Hawk, Tony 1968–
Hawk, Tony 1968–
PERSONAL
Full name, Anthony Frank Hawk; born May 12, 1968, in Carlsbad, CA; son of Frank and Nancy Hawk; married Cindy Dunbar, April, 1990 (divorced, 1993); married Erin Lee, September 28, 1996 (divorced, 2004);married Lhotse Merriam (a businesswoman), January12, 2006; children: (first marriage) Hudson Riley;(second marriage) Spencer, Keegan; (third marriage) Kadence Clover.
Addresses: Office—900 Films, 1203 Activity Dr., Vista,CA 92081. Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
Career: Actor. Professional skateboarder, c. 1973—cofounder of Birdhouse Projects (later BirdhouseSkateboards), 1992; Blitz Distribution, cofounder; 900Films (a film and television production company),owner; founded Hawk Clothing. Appeared in televisioncommercials, including Apple Computers, McDonaldsrestaurants, Bagel Bites snack foods, Hershey's Milk,the California Tourism Board, and Domino's Pizza; appeared as himself, Tom Green Live!(an internet series),2007; cohost of Tony Hawk's Demolition Radio,SiriusSatellite Radio channel 28 Faction. Won six gold medals for skateboarding in the ESPN X–Games.
Awards, Honors: Young Hollywood Award, culturalicon, 2002; MTV Video Music Award, best video gamesoundtrack, 2004, for Underground.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
Pool skater, Thrashin', Fries Entertainment, 1986.
Skateboarder, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (also known as Citizens on Patrol: Police Academy 4), Warner Bros., 1987.
Himself, The Search for Animal Chin, 1987.
Buddy, Gleaming the Cube (also known as A Brother's Justice and Skate or Die), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1989.
Himself, The Contest(documentary short), ColumbiaTriStar, 1990.
Colony of Summer(documentary), Video Action Sports,1996.
Himself, Boob, 1999.
Transmission 7, Transworld Media, 1999.
Himself, The End (documentary short), 2000.
CKY 3, 2001.
Destroying America, Redline Entertainment, 2001.
Sight Unseen, Transworld Skateboarding, 2001.
Himself, Dogtown and the Z–Boys, Sony Pictures Classics, 2001.
Himself, Max Keeble's Big Move, Buena Vista, 2001.
Himself, Tic Tac 2 Heelflip (documentary), 2001.
Drillers fan, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002.
Caddy driver, xXx (also known as Triple X), Columbia, 2002.
Himself, Ultimate X: The Movie (documentary short; also known as ESPN's "Ultimate X: The Movie" and Ultimate X), Buena Vista, 2002.
Himself, Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (documentary), Palm Pictures, 2002.
Himself, Jackass: The Movie (also known as Jackass), Paramount, 2002.
Himself, CKY 4 Latest & Greatest (also known as CKY 4 the Latest and Greatest; documentary), Atlas Distribution, 2002.
Himself, One Step Beyond, 2002.
Cop, Haggard: The Movie (also known as Haggard), 411 Productions, 2003.
Himself, xXx: A Filmmaker's Diary (documentary short), Columbia, 2003.
Himself, Gumball 3000: The Movie, Universal, 2003.
Himself, Mike V's Greatest Hits (documentary), Ventura, 2003.
Jackass: Volume Two, 2004.
Astronaut, Lords of Dogtown (also known as American Knights and Dogtown Boys), TriStar, 2005.
Himself, Deck Dogz, Media Blasters, 2005.
Himself, Who Cares?: The Duane Peters (documentary), 2005.
Himself, Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May (documentary), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2005.
Himself, The Reality of Bob Burnquist, 2005.
Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy, Optimum, 2006.
Himself, Boom Boom Sabotage, Funimation Entertainment, 2006.
Himself, Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Hosoi (documentary), 2006.
Himself, Jackass Number Two, Paramount Pictures, 2006.
3000 Miles(documentary), Revolver Entertainment, 2007.
Narrator, One Nine Nine Four(documentary), 2008.
Himself, Dream Seller,2008.
Film Work:
Stunts, Collage, 2001.
Motion capture actor: skateboarder and executiveproducer, Boom Boom Sabotage, Funimation Entertainment, 2006.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood,Nickelodeon, 2006.
Television Appearances; Specials:
The Contest, 1989.
MTV Sports & Music Festival 2,MTV, 1998.
MTV Sports & Music Festival 3: Skate Trick,MTV, 1999.
ESPY Awards,ESPN, 2000.
The 2000 Billboard Music Awards,Fox, 2000.
The 7th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001.
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02,Nickelodeon,2002.
The Skateboard Show, The WB, 2002.
Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002.
Gigantic Skate Park Tour: Summer 2000, 2002.
The Making of "Jackass: The Movie" (also known as MTV's "The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'"), MTV, 2002.
Gigantic Skate Park Tour: Summer 2002(also knownas Tony Hawk's"Gigantic Skate Park Tour: Summer2002"), 2002.
The 6th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards, 2003.
The Teen Choice Awards 2003, Fox, 2003.
G–Phoria, G4, 2003.
I Love the '70s, VH1, 2003.
MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003.
When I Was 17, MTV, 2003.
Spike TV VGA Video Games Awards, Spike, 2003.
Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2003.
Reunion X, ESPN, 2004.
Presenter, The 6th Annual Family Television Awards,The WB, 2004.
Host and narrator, Video Game Invasion: The History of a Global Obsession, GSN, 2004.
Presenter, G–Phoria 2004, G4Tech, 2004. The Teen Choice Awards 2004, Fox, 2004.
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2004, MTV, 2004.
Presenter, The 6th Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2004.
Presenter, The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards,MTV,2004.
Presenter, Nickelodeon's 17th Annual Kids' ChoiceAwards,Nickelodeon, 2004.
MTV Presents: Xbox, the Next Generation Revealed,MTV, 2005.
I Love the 80's 3–D, VH1, 2005.
Dear Santa,Fox, 2005.
"All That" 10th Anniversary Reunion Special,Nickel-odeon, 2005.
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards,Spike TV, 2005.
Video Games Awards 2005,Spike TV, 2005.
The Kelly Slater Celebrity Surf Invitational,MTV, 2006.
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '06,2006.
Presenter, The 2006 American Music Awards,ABC, 2006.
Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2006, Spike TV, 2006.
Himself, Dear Santa, ABC Family, 2006.
Arby's Action Sports Awards, 2006.
3000 Miles with Bam and Hawk, 2007.
Presenter, The 2007 American Music Awards,ABC,2007.
World's Greatest Bloopers,ABC, 2007.
Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2007,Spike TV, 2007.
Stand Up to Cancer,2008.
Teleflora Presents America's Favorite Mom,NBC, 2008.
Television Appearances; Pilots:
Himself, What I Like About You,The WB, 2002.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
The Bottom Line, 1995.
Arli$$, HBO, 1996.
The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.
Himself, "Twelfth Step to Hell," Action, Fox, 1999.
Himself, "The Girlfriend," The Jersey, The Disney Channel, 2000.
MTV Cribs, MTV, 2000.
Jackass, MTV, 2000, 2001.
"Being Badass," Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central, 2001.
Extreme Air 2001, 2001.
Voice of himself, "Enter the Hawk–Trik/Vert vs. Street,"
Rocket Power (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2001.
RI:SE, Channel 4, 2002.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2004,
2007.
Mad TV, Fox, 2002, 2003.
Voice of himself, "Barting Over," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2003.
"Road Ramp," Monster Garage, Discovery Channel, 2003.
The New Tom Green Show, MTV, 2003.
"Tony Hawk," Beyond the Glory, Fox Sports, 2003.
"Phil's Hell Day/Bam's Skate Park," Viva la Bam, MTV, 2003.
"Mardi Gras: Parts1&2," Viva la Bam, MTV, 2004.
Himself, "Finnegan Again, Begin Again," LAX, NBC, 2004.
Himself, "Nick Kicks Butt," Complete Savages, ABC, 2004.
Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2004.
"Geeks" captain, "MXC Almost Live," Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (also known as MXC), Spike, 2004.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, 2004, 2005, 2006.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.
Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2005.
Punk'd, MTV, 2005.
Inked, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.
TV Total, 2005.
E! Hollywood Hold 'Em, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.
Jake Sullivan, "Game Over," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2005.
Voice of Coop, "Measure for Measure," Cyberchase, 2005.
Narrator, The L.A. Hardcore, Extreme Sports, 2005.
Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central, 2005.
Himself, "Drake and Josh Go Hollywood," Drake & Josh, Nickelodeon, 2006.
Guest, "California," Wildboyz, 2006.
Himself, "Tony Hawk," Hi–Jinks, Nickelodeon, 2006.
The Colbert Report, Comedy Central, 2006.
Much Adrenaline, Much Music, 2006.
Fuse Celebrity Playlist, Fuse, 2006.
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith, ESPN, 2007.
"Tony Hawk Tag Team," Wild World of Spike, Spike TV, 2007.
Himself, Identity, NBC, 2007.
Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, ABC, 2007.
Rome Is Burning(also known as Jim Rome Is Burning),ESPN, 2007.
"Tony Hawk," Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?,Fox,2007.
The Naked Brothers Band, Nickelodeon, 2007.
Million Dollar Password, CBS, 2008.
Himself, "Foiled Again," The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (also known as TSL), The Disney Channel, 2008.
Himself, "The New Intern," Free Radio, 2008.
The Big Give (also known as Oprah's "The Big Give"), ABC, 2008.
Tavis Smiley,PBS, 2008.
Also appeared as himself, "Perpetual Motion," SportFigures,ESPN; voice of himself, "Extreme," Max Steel,The WB.
RECORDINGS
Videos:
Himself, Perros callejoeros skateboarding video,1995–2003,2003.
Video Games:
Himself, Pro Skater(also known as Tony Hawk's"Pro Skater"), Activision, 1999.
Tony Hawk, Duelin' Fireman!, 2000.
Himself, Pro Skater 2(also known as Tony Hawk's"Pro Skater 2"), Activision, 2000.
Himself, Pro BMX(also known as Mat Hoffman's"Pro BMX"), Activision, 2001.
Himself, Pro Skater 3(also known as Tony Hawk's"Pro Skater 3"), Activision, 2001.
Himself, Pro Surfer(also known as Kelly Slater's"Pro Surfer"), 2002.
Himself, Pro Skater 4(also known as Tony Hawk's"Pro Skater 4"), Activision, 2002.
Voice of himself, Underground (also known as Tony Hawk's "Pro Skater 5" and Tony Hawk's "Underground"), 2003.
Himself and skater, Underground 2 (also known as Tony Hawk's "Underground 2"), Activision, 2004.
Himself, American Wasteland (also known as Tony Hawk's "American Wasteland"), Activision, 2005.
Himself, Downhill Jam, 2006.
Himself, Tony Hawk's Project 8,2006.
WRITINGS
Nonfiction:
HAWK: Occupation: Skateboarder(autobiography),Regan, 2000.
Also wrote Hawk(a young adult autobiography); Between Boardslides(a road journal); Tony Hawk: Professional Skateboarder.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2001.
Notable Sports Figures,Gale, 2004.
Periodicals:
Forbes, July 5, 2004, p. 98.
USA Today,March 10, 2008, p. 1B.
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