Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk (nicknamed Birdman ) ( born May 12, 1968 in Carlsbad (California ), California as Anthony Frank Hawk ) is an American professional skateboarder, who has managed the first two and a half times the rotation around the longitudinal body axis (900 ° ) in the halfpipe. He is seen as a pioneer of modern Vert styles.

Life

As a young boy had Tony Hawk psychological problems, a psychologist his school had found that Hawk was a requested under boy with a very large potential for aggression. For this reason, his father gave him his first skateboard. Become in 1982, just 14 years old, Tony Hawk started as a professional in Powell & Peralta - team, the Bones Brigade. At age 16, he was considered the world's best skaters. At 17, two years later he bought his first house, an estate in Fallbrook. Mid-1980s, started his winning streak. Tony Hawk was eleven times world champion in succession. He won at this time 73 of 103 contests ( 19 times he finished second ) and has over 85 new skateboard tricks such as the Stalefish, the Airwalk, the Madonna, the gymnast Plant, the Hurricane or the 900 ° invented. The " 900 ° " has been called the hardest trick in the book, until March 30, 2012, when the 12 -year-old Tom Schaar for the first time a " 1080 ° " landed, but in a mega ramp, causing a much higher flight time. Tony Hawk was one of the first skateboarders, after a shoe model was named.

In 1987, Tony Hawk a supporting role in the film Police Academy 4 - And now it's all go (Original Title: Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol ), in which he is among a group of skaters skate his skills to the test.

The early 1990s he founded, nearly bankrupt, its own company called Birdhouse for sales of skateboards, skateboarding equipment and accessories. When he could draw attention to themselves again in 1995 with the first X-Games, this new fame also gave his company a major boost so that it became one of the most successful skate company in 1998. 1999 among skaters generally as The Year of the 900ers known, at the same time it is also the last in which Tony Hawk took an active part in competitions. He managed this year, the " 900 ", a rotation by 900 ° in the halfpipe. He has since retired from competitive business, Hawk skating just for fun at shows or moderated Skate events like the X Games.

Tony Hawk lives for the third time in divorce. He has three sons and a daughter. His eldest son, Riley Hawk is now also a professional skateboarder.

Tony Hawk is a skateboarding teacher or instructor. He made now represents approximately 100 people.

Video Games

Since 1998, Tony Hawk is working with the software company Activision, with whom he currently has a contract until 2015. From this collaboration, a series of computer and console games with the main focus on skateboard tricks, which is known as Tony Hawk's Skateboarding originated:

• Tony Hawk's Skateboarding (AKA: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater )
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PC, GBA, Xbox, PS, GC, DC, N64 )
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (GBA, Xbox, PS2, GC, N64 )
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X ) (U.S. )
• Tony Hawk's Underground (PC, GBA, PS2, GC, Xbox)
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (PC, PS2, GBA, Xbox, GC)
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix ( PSP)
• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PC, Xbox360, PS2, GC, DS, Xbox)
• Tony Hawk 's American Sk8land (GBA, DS)
• Tony Hawk 's Project 8 (PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox360, Xbox)
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Wii, PS2, DS, GBA)
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (Wii, DS, PS2, PS3, Xbox360 )
• Tony Hawk's Motion ( DS)
• Tony Hawk: RIDE (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
• Tony Hawk: Shred (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Tony Hawk Vert

Works

• Tony Hawk: Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. Regan Books 2001, ISBN 0-06-095831-6
• Tony Hawk: Between boardslides and Burnout: My Notes from the Road. Regan Books, 2002, ISBN 0-06-008631-9
• Tony Hawk, Sean Mortimer: Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder. Regan Books 2002, ISBN 0-06-009689-6

Movies

TV

• CSI: Miami episode " Game Over" (original title)
• Viva La Bam
• Guest role in the animated television series The Simpsons
• Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode 84 " Foiled Again " ( original title) ( as Tony Hawk )
• He was visiting the MTV series Nitro Circus and Scarred
• Guest role in the sitcom What I Like
• Guest role on the sitcom Last Man Standing
• Staying with TV Total 2005

Internet

• Epic Meal Time, guest role in the one-year anniversary of the show

Trivia

In Nick Hornby's novel Slam, which tells of the sixteen -year-old skateboarder Sam in England, Tony Hawk is a poster of the action, with the Sam discusses his problems by the answers from Hawks autobiography ( Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder ) depending on the situation reads out.