Hawk attended Jean Farb Middle School from 1980 to 1981, and recently went back there for the show "Homecoming" where he set up a ramp and did a demonstration. The results were that Tony was "gifted," and school advisors recommended placing him in advanced classes. His frustration with himself was so harsh that his parents had him psychologically evaluated at school. When Hawk was young, he was described as being "hyperactive," and his mother says that he was "so hard on himself and expected himself to do so many things." One time, Tony struck out in baseball and was so distraught that he hid in a ravine and had to be "physically coaxed out" by his father. Hawk began skateboarding at age eight after his older brother Steve gave him a used skateboard and his father constructed a ramp in their backyard. His wife Nancy Elizabeth Hawk, is a part-time business teacher. Hawk was born in San Diego, California, to a retired U.S. He has also been involved in various philanthropic activities including his own Tony Hawk Foundation which helps build skateparks in underprivileged areas, and also including collaborations with other athletes in the charity Athletes for Hope.
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Throughout his career, Hawk has made numerous appearances in films and other media, as well as his own series of video games. In 2002, he created the Boom Boom HuckJam, an extreme sports exhibition and tour which launched in Las Vegas. In 1999, he became the first skater to land a 900.
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His parents supported his skateboarding because it served as an outlet for his excessive energy, and as Hawk's skills developed, he became a professional skateboarder at age fourteen. Raised in San Diego, California, Hawk was described as being "hyperactive" as a child. He is widely considered one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).Īnthony Frank "Tony" Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor.
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