Rob Dyrdek

Rob Dyrdek ( born June 28, 1974 in Kettering, Dayton, Ohio) is a popular American skateboarder and television presenter.

For skating he came to his twelfth birthday, when he was given a skateboard. His father recognized his son 's talent early and encouraged him by all means. Thus, a small half-pipe was built about in the basement of the family home. On this Rob rushed however and suffered a bone splintering. As a result, he changed to " Street " because the tricks on the half-pipe with the injured arm was not possible.

The major breakthrough in the skater career had Dyrdek only with the skater video DC video in which he skates along with his security guard Christopher " Big Black " Boykin on the streets, and numerous tricks, especially grinds and slides shows. Following this movie he produced numerous film projects about the skating. So he is in the movie Righteous Kill with Al Pacino and Robert de Niro as also seen 50 cents. Since 2009, he turns the TV show Rob Dyrdek 's Fantasy Factory, which goes into the final sixth season in 2014. He is also a find a 'silent ' advertising and playable character in the games Skate and Skate 2 EA Black Box. Since 2011 he has been host of the show ridiculousness, in which he imagines short internet clips.

Rob Dyrdek developed a new type of Kickflip: After the board has been kicked into the air to perform a kickflip, it is rotated 45 °, so running a Shifty, and then turned back again.

Achievements

  • Street Champ: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Slide & Grind Champion: 2004; Vice Champion 2006
  • World record holder in Boardslide
  • Broke on 17 September 2007 a ​​total of 21 Guinness world records in skateboarding in a single day
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