best Trick | |
| All contest results are covered inThrasher magazine and can be checked in its archives.[87] | |||
| Trick[88] |
|---|
| 720 |
| 900 |
| 360 flip mute to fakie |
| 360 frontside rock ‘n’ roll |
| 360 ollie to backside boardslide |
| 360 varial disaster |
| 360 varial McTwist |
| 360 varial to tail |
| 540 body varial |
| Airwalk |
| Airwalk to fakie |
| Alley-oop backside bluntslide |
| Backside heelflip body varial |
| Backside ollie one foot |
| Backside ollie to tail |
| Backside pop shove-it |
| Backside rewind grind |
| Backside varial |
| Bluntslide to fakie |
| Cab backside smith |
| Cab body varial |
| Cab lipslide |
| Cab revert |
| Cab shove-it |
| Cab to tail |
| Double kickflip varial indy |
| Eggplant to fakie |
| Fakie heelflip varial lien |
| Fakie to fakie 540 |
| Fakie to fakie frontside rock ‘n’ roll |
| Fakie to fakie lien 540 |
| Fakie to fakie stalefish 540 |
| Fingerflip air to fakie |
| Fingerflip backside air |
| Frontside 270 to switch crook |
| Frontside bluntslide |
| Frontside body varial revert |
| Frontside cab |
| Frontside cab disaster |
| Frontside cab disaster revert |
| Frontside cab revert |
| Frontside cab tailgrab |
| Frontside G twist |
| Frontside G twist body varial |
| Frontside G twist madonna |
| Frontside G twist varial |
| Frontside hurricane |
| Frontside hurricane to fakie |
| Frontside kickflip body varial |
| Frontside L twist to tail |
| Frontside nosegrind |
| Frontside noseslide |
| G twist 360 varial |
| G twist heelflip body varial |
| G twist varial disaster revert |
| Gymnast plant |
| Half cab body varial lien |
| Half cab frontside blunt revert |
| Half cab to bluntslide |
| Half elguerial |
| Heelflip slob air |
| Heelflip varial lien |
| Heelflip varial lien revert |
| Indy 540 |
| Invert to layback air |
| Kickflip McTwist |
| Lipslide revert |
| Madonna |
| Nollie heelflip indy |
| Ollie 540 |
| Ollie to indy air |
| Rodeo flip |
| Sacktap |
| Saran wrap |
| Shove-it frontside nosegrind |
| Shove-it rock ‘n’ roll |
| Shove-it to backside smith |
| Slob G Twist one foot |
| Stalefish |
| Stalefish 540 |
| Stalefish frontside 540 |
| Switch 540 |
| Switch backside ollie |
| Switch indie air |
| Switcheroo to fakie |
| Tailgrab one foot 540 |
| Varial 540 |
| Varial 720 |
| Varial G twist |
Allcontest victories andX Games medals can be found above.
12× ConsecutiveNational Skateboarding AssociationVert Champion: 1983–1995[89]
In December 2011, Hawk was listed byTransworld Skateboarding magazine as the second-most-influential skateboarder of all time, particularly for the invention of the backside ollie to tail.[119][120]
In January 2013, professional skateboarderJohn Cardiel, ranked byTransworld Skateboarding as the eleventh most influential skateboarder of all time, listed Hawk as one of his most important influences, as well asMark Gonzales andChristian Hosoi. Cardiel explained, "... the insane 540s with no hands, and, just like, all his tricks; he had the ramps, all his ramps, all the ramps he had—I thought that was insane. Tony Hawk's the best."[121]
In an interview for the online seriesFree Lunch, produced by Hawk's RIDE Channel, professional skateboarderAndrew Reynolds said:
Tony Hawk—he's like, basically, to me it says, "You can be a skater and take over everything and be, you know ... and use skateboarding to be a businessman, a role model to young people," um, he's just the best. And, he called my house when I was fifteen, and was, like, "Do you wanna do something with us?" not knowing anything about me.[122]
In 2012, Reynolds recruited Hawk's sonRiley, who was 19 years old at the time, for Reynold's skateboard deck company,Baker.[122]
Hawk often posts onTwitter about encounters he has with people who do not recognize him or wonder if he is truly Tony Hawk. Various publications have speculated about Hawk's motivation:[123]
The cynical among us might argue that as he slides inexorably out of cultural relevancy, Tony Hawk desperately needs to remind us that he's still here, still famous. Others might say he’s trying to communicate that he’s fed up with it all, his stream of tweets a not-so-subtle hint... But no. Tony Hawk... thinks it is the funniest thing in the world, and he will keep thinking it is the funniest thing in the world, and keep tweeting about it, for the rest of his life.[124]
In April 1990, Hawk married Cindy Dunbar, whom he began dating in high school. Their son,Riley Hawk, was born on December 6, 1992, and was named after one of Hawk's ancestors.[125] Riley is also a professional skateboarder.[126] Hawk and Dunbar divorced in 1993.[12] Riley is married toFrances Bean Cobain, daughter of lateNirvana frontmanKurt Cobain andHole frontwomanCourtney Love.[127] They have a son together.[128]
Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004.[12] They have two children, born in 1999 and 2001. The older of the two, Spencer, is an electronic music producer who releases music asGupi.
Hawk was married to Lhotse Merriam from 2006 to 2011.[129] Their wedding was held inFiji andRancid played for them as the wedding band.[130][131] The couple's only child was born in 2008.[132]
Hawk married his fourth wife, Cathy Goodman, on June 27, 2015, in a ceremony inLimerick, Ireland.[133]
Besides skateboarding, Hawk's interests include mathematics, physics and technology.[134] Hawk purchased acamcorder in Japan and had a friend translate the controls for him, and anAmiga 2000 in the late 1980s.[135]NewTek sent him aVideo Toaster for his Amiga in exchange for appearing in a promotional video alongsideWil Wheaton andPenn Jillette,[136] which he later used for editing a promotional video for theTurboDuo gameLords of Thunder in 1993.[137][138]
Hawk created the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002 in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America.[139] As of June 2018, his foundation has awarded US$5.8 million, aiding 596 skatepark projects.[140] 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.[141] In 2007, Hawk,Andre Agassi,Muhammad Ali,Lance Armstrong,Warrick Dunn,Jeff Gordon,Mia Hamm,Andrea Jaeger,Jackie Joyner-Kersee,Mario Lemieux,Alonzo Mourning, andCal Ripken Jr. founded the charityAthletes for Hope,[142] an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes. In 2020, the Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name toThe Skatepark Project to better describe the organization's mission.[143] In 2012, Hawk decided to invest money into digital currency,Bitcoin. His "fun project" became a big source of income and interest for him.[144]
In 2023, Hawk auctioned a signed photograph of himself and Rick Thorne, with 50% of the proceeds to be donated to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund. The fund was created following the death ofTyre Nichols at the hands of law enforcement officers. One of the fund's plans involve building a skate park in Nichols' honor.[145]
| Year | Title | Role/Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Jersey | Himself (episode "The Girlfriend", along withDave Mirra) | |
| 2000–2001 | Jackass | Himself (3 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Rocket Power | Himself (voice, episode "Enter the Hawk-Trix") | |
| 2001 | Max Steel | Himself (voice, episode "Extreme") | [146] |
| 2002 | What I Like About You | Himself (Pilot episode | [147] |
| 2003 | The Simpsons | Himself (voice, episode "Barting Over") | |
| 2004 | MXC | Geek Team Leader/Himself | |
| 2005 | Cyberchase | Coop (voice, episode "Measure For Measure") | |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Season 3 episode 18 (Skateboarder/game tester/game programmer/victim) | |
| 2007 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Himself (episode "Move") | [148] |
| 2007 | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Himself – Contestant | [149] |
| 2008 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Himself | |
| 2009 | Sesame Street | Himself (episode #4191, "Abby Makes Seasons Change") | [150] |
| 2011 | Hall of Game Awards | Host | |
| 2011 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Himself (episode "Tony Hawk") | |
| 2011 | So Random! | Himself | |
| 2011 | Epic Meal Time | Himself (episode "Fast Food Pizza Cake") | [151] |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Himself (voice, episode "Back to Cool") | [152] |
| 2011 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Hush (voice) | [153][154] |
| 2010 and 2012 | Zeke and Luther | Himself (two episodes) | |
| 2012 | Last Man Standing | Himself (episode "Moon Over Kenya") | [155] |
| 2012 | Breaking In | Himself (episode "Heatherses") | [156] |
| 2013 | Epic Meal Time: Handle It | Himself (episode "Steak Bacon 'N Cheese Eggroll") | [157] |
| 2013 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Ripe Rind (voice, episode "Fast and Fruitious") | [158] |
| 2013 | The Aquabats! Super Show! | Journalist (episode "Return of the Aquabats!") | [159] |
| 2013 and 2022 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | ||
| 2014 | Video Game High School | ||
| 2015 | Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage) | ||
| 2016 | The Eric Andre Show | ||
| 2017 | Skylanders Academy | Flame | |
| 2017 | Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park USA | ||
| 2017 | Whose Line Is It, Anyway? | ||
| 2018 | The Super Slow Show | ||
| 2018 | Ballers | Himself (episode "Forgiving is Living") | [160] |
| 2019 | The Burger Show | ||
| 2020 | The Masked Singer | Elephant | [47] |
| 2020 | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Himself | |
| 2020 | Game Changer | Himself (episode "Tell Us About Yourself") | |
| 2020 | Group Chat | Himself | |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Himself | [161] |
| 2022 | The Casagrandes | Himself | |
| 2022 | Middlemost Post | Hawkman | [162] |
| 2023 | The Really Loud House | Himself | |
| 2023 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | |
| 2023 | Canada's Got Talent | Himself | |
| 2024 | AEW Dynamite | Himself (March 27 episode) | [163] |
| 2024 | Loot | Himself (episode "Space for Everyone") | [164] |
| 2025 | The Tiny Chef Show | Guest star (episode "Spicy Cauliflower Bites") | |
| TBA | Skatebirds | Developer | [165] |
| Year | Title | Role/Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Thrashin' | Skating competitor | |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4 | Skateboarder extra | [166] |
| 1987 | The Search for Animal Chin | Himself | |
| 1989 | Gleaming the Cube | Member of Brian's skate crew | |
| 1989 | Ban This | Himself | |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. | Surfingstunt double for Peter Fonda in the tsunami wave scene filmed on a Wave Loch sheet wave inTexas. | [167] |
| 1997 | Arnette:My Way | Himself | [168][169] |
| 1998[a] | The End | Himself | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Himself | |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Himself (cameo) | |
| 2002 | Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator | ||
| 2002 | XXX | Cameo | |
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2003 | Haggard: The Movie | Cop | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Astronaut (cameo) | |
| 2005 | Tony Hawk's HuckJam Diaries | Himself | [170][171] |
| 2005 | Deck Dogz | Himself | |
| 2005 | Black Label: Who Cares? The Duane Peters Story | [172] | |
| 2005 | The Reality of Bob Burnquist | Himself | [173] |
| 2006 | Drake & Josh Go Hollywood | Himself | |
| 2006 | Jackass Number Two | Himself | |
| 2006 | Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage | Himself (voice) | |
| 2006 | 3000 Miles | Himself | [174] |
| 2010 | Jackass 3D | Himself | |
| 2011 | The Other F Word | ||
| 2012 | Waiting for Lightning | [175] | |
| 2012 | Bones Brigade: An Autobiography | [176][177][178] | |
| 2012 | Parental Guidance | ||
| 2013 | Bonus Brigade | [179] | |
| 2014 | Unity | Narrator (documentary) | |
| 2015 | Daddy's Home | Skateboarding stunt double | [180] |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | The Hawk | |
| 2021 | Humanity Stoked | Himself (documentary) | [181] |
| 2022 | Jackass Forever | Himself | |
| 2022 | Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off | Himself | [182] |
| 2022 | Jackass 4.5 | Himself | |
| 2023 | Glory of the Seat: the Chair Olympics Story | Himself | [183] |
| 2024 | The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie | Hawk Sanders |
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| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Powell Peralta:Skateboarding in the 80s | [184] |
| 1984 | Powell Peralta:The Bones Brigade Video Show | |
| 1985 | Sure-Grip:Summer Sessions | [185] |
| 1985 | Powell Peralta:Future Primitive | [186] |
| 1986 | NSA 86' Vol. 1: Southwest Regional Championships | [187] |
| 1987 | NSI:On the Prowl | [188] |
| 1988 | Vision:Psycho Skate | [189] |
| 1988 | NSI:Ohio Skateout | [190] |
| 1988 | Vision:The Vision Pro Skate Escape | [191] |
| 1988 | Thrasher:Savannah Slamma | [192] |
| 1988 | Powell Peralta:Public Domain | [193] |
| 1988 | Powell Peralta:Axe Rated | [194] |
| 1989 | NSI:Savannah Slamma III | [195] |
| 1990 | Powell Peralta:Propaganda | |
| 1990 | All Pro Mini Ramp Jam Hawaiian Style | [196] |
| 1991 | Powell Peralta:Celebraty Tropical Fish | |
| 1991 | Tracker:The Brotherhood | [197] |
| 1991 | Tracker:Stacked | [198] |
| 1991 | Powell Peralta:Eight | |
| 1992 | Birdhouse Projects:Feasters | [199] |
| 1992 | Birdhouse Projects:Ravers | [200] |
| 1993 | Birdhouse Projects:Untitled | [201] |
| 1993 | 411VM: Issue 1 | [202] |
| 1994 | Hook-Ups:Asian Goddess | [203] |
| 1995 | Tracker:Hi-8 | [204] |
| 1996 | TransWorld:Uno | [205] |
| 1996 | Las Vegas Pro Vert '96 | [206] |
| 1996 | Airwalk Skateboarding Video 96 | [207] |
| 1996 | Midnight Oil Music Video: "Surf's Up Tonight"[b] | [167] |
| 1998 | Baker Bootleg | [208] |
| 1999 | Big Brother: Boob | [209] |
| 1999 | 411VM: Issue 36 | [210] |
| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Trick Tips Vol. 1 | [211] |
| 2000 | Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour | [212][213] |
| 2000 | ON Video: Fall 2000 | [214] |
| 2000 | 411VM: Issue 38 | [215] |
| 2001 | Collage | [216][217] |
| 2001 | CKY 3 | |
| 2001 | Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour | [218] |
| 2001 | Hook-Ups:Destroying America | [219] |
| 2001 | Adio:One Step Beyond | [220] |
| 2002 | OP King of Skate | [221] |
| 2002 | Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour | [222] |
| 2002 | The Making of Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam | [223] |
| 2002 | 411VM: Issue 50 | [224] |
| 2002 | CKY4: The Latest & Greatest | |
| 2003 | Thrasher:S.O.T.Y. Video | [225] |
| 2004 | 411VM: Issue 66 | [226] |
| 2004 | Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour | [227] |
| 2005 | Adio:Rock Adio | [228] |
| 2005 | Red Dragon:Skateboard Party | [229] |
| 2006 | Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour 2 | [230] |
| 2007 | Birdhouse:The Beginning | [231] |
| 2007 | Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour 3 | [232] |
| 2009 | Birdhouse:It's Always Sunnies in Australia | [233] |
| 2010 | Birdhouse:East Coast Tour | [234] |
| 2011 | Birdhouse:Tour Du Monde | [178] |
| 2017 | Birdhouse: "Saturdays" | [235] |
| 2021 | NastyNeckface's Wicked Workshop | [236] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Smells Like Nirvana | Featured as an extra (audience member) | Single by"Weird Al" Yankovich | [237] |
| 2002 | I'm Just a Kid | Cameo appearance | Single bySimple Plan | [238] |
| 2022 | Wild in the Streets | Appearance | As part of the 40th Anniversaryreissue | [239] |
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