About Tony
Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder who became the dominant figure in competitive vert skating from his teens onward. He was turned professional at 14 and widely considered the world's best skateboarder by age 16. His 1999 landing of the 900—a move attempted for 13 years—became his defining achievement. Beyond skateboarding, Hawk built significant commercial ventures including the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game franchise (valued at over $1 billion), Birdhouse Skateboards, Hawk Clothing, and a production company called 900 Films.
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Known for
- Landing the first-ever 900 in vert skating
- 12-time consecutive world skateboarding champion
- 16-time X Games medalist
- creator of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game franchise
- author of bestselling books on skateboarding and business
- founding The Skatepark Project
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