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Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk (born May 12 , 1968 in Carlsbad, CA ) is widely regarded as the most famous Skateboarder of all time, and is considered the pioneer of modern Vertical Skateboarding . Hawk is sometimes referred to as the "Birdman". He graduated from Torrey Pines High School near Del Mar in San Diego . HISTORY Introduced to boarding by his brother, Hawk showed himself a Prodigy , turning pro at the age of 14 as a member of Stacy Peralta 's Bones Brigade . He was also one of the first skateboarders to have a pro model shoe, produced by Airwalk . The first being Natas Kaupas with a shoe on Etnies , the second being Steve Caballero with a shoe on Vans , and then Tony's. (edit: Tony was actually just a team rider with Airwalk and did not have his own model shoe) COMPETITIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS As Of 2004 , Tony has won 92 competitions and invented numerous historic tricks. In 1985, he landed the first "720" (a 720 degree, or 2 full revolution spin), and in 1999, he became the first skater in the world to successfully complete the "900" - a 900 degree, 2.5 revolution spin, which some considered to be the 'holy grail' of skateboarding. It occurred at the 1999 X Games after 11 failed attempts, and easily won the Best Trick competition by a large margin in the process. He has also invented many tricks including the madonna and the benihanna. PERSONAL LIFE Hawk owned his own halfpipe, constructed by his father and some other skater friends, at Fallbrook, where he lived with his first wife, Cindy, and their son, Riley Hawk . Hawk is descended from Henry Hudson , discoverer of the Hudson River . Although his son's full name is Hudson Riley Hawk, since his birth coincided with the release of the movie '' Hudson Hawk '', they decided to start calling him Riley. The Hawks's home was considered a complete playland. Riley (born December 6 , 1992 ) performed skateboarding stunts for the movie " Max Keeble's Big Move ." Hawk divorced Cindy in 1994 and married his second wife, Erin Lee , on September 28 , 1996 ; they had 2 sons and divorced in 2004 . Hawk entered his third marriage with his then girlfriend, Lhotse Merriam , on January 12, 2006 on the island of Fiji where the Fijian Chief of Tavarua, Druku, actually asked him to give a private skate demo where two random guys held a piece of plywood as a makeshift wall ride ramp. Lhotse is Vice President of the International Free Skiers Association and a Photographer . VIDEO GAMES In '', '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 '', '' Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 '', '' Tony Hawk's Underground '' and '' Tony Hawk's Underground 2 '', '' Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix '', and newly released '' Tony Hawk's American Wasteland ''. The series has also seen numerous handheld games on the Game Boy Advance , as well as Nokia 's N-Gage game phone. '' Tony Hawk's American Sk8land '' for the Nintendo DS is the latest handheld release. Tony Hawk video games have sold over $1 Billion in sales world wide and two additional games are scheduled for release in the fall of 2006. BOOKS In ''. TELEVISION Hawk has become a household name, and has starred in commercials for a variety of companies, including '', '' Max Keeble's Big Move '', '' Lords Of Dogtown '', and '' Dogtown And Z-Boys ,'' and has worked as an extra in movies such as '' Gleaming The Cube '' and '' Police Academy 4 ''. He has hosted a Documentary , '' Video Game Invasion '', which aired on GSN . Hawk appeared with Tom Kenny (Patchy the Pirate from '' SpongeBob SquarePants '') to find Gary the snail around the world. Hawk has recently appeared in the latest 2006 '' Nickelodeon '' television movie '' Drake & Josh Go Hollywood ''. In the fall of 2006, a feature length CGI animated movie, Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Sabotage, will be released direct to DVD. The movie features real motion captured skating by Tony and other well known skaters. CONTEST HISTORY | ||
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