| Net Worth | $140,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony Frank Hawk |
| Date of Birth/Age | May 12, 1968 (age 51) |
| State/City of origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6'2 |
| Occupation(s) | Sport, Skateboarding. |
Net Worth
Tony Hawk’s net worth is $140 million.
How Did Tony Hawk Make His Money?
Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder, entrepreneur and media personality. Hawk is one of the few skateboarders who is admired not only by people who follow the sport but also by the general public.
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Businesses
Hawk owns the skateboard company Birdhouse. He has a series of video games that feature his name. Hawk is considered one of the pioneers of vertical skateboarding.
Hawk is the creator of Boom Boom HuckJam, an annual expose’ of extreme sports that began n Las Vegas in 2002 and has since traveled all over the country.
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Media Appearances
Hawk has appeared in movies, on television and in hundreds of videos dedicated to skateboarding.
He is involved in charity work that focuses on bringing sports to lower-income communities.
His Tony Hawk Foundation builds and improves skate parks and encourages children to take up skateboarding to stay out of trouble and exercise.
In 2014, Hawk was named one of the most influential skateboarders of all time by Foxx Weekly.
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Taking It Mainstream
Hawk is credited with taking the sport into the mainstream and being among the first to make a huge profit from it.
Hawk first tried a skateboard when he was eight years old. By the time he was 12, he had won several local competitions.
He turned professional when he was only 14, becoming the National Skateboarding Association World Champion for 12 consecutive years.
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Landing the 900
Hawk became a true skateboarding legend in 1999, when he became the first skateboarder to successfully “land a 900,” meaning that the skateboarder revolves 900 degrees while in the air.
The stunt requires the skater to make three complete revolutions while in the air.
In 2011, Hawk posted a video on his Twitter account showing that he could still land the 900. The caption read, “I’m 43 and I did a 900 today.”
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In 2016, Hawk performed another 900. This time, he said it would be his last. He was 48. At the time, his son Spencer was with him.
Hawk noted that “Spencer was there at my first one, and it’s only right that he should be at my last one.”
Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2009.
Tony Quick Facts
- He was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego.
- He is 6 foot 2 inches tall.
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Career
Hawk grew up in San Diego. As a child, his parents worried about his hyperactive behavior. They ended up putting him in a school for gifted children after he tested with an exceptionally high IQ.
His parents later said that they encouraged his interest in skateboarding, because it was the only sport that seemed to hold his interest long enough to burn off his hyperactivity.
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Early Success
Hawk turned professional when he was 14 years old. At that time, he had endorsements from Theeve and Quicksilver. At the time, skateboarding was still considered an unorthodox and dangerous sport.
Hawk has said that his parents’ support was crucial to his ability to find a lifelong career doing what he loved.
He currently holds endorsements from Lakai Footwear, Bones and Nixon.
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Awards and Trophies
Hawk has won hundreds of national and international skateboarding competitions.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Named the second most influential skateboarder in the world by Transworld Skateboarding, after Mark Gonzalez.
- Skateboarding Hall of Fame.
Movie and TV Roles
Hawk has had dozens of movie and TV roles. Sometimes he plays himself. Other times, he plays a skateboarder or other extreme sports enthusiast.
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Hawk was the skater double for Josh Brolin in the 1987 movie Thrashin’. He also appeared as a skateboarder in the movie.
Hawk had brief roles in Policy Academy 4 and Gleaming the Cube. In 2002, he played a stunt skateboarder in the movie xXx. He was featured in the Australian skateboarding documentary Deck Dogz.
Hawk has also appeared in brief roles in Drake and Josh Go Hollywood, Jackass: the Movie and The New Guy.
He has been a frequent guest on several Nickelodeon programs including Yo! Gabba Gabba, Suite Life of Zack and Cody and What I Like About You.
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Ride Channel
In 2002, Hawk launched the RIDE Channel. This cable television channel features motocross races, skateboarding contests, extreme skiing and other extreme sports.
Hawk appears on the program Tony’s Strange Life, where he interviews people and takes viewers on tours of interesting places.
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Relationships
Hawk has been married four times.
He married his high school sweetheart Cindy Dunbar in 1990. Their son Riley was born in 1992. The couple divorced in 1993.
In 1996, Hawk married Erin Lee. They had two sons, Spencer and Keegan. They divorced in 2004.
In 2006, he married Lhotse Merriam. They had a daughter named Kadence Clover in 2008. They divorced in 2011.
In 2015, he married Cathy Goodman. They currently live in Encinitas, California.
His son Riley is a professional skateboarder.
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Philanthropy
In 2002, he established the Tony Hawk Foundation as a way to establish safe, legal skateboarding areas in cities across the country.
Skateboarding had long been regarded as dangerous, because skateboarders used empty pools, abandoned buildings and other unsafe places.
Hawk felt that skateboarding would get more public support if skateboarders had safe, legal places to practice the sport. Since then, his foundation has granted over $6 million to build almost 600 skateboard parks.
In 2015, his foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports award for its contribution to using athletics to improve the health and safety of underserved communities.
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Interesting Facts About Tony Hawk
- In 2009, President Barack Obama invited Hawk to his national Father’s Day celebration.
- For the first time in history, the White House gave official permission to allow skateboarding on the White House grounds. Hawk was filmed skating in the hallways of the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House.
Favorite Quotes from Tony Hawk
“I won’t quit skating until I am physically unable.”
“Skateboarding is as much a sport as a lifestyle, as an art form, there’s so much there that it transcends in terms of music, fashion and entertainment.”
“I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every major city, but the sport will have always have a rebellious and underground edge to it, because it’s all about individuality.”
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Success Tips from Tony Hawk
1.“I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public.”
2.“The biggest thing I learned from my dad is that you should support your children, even if they’re doing something unorthodox.”
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