File:Tony_hawk_in_2023_01.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Tony Hawk
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anthony Frank Hawk, Birdman
American professional skateboarder and actor
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- Pushing Through America
- Four Wheels and a Board
- Hawk. Beruf
- 900° - eine abgefahrene Erfolgsstory
- How Did I Get Here
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · San Diego, California, USA
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional skateboarder. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision. He is widely considered one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern vertical skateboarding. Raised in San Diego, California, Hawk was described as being…
Known for
- Effortless: The Eddie Fiola Story — Self2026
- The Rise: The Gold Medal Girls of the X Games — Self2026
- This Is the Tom Green Documentary — Self (archive footage)2025
- Metallica Saved My Life — Self2025
- Empire Skate — Self2025
- Sandro Dias's Ultimate Skate Ramp2025
- Untold Stories of Back to the Future — Self2025
- Bam Margera Presents: The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys Never Die!2025
- The Rise — Self2025
- Hollywood Squares — Self2025
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1968
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,010
- Total plays
- 21,251
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tony+Hawk">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Atomically Thin
<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline">
<mml:msub>
<mml:mi>MoS</mml:mi>
<mml:mn>2</mml:mn>
</mml:msub>
</mml:math>
: A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor
· 2010 · cited 14,458x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,740x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,223x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,180x
- Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study
· 2004 · cited 9,030x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Nickname
- Birdman
- Born
- Anthony Frank Hawk , ( 1968-05-12 ) May 12, 1968 (age 58) , San Diego , California, U.S.
- Occupation s
- Skateboarder, entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1981–present
- Height
- 6 ft 4.5 in (194 cm)
- Weight
- 175 lb (79 kg)
- Children
- 4, including Riley and Spencer
- Relative
- Frances Bean Cobain (daughter-in-law)
- Website
- tonyhawk.com
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Skateboarding
- Events
- Vert skateboarding Street skateboarding
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 78
- Official website
- www.tonyhawk.com
- Image
- Tony Hawk in 2023.jpg
- Height
- 1.92
- Number of children
- 4
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Tony Hawk
- date of birth
- 1968-05-12
- Commons gallery
- Tony Hawk
- nickname
- The Birdman
- social media followers
- 25100
- birth name
- Anthony Frank Hawk
- name in native language
- Tony Hawk
Sources (13)
via Wikidata · CC0
~29 min read
Article
Updated on April 23, 2013
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documented "900" skateboarding trick in 1999. He also licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him, published by Activision that same year. Hawk, who retired from competing professionally in 2003, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential skateboarders of all time.