Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder, Pro Skater video game collaborator, and founder of The Skatepark Project who shares skating, stories, and sessions with fans.
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Tony’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
Activision
HBO
X GamesOverview
- Born
- May 12, 1968 · San Diego, California
- Known as
- The Birdman
- Started skating
- Age 9, on a board given to him by his older brother
- Turned professional
- Age 14
- Breakout
- The first 900 and the launch of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater in 1999
Mini bio
How it started.
Tony grew up skating in San Diego after his older brother handed him a used board at nine. Sessions at Oasis Skatepark led to amateur contest wins and a professional career at 14.
Making a life in skating.
He became a vert world champion for 12 consecutive years. When skateboarding’s business slowed in the early 1990s, he refinanced his house to help launch Birdhouse rather than leave the sport.
The year everything connected.
In 1999, Tony landed the first 900 at the X Games in San Francisco and teamed with Activision on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Fans could watch him make skating history, then pick up a controller and try his tricks themselves.
Keeping the doors open.
His work now spans demos, games, and The Skatepark Project. In his 2025 Here & Now interview, he explained that skateparks gave him lifelong friendships, and that helping other kids find that connection is his proudest work. He also co-hosted Hawk vs Wolf with Jason Ellis from 2021 to 2025.
Creditschronological, newest first
Video games
- 2025Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4Featured playable skater
- 1999Tony Hawk’s Pro SkaterNamesake and collaborator with Activision
Film and podcasts
- 2022Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall OffDocumentary subject; directed by Sam Jones
- 2021–2025Hawk vs WolfCo-host with Jason Ellis
Awards
Quotes
Skateboarding has come so far in these last 20-plus years.Tony Hawk, Here & Now interview with Robin Young
Speaking in July 2025 about bringing a newer generation of skaters into Pro Skater 3 + 4.
Trivia
- His first skateboard was blue fiberglass, already chipped and scratched when his brother gave it to him.
- He bought his first home before graduating from high school.
- The Smithsonian holds the Birdhouse skateboard he used for his last 900.
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