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My Take
Tony Hawk is my favorite kind of legend: the one who kept showing up after the trick. Landing the first documented 900 in 1999 would have been enough for most careers, but Hawk used that moment to build Birdhouse, license a video game series that put skateboarding into millions of living rooms, and effectively legitimize an entire subculture. What seals it for me is his temperament, answering strangers who doubt he is really Tony Hawk with grace every single time. Few pioneers stay that humble while their sport grows all the way to the Olympics. He remains the blueprint for the athlete as ambassador.
Overview
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented "900" skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him, published by Activision that same year.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Hawk
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・ホーク
- Reading
- とにー・ほーく
- Born
- May 12, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- skateboarder / entrepreneur / actor / businessperson / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Torrey Pines High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- James Joyce Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.