Tony Hawk#Other ventures

Tony Hawk was born on May 12, 1968, in San Diego, California, to Nancy (1924–2019){{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/nancy-hawk-obituary?id=8420430 |title=Nancy Jo Hawk Obituary (1924 - 2019) San Diego Union-Tribune |website=Legacy.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/25/sport/tony-hawk-mother-dies-alzheimers-spt-trnd/index.html |title=Tony Hawk announces his mother has died after a long battle with Alzheimer's |website=CNN |date=December 25, 2019 |accessdate=June 25, 2023}} and Frank Hawk{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-dad_b_3443731/amp |title=For Dad |date=June 14, 2013}} (1923–1995), and was raised in San Diego.{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tony-hawk-40989 |title=Tony Hawk Biography |work=Biography.com |access-date=October 20, 2010}} He has two older sisters, Pat and Lenore, and an older brother, Steve.{{cite web |last1=Doreian |first1=Robyn |title=Tony Hawk: My family has always been a driving influence on my career |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/tony-hawk-my-family-has-always-been-a-driving-influence-on-my-career-20200408-p54icj.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |date=11 April 2020}}

As a child, Hawk was described as "hyperactive". One time, Hawk struck out in baseball and was so distraught that he hid in a ravine and had to be coaxed out by his father. His parents had him psychologically evaluated at school. The results were that Tony was "gifted", as he was tested with an IQ of 144,{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-532506.html |title=Tony Hawk Takes Off |publisher=CBS News |access-date=August 15, 2012 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515052703/http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-532506.html |url-status=dead}} so school advisers recommended placing him in advanced classes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tonyhawk.com/#in-the-beginning |title=Home |website=Official Tony Hawk |language=en-US |access-date=February 13, 2017}} Hawk attended Jean Farb Middle School from 1980 to 1981. His parents supported his skateboarding because it served as an outlet for his excess energy. Hawk's skills developed, and he made his television debut on Captain Kangaroo as "Skateboard Johnny" in 1981.{{Cite web |last=Pescovitz |first=David |date=2020-02-24 |title=Watch skateboarder Tony Hawk, age 13, in his first TV appearance (1981) |url=https://boingboing.net/2020/02/24/watch-skateboarder-tony-hawk.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Boing Boing}} Hawk became a professional skateboarder at age 14. By age 16, he was sponsored by Powell Peralta, Tracker, Sundek, Vans, and SIO.{{Cite journal |last=Howell |first=Andy |date=1984 |title=Interview--Tony Hawk |url=https://archive.org/details/SicNatureVolume1Number3VirginiaBeachVA/page/n17/mode/1up |journal=Sic Nature |issue=3 |volume=1|pages= |via=Internet Archive}}

Hawk attended three high schools and graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 1986. He listed Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi as his influences at the time.{{Cite web |last=Roenigk |first=Alyssa |date=2009-09-22 |title=Tony Hawk remembers high school |url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/news/story?id=4494482 |access-date=2021-03-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}

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Tony Hawk is a trailblazer in vertical, or "vert", skateboarding, and remains one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. He got his first skateboard at age nine, a gift from his older brother, and by 12, he was already dominating amateur competitions across California.{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk |url=https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/tony-hawk/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=California Museum }}

Turning professional at just 14, Hawk quickly rose to the top; by 16, he was widely recognized as the best competitive skateboarder in the world. By the age of 25, he had entered 103 professional contests, winning 73 and finishing second in 19—a staggering record that may never be matched. He also held the title of National Skateboard Association vert skating world champion for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years.{{Cite web |title=IN THE BEGINNING |url=https://www.tonyhawk.com/in-the-beginning |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Official Tony Hawk website}}

Tony pioneered late-grab airs – which a few early grabbing pros called cheating at the time – and invented over 100 tricks, including the backside Ollie to tail, varial, frontside hurricane, rodeo flip, stalefish, and Ollie 540.{{Cite web |last=Todd |date=2020-04-18 |title=Tony Hawk SHoF 2009 |url=https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/shof-2009/tony-hawk-2009/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum |language=en-US}}

With the money he made from skateboarding, Hawk bought his first house during his senior year in high school.

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On June 27, 1999, Hawk became the first skateboarder to land a "900", a trick involving the completion of two-and-a-half mid-air revolutions on a skateboard, in which he was successful on his twelfth attempt. After completing the trick, Hawk said, "This is the best day of my life."{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk lands the first 900 - X Games Five |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYTNkAd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204233826/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYTNkAd |archive-date=2021-02-04 |url-status=dead |via=Youtube.com |access-date=April 10, 2011}} He retired from professional competition that year,{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/edge/2015/09/02/si-vault-tony-hawk-tim-layden-skateboarding |title=What is this grown man doing on a skateboard? Making millions |author=Layden, Tim |date=June 10, 2002 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 1, 2019}} but Hawk continued to appear at the annual X Games until 2003, when he retired from performing. On June 27, 2016, at age 48, Hawk performed what he claimed would be his final 900. In a video posted on the YouTube RIDE Channel, Hawk said, "Spencer was there on my first one, and now he was there on my last", after successfully landing a 900.{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/wwe/story/tony-hawk-900-at-age-48-062816 |title=48-year-old Tony Hawk can still land a 900 |last=Schwartz |first=Nick |date=June 28, 2016 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=June 28, 2016}}

Hawk was invited to US president Barack Obama's June 2009 Father's Day celebration and skated in the hallways of the nearby Old Executive Office Building on the White House grounds. This was the first time anyone had skateboarded on the White House grounds with permission from officials.{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Joel |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=7890671&page=1 |title=Skating at White House: Bad or Rad? |work=ABC News |date=June 20, 2009 |access-date=June 21, 2013}} In 2009, Hawk was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame at its inaugural ceremony.{{cite web |url=http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2009-tony-hawk/ |title=Skateboarding Hall of Fame — 2009 Tony Hawk |work=Skateboarding Hall of Fame |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122094118/http://www.skateboardinghalloffame.org/projects/2009-tony-hawk/ |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.bennettawards.com/projects/2015/6/30/custom-bennett-awards-presented-to-skateboarding-hall-of-fame-inductees |title=Custom Bennett Awards Presented to Skateboarding Hall of Fame Inductees |website=BennettAwards.com |access-date=February 13, 2017 |language=en-US}}

As of April 2020, Hawk is sponsored by Birdhouse, Vans,{{Cite web |url=https://solecollector.com/news/2020/04/vans-tony-hawk-partnership |title=Vans and Tony Hawk Announce Partnership |website=Sole Collector |language=en |access-date=2020-04-15}} Independent, Bones, and Nixon.{{Cite web |url=http://bones.com/team/tony-hawk/ |title=Tony Hawk - Bones Wheels Team |website=Bones Wheels |access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nixon.com/nl/en/team-tony.html |title=Tony Hawk {{!}} Team | website= Nixon Watches and Premium Accessories|language= en|access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://independenttrucks.com/#team |title=Independent Trucks |website=independenttrucks.com |language=en |access-date=February 13, 2017}} His current Pro model shoe is the Proto.{{Cite web |url=https://flare.lakai.com/features/proto |title=Tony Hawk Pro Model - Proto - Lakai |website=lakai.com |language=en |access-date=October 15, 2019}} Hawk was formerly sponsored by Theeve.{{cite web |title=Tony Hawk on Theeve Trucks |url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000095781/news/tony-hawk-on-theeve-trucks/ |work=Transworld Skateboarding |publisher=Bonnier Corp |access-date=January 18, 2013 |author=Blair Alley |date=November 27, 2009}}

In July 2021, Hawk briefly ended his competitive retirement to participate in the Vert Best Trick event at that year's X Games, finishing in fourth place out of nine competitors.{{cite news |last1=Bruton |first1=Michelle |title=Tony Hawk Competes In First X Games Skateboard Vert Best Trick Contest Since 2003; Gui Khury Lands First 1080 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2021/07/16/tony-hawk-competes-in-first-x-games-skateboard-vert-best-trick-contest-since-2003-gui-khury-lands-first-1080/?sh=1ba571de2ffd |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=Forbes |date=July 16, 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Summer 2021 Skateboard Vert Best Trick |url=http://www.xgames.com/xgames/events/2021/summer/results/31637795/skateboard_vert_best_trick |publisher=X Games |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108224914/http://www.xgames.com/xgames/events/2021/summer/results/31637795/skateboard_vert_best_trick |url-status=dead}}

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A video game series based on Hawk's skateboarding, titled Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, debuted in 1999. Since then, the series has spawned 18 titles so far, including ten main-series titles, four spin-offs, and four repackages.

According to former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Hawk was offered $300,000 for the use of his name and likeness for the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game, and that Hawk was living in his car due to financial issues.{{cite web |last1=Yang |first1=George |title=Tony Hawk Was Living In His Car When He Was Offered $300k For THPS, Former Activision CEO Claims |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tony-hawk-was-living-in-his-car-when-he-was-offered-300k-for-thps-former-activision-ceo-claims/1100-6529395/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=12 February 2025}}

Hawk's role in the series was usurped by customizable player characters in later installments,{{cite web |title=Into Neverland |url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3111718 |website=1UP.com |access-date=May 9, 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} but he has remained a prominent character. In the fifth game in the series, Underground, Hawk is a minor non-player character whom the player meets in Tampa, Florida, and skates against. Impressed with the player's skills, Hawk grants them entry into a skate competition.{{cite web |title=Walkthrough: Tampa |url=http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_8.html |work=IGN |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001220838/http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_8.html |archive-date=October 1, 2011}} He later appears in Moscow to teach them the "360 Varial Heelflip Lien" move.{{cite web |title=Walkthrough: Moscow |url=http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_13.html |work=IGN |access-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313035553/http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_13.html |archive-date=March 13, 2012}} Hawk and other skaters are briefly playable near the end of the game when they skate in a promotional video for the player's skate team,{{cite web |title=Walkthrough: Finish |url=http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_14.html |work=IGN |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004742/http://au.guides.ign.com/guides/545801/page_14.html |archive-date=July 13, 2011}} and in all gameplay modes except the story mode.Tony Hawk's Underground (GameCube) instruction booklet, p. 15. He appeared as a kid in the Backyard Sports game, Backyard Skateboarding.

In 1986, Hawk was a featured skateboarder and skater-double for Josh Brolin in the movie Thrashin'. In 1987, Hawk made a brief appearance in the movie Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol with David Spade. In 1989, Hawk appeared as a skateboarder in Gleaming the Cube. In 2002, he appeared in Neal H. Moritz's and Christopher Gilcrest's film xXx playing the role of one of Xander Cage's stuntman friends. In 2004, Hawk played himself in the Australian skateboarding movie Deck Dogz. In 2006, he made a cameo appearance in the film Drake & Josh Go Hollywood as himself. Hawk also had a cameo in the movie The New Guy, and appeared in Jackass: The Movie, skateboarding in a fat suit with Mat Hoffman and Bam Margera, as well as in Jackass Number Two skateboarding through an obstacle course. Hawk also appeared in the opening title sequences in Jackass 3D and Jackass Forever. He appeared in the film following the 2006 Gumball Rally, 3000 Miles, again with Bam Margera. Hawk also played the police officer who arrests Ryan Dunn in the movie Haggard: The Movie. Hawk made a brief cameo appearance in Lords of Dogtown as an astronaut, where he is shown comically falling off the skateboard as he is a "rookie". Hawk voiced himself in the 2006 animated movie Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage, where he is kidnapped by circus freaks.

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Hawk was featured as an extra in the "Weird Al" Yankovic music video "Smells Like Nirvana". He can be seen sitting in the bleachers during the crowd sweep near Dick Van Patten.{{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/2057099496 |title=Tony Hawk on Twitter |newspaper=Twitter |access-date=February 13, 2017 |language=en}} Hawk also made a cameo appearance in the Simple Plan music video for "I'm Just a Kid", he can be seen, in a crowd, at a high school, watching kids skating.

On television, Hawk was a guest on the Nickelodeon kid's show Yo Gabba Gabba!.{{Citation |title="Yo Gabba Gabba!" Move (TV Episode 2007) |date=September 24, 2007 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111764/?ref_=ttep_ep12 |access-date=February 13, 2017}} In 2001, he played himself in Max Steel. Hawk also guest voiced on The Simpsons episode "Barting Over", where he played himself, along with fellow San Diegans Blink-182. In the episode, Hawk lends Homer a new board from his brand where complete rookies are able to perform at the top levels. Hawk ends up having a comical play off with him after Homer begins to show him up. Tony Hawk appeared as himself in MXC in a special "MXC Almost Live" episode in 2004. On the PBS Kids show Cyberchase, Hawk guest-starred as Slider's long-lost father Coop. In the CSI: Miami episode "Game Over" he played a game programmer who was murdered. Hawk also played on Fox's Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Hawk hosted Cartoon Network's "Hall of Game" sports award show on February 25, 2011. Hawk was on Take Two With Phineas and Ferb. Hawk appeared on the internet cooking show Epic Meal Time on October 18, 2011, to celebrate the show's one-year anniversary, where he can be seen in the final scene eating a deep-fried pizza cake. Hawk reappeared on another Epic Meal Time video on July 20, 2013, as a guest on the educational cooking show Handle It. Hawk assisted Harley Morenstein (Sauce Boss) in cooking egg rolls. The video features promotion for Hawk's own YouTube channel, RIDE Channel.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QX1FjPXT5e0 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130720212453/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX1FjPXT5e0&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation |last=Epic Meal Time |title=Learn How to Cook - Handle It - Steak Bacon 'N Cheese Eggroll (feat. Tony Hawk!) |date=July 20, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX1FjPXT5e0 |access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{cbignore}} He also guest-starred on the ABC comedy Last Man Standing. He played himself in an episode of Rocket Power.

Hawk appeared in the TV series Breaking In, The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, The Cleveland Show, Sesame Street, and So Random!. Hawk appeared in the movie Parental Guidance as himself. In 2013, he and Eric Koston appeared as reporters in an episode of The Aquabats! Super Show!, another series by Yo Gabba Gabba! creator and longtime friend of Hawk's, Christian Jacobs.{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/05/29/aquabats-tony-hawk/2369193/ |title=Exclusive: Tony Hawk talks 'Aquabats' |newspaper=USA TODAY |access-date=February 13, 2017 |language=en}} He also appeared in Disney's Zeke and Luther as himself. In 2015, Hawk acted as a stunt double for Will Ferrell during a skateboarding scene in the film Daddy's Home. Hawk sustained an injury that required 10 stitches in his leg while filming the scene.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1528854/trivia/ |title=Daddy's Home (2015) Trivia |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=July 17, 2022}}

In 2020, Hawk competed in season three of The Masked Singer as "Elephant". He was the first of Group B to be eliminated.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/masked-singer-season-3-episode-4-recap-elephant-unmasked-1203508557/ |title='The Masked Singer' Reveals the Identity of Elephant: Here's The Star Under the Mask |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |work=Variety}}

In 2022, Hawk did a guest voice role in The Casagrandes episode "Skaters Gonna Hate" where it was revealed that he had a history with Carlos Casagrande back when he operated as "Carlos X".{{cite web |author1=Debbie Diamond Sarto |title=Tony Hawk Guest Stars in 'The Casagrandes' |url=https://www.awn.com/news/tony-hawk-guest-stars-casagrandes |website=Animation World Network |access-date=January 22, 2023 |language=en |date=January 14, 2022}} That same year, HBO released a documentary on him titled Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. Hawk worked with Laughing Dragon Studios to develop the animated series Skatebirds.{{cite web |last1=Whittock |first1=Jesse |title=Tony Hawk Kickflips Into Animated TV With 'Skatebirds' Children's Series |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/tony-hawk-skatebirds-animated-series-laughing-dragon-1235868424/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327182949/https://deadline.com/2024/03/tony-hawk-skatebirds-animated-series-laughing-dragon-1235868424/ |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |date=March 26, 2024 |url-status=live}}

On March 27, 2024, Hawk made an appearance on AEW Dynamite in a pre-taped segment with Darby Allin.{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk Appears On 3/27 AEW Dynamite, Promotes The Skatepark Project {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tony-hawk-appears-327-aew-dynamite-promotes-skatepark-project |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}}

Hawk hosted a weekly radio show on Sirius XM from 2004 to 2019 called "Tony Hawk's Demolition Radio". In 2021, Hawk partnered with fellow skateboarder and former SiriusXM host Jason Ellis for the weekly podcast "Hawk vs. Wolf".

In 2002, Hawk started a show tour featuring freestyle motocross, skateboarding, and BMX. It started in Las Vegas and went on to 31 cities around the U.S. and eventually to Six Flags amusement parks.{{Cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1471951/tony-hawk-catches-air-on-boom-boom-huckjam-goes-underground-in-game/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206184557/http://www.mtv.com/news/1471951/tony-hawk-catches-air-on-boom-boom-huckjam-goes-underground-in-game/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |title=Tony Hawk Catches Air On Boom Boom Huckjam, Goes Underground In Game |newspaper=MTV News |access-date=February 13, 2017 |language=en}}

A series of amusement park rides known as Tony Hawk's Big Spin were built in three Six Flags parks in 2007 and 2008.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2007/04/tony_hawk_build/ |title=Tony Hawk Builds a Roller Coaster |magazine=Wired |date=April 20, 2007 |access-date=August 15, 2012}} The ride was originally billed as the "Tony Hawk experience" and was designed to have the look and feel of a giant red-and-black skatepark. It offered a full "extreme sports" experience, with monitors in the queue lines displaying highlights of the history of action sports and a large spinning Tony Hawk figure crowning the ride. In 2010, Six Flags cancelled its license and the rides were renamed to Pandemonium.{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/yellowpages/coasters/pandemonium_sfdk.shtml |title=Pandemonium - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - Roller Coasters |publisher=Ultimaterollercoaster.com |date=May 23, 2008 |access-date=August 15, 2012}} The ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was moved to Six Flags Mexico in 2012. Additionally, a water park ride called Tony Hawk's Half pipe (renamed The Half pipe in 2011) was opened at Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sixflags.com/america/attractions/halfpipe |title=Halfpipe |website=Six Flags America |access-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214010204/https://www.sixflags.com/america/attractions/halfpipe |url-status=dead}}

In February 2018, New York magazine reported that Hawk was working with Jeremy Burge to help design Emojipedia's skateboard emoji{{Cite news |url=http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/02/tony-hawk-explains-how-he-would-fix-the-skateboard-emoji.html |title=Tony Hawk Finally Got a Skateboard Emoji. Now He Just Has to Fix It. |last=Feldman |first=Brian |work=Select All |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=en}} after the company's initial design was criticized by Hawk as "a skateboard you would buy at a department store in the '80s."{{Cite news |url=http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/02/tony-hawk-helped-update-the-skateboard-emoji.html |title=The Skateboard Emoji Has Been Fixed With Help From Tony Hawk |last=Feldman |first=Brian |work=Select All |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=en}} The updated design was based on Hawk's own skateboard.{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/02/19/new-emoji-comes-with-correct-number-of-legs/ |title=New, revised emoji comes with correct number of legs |date=February 19, 2018 |work=Press Herald |access-date=March 27, 2018 |language=en-US}} Subsequent releases of the skateboard emoji from Apple and Samsung resemble Hawk's board (including 60mm wheels){{Cite news |url=https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/965707830979321858 |title=Tony Hawk on Twitter |work=Twitter |access-date=November 29, 2018 |language=en}} despite no direct collaboration between Hawk and these companies.{{Cite news |url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/11/07/skateboard-emoji-come/ |title=Where Did The Skateboard Emoji Come From? |last=Dobija-Nootens |first=Nic |date=November 7, 2018 |work=Jenkem Magazine |access-date=November 29, 2018 |language=en-US}}

In 2022, Hawk signed a contract with Cleopatra Records, and released his first single, a cover of The Jam's "In the City", featuring punk rock supergroup Punk Rock Karaoke. The single was released on July 22, 2022, with its B-side, a cover of The Damned's "Neat Neat Neat".{{Cite web |url=https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/tony-hawk-punk-rock-karaoke-in-the-city-colored-7-vinyl/ |title=Tony Hawk & Punk Rock Karaoke – In The City (Colored 7" Vinyl) |work=Cleopatra Records |access-date=February 5, 2024 |language=en}} In 2023, Hawk joined Goldfinger on stage and sang "Superman" during their performances at House of Blues{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/goldfinger-enlist-tony-hawk-for-live-performance-of-tony-hawks-pro-skater-song-superman-3381169 |title=Goldfinger enlist Tony Hawk for live performance of 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' song 'Superman'

|last=Disalvo |first=Tom |date=January 16, 2023 |work=NME |access-date=February 5, 2024 |language=en-US}} and at the When We Were Young Festival.{{Cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tony-hawk-sings-pro-skater-song-superman-on-stage-with-goldfinger/ |title=Tony Hawk sings Pro Skater song Superman on stage with Goldfinger |last=Middler |first=Jordan |date=October 23, 2023 |work=Video Games Chronicle |access-date=February 5, 2024 |language=en-US}} He also performed "Superman" and a cover of Agent Orange's "Bloodstains" with Australian band Birdman, during his tour An Evening with Tony Hawk across Australia in January 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://scenestr.com.au/general/review-tony-hawks-pro-skater-25th-anniversary-showcase-the-fortitude-music-hall-brisbane-20240131 |title=Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 25th Anniversary Showcase @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane) |date=January 31, 2024 |work=scenestr |access-date=February 5, 2024 |language=en-US}}

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All contest victories and X Games medals can be found above.

12× Consecutive National Skateboarding Association Vert Champion: 1983–1995{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk: Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Style and Legacy - 2025 |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/who-is-tony-halk-explained |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=MasterClass |language=en}}

• 16× X Games Medalist
• 10× X Games Gold Medalist
• 2× Vert Gold Medal: 1995, 1997
• 6× Vert Doubles Gold Medal: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
• 2× Vert Best Trick Gold Medal: 1999, 2003
• 3× X Games Silver Medalist
• Park Silver Medal: 1995
• Vert Silver Medal: 1996
• Vert Best Trick Silver Medal: 2001
• 3× X Games Bronze Medalist
• 2× Vert Bronze Medal: 1998, 1999
• Vert Best Trick Bronze Medal: 2002
• 7× {{interlanguage link|Münster Monster Mastership|de}} Medalist
• 5× {{interlanguage link|Münster Monster Mastership|de}} Gold Medal
• 4× Pro Half-Pipe Gold Medal: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1998
• Street Style Gold Medal: 1991
• 2× {{interlanguage link|Münster Monster Mastership|de}} Streetstyle Pro Silver Medal: 1989, 1993
• 5× Hard Rock Cafe and Vans World Champion
• 3× Vert: 1995, 1996, 1997
• Vert Doubles: 1997
• Best Trick: 1998
• World Championships at Antwerp, Belgium – Vert World Champion: 1993
• 2× Hard Rock Triple Crown of Skateboarding – Vert Champion: 1996, 1997
• 2× Vans Triple Crown of Skateboarding Vert Champion: 1998, 1999
• TransWorld Skateboard Championships – Pro Half-Pipe Champion: 1986
• Del Mar Spring Nationals – Pool Champion: 1983
• Summer World Series Finals at Del Mar – Pool Champion: 1983
• 24× National Skateboarding Association Contest Champion: 1983–1992

• Inaugural Thrasher Skater of the Year: 1990
• TransWorld Skateboarding Awards
• 4× Best Vert Skater: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001{{Cite web |last=Skateboarding |date=1999-08-31 |title=TransWorld Skateboarding Awards |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/features/transworld-skateboarding-awards |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Skateboarding |date=2001-08-06 |title=Reader's Poll - Best Vert Skater: Tony Hawk |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/magazine-archive/readers-poll-best-vert-skater-tony-hawk |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}}
• Runner-Up: 2002{{Cite web |last=Skateboarding |date=2002-10-08 |title=Fourth Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/news/fourth-annual-transworld-skateboarding-awards |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}}
• Legend Award: 2008{{Cite web |last=Skateboarding |date=2008-07-06 |title=10th Annual Transworld SKATEboarding Awards: Legend |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/photos/10th-annual-itransworld-skateboardingi-awards-legend |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.skateboarding.com |language=en}}
• Alternative Athlete of the Year ESPY Award: 2000{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com - ESPY 2000 - Complete list of 2000 ESPY winners |url=https://www.espn.com/espy2000/s/1999winners.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.espn.com}}
• Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year Inaugural Nominee: 2000
• ESPN Action Sports Achievement Award: 2001{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk Interview |url=http://www.danndulin.com/oldsite/tonyhawk.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.danndulin.com}}
• 5× Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male Athlete: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
• Young Hollywood Awards – Cultural Icon Award: 2002{{Cite web |author=Hollywood com Staff |date=2002-05-07 |title=2002 Movieline Young Hollywood Awards Winners List |url=https://www.hollywood.com/general/2002-movieline-young-hollywood-awards-winners-list-57163931 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Tickets to Movies in Theaters, Broadway Shows, London Theatre & More {{!}} Hollywood.com |language=en-US}}
• Make-A-Wish Foundation Favorite Male Athlete: 2002{{Cite web |last=Hannon |first=Deborah J. |date=2024-08-23 |title=Tony Hawk Net Worth: From World's Richest Skateboarder to Video Games "Tony Hawk Pro Skater" —What's His Real Earnings? brewinghappiness.com - |url=https://www.brewinghappiness.com/tony-hawk-net-worth/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=brewinghappiness.com |language=en-US}}
• Laureus World Sports Academy Member & Ambassador: 2003{{Cite web |title=Our Ambassadors and Academy Members • |url=https://laureususa.com/our-academy-and-ambassadors/ |access-date=2025-04-08}}
• Teen Choice Awards
• Male Athlete of the Year: 2004
• 2× Nominee: 2002, 2003
• Extreme Athlete of the Year: 2001
• Extreme Male Athlete of the Year: 2000
• Nominee: 1999
• Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night XII – Entrepreneur of the Year Award: 2006{{Cite web |date=2006-03-19 |title=Muhammad Ali presents Tony Hawk withthe Muhhamad Ali Entreprenuer of... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/muhammad-ali-presents-tony-hawk-withthe-muhhamad-ali-news-photo/57129117 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |date=2011-06-30 |title=Muhammad Ali and Tony Hawk during Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/muhammad-ali-and-tony-hawk-during-muhammad-alis-celebrity-news-photo/117894836 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}
• X-Dance Athlete of the Year: 2008{{Cite web |date=2008-02-15 |title=X Dance's Athlete of the Year: Tony Hawk - SLUG Magazine |url=https://www.slugmag.com/community/action-sports/skate/a-brief-conversation-with-x-dances-athlete-of-the-year-tony-hawk/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.slugmag.com |language=en-US}}
• STOKED Awards – Achievement Award: 2008{{Cite web |date=2019-09-25 |title=That Time Tony Hawk Helped Raise $10,000 for STOKED |url=https://stokedorg.squarespace.com/blog/2019/9/25/that-time-tony-hawk-helped-raise-10000-for-stoked |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=STOKED |language=en-US}}
• Kids for Peace – Peace Hero Award: 2009
• James Joyce Award: 2009{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk Receives James Joyce Award |url=https://www.boardistan.com/?p=7296 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=www.boardistan.com}}
• United States Sports Academy – Distinguished Service Award: 2009{{Cite web |title=2009 USSA Awards |url=https://ussa.edu/assets/publications/The-Academy-2009-Spring.pdf |access-date=April 10, 2025 |website=ussa.edu}}
• RWJF Steve Patterson Award – The Tony Hawk Foundation: 2013{{Cite web |last=Project |first=The Skatepark |date=2013-09-25 |title=Tony Hawk Foundation Honored With Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award - The Skatepark Project |url=https://skatepark.org/tony-hawk-foundation-honored-with-prestigious-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-award/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=skatepark.org |language=en-US}}
• WORLDZ Summit – Titan Award: 2016{{Cite web |date=2016-08-03 |title=Tony Hawk receives the Titan Award at 2016 WORLDZ Summit at Skirball... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/tony-hawk-receives-the-titan-award-at-2016-worldz-summit-at-news-photo/585463180 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Jack |first=Fisher |date=2016-07-28 |title=Quincy Jones Set for WORLDZ, the New Cultural Marketing Summit Aug 2-3 in LA |url=https://eurweb.com/2016/quincy-jones-set-worldz-new-cultural-marketing-summit-aug-2-3-la/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=EURweb |language=en-US}}
• Clio Sports Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: 2019{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Tony Hawk |url=https://clios.com/the-muse/tony-hawk-lifetime-achievement-honoree-3 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Clios |language=en}}
• Vital Voices – Voices of Solidarity Award: 2023{{Cite web |title=Vital Voices Honors Four Remarkable Men for Being "Voices of Solidarity" |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/news-articles/event/19224/#:~:text=Tony%20Hawk%20was%20recognized%20for,Rep. |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Vital Voices |language=en-US}}
• San Diego Sports Medicine Foundation – Taste at the Cove Fundraiser – Community Legend Honoree{{Cite web |date=2014-09-01 |title=Monday Morning MD |url=https://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008-2018-nfp-archive/the-training-room/monday-morning-md-4914/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=National Football Post |language=en-CA}}

• 2× Game Informer Game of the Year: 1999, 2000
• Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences D.I.C.E. Awards – Tony Hawk's Video Games
• 2× Console Game of the Year Nominee: 1999, 2000
• Console Sports Game of the Year: 2001
• 3× Nominee: 1999, 2000, 2002
• Game of the Year Nominee: 2000
• Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Nominee: 2000
• 2× Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Nominee: 2000, 2003
• Hand-Held Mobile Game of the Year Nominee: 2001
• Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Nominee: 2001
• Outstanding Achievement in Animation Nominee: 2001
• 2× Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Nominee: 2003, 2004
• Console Action Sports Game of the Year: 2004
• Nominee: 2003
• 2× Sports Game of the Year: 2006, 2020
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 2× Favorite PlayStation Game: 2000, 2001
• Favorite Dreamcast Game: 2001
• Favorite Game Boy Game: 2001
• Electronic Gaming Monthly Game of the Year: 2000
• BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards Hand-Held Game of the Year: 2001
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Video Game of the Year: 2001
• VSDA/EMA Awards{{Cite web |date=2013-11-01 |title=Home Entertainment Awards - Video Games {{!}} entertainment merchants association {{!}} Frank Lucca |url=http://www.entmerch.org/industry/awards/emavsda-home-entertainment-/home-entertainment-awards-v-2.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101201913/http://www.entmerch.org/industry/awards/emavsda-home-entertainment-/home-entertainment-awards-v-2.html |archive-date=2013-11-01}}
• Video Game of the Year: 2001
• GameCube Video Game of the Year: 2002
• 2× Xbox Video Game of the Year: 2002, 2004
• Teen Choice Awards Video Game of the Year Nominee: 2003
• Spike Video Game Awards
• Best Sports Game: 2003
• Nominee: 2004
• Best Music Nominee: 2003
• Game of the Year Nominee: 2003
• Best Song in a Video Game Nominee: 2004
• 2× Best Individual Sports Game: 2005, 2006
• Nominee: 2007
• 2× Best Soundtrack Nominee: 2005, 2007
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Video Game Soundtrack: 2004
• Nominee: 2005

• Breitbard Hall of Fame Class of 2002{{Cite web |title=San Diego honors athletes |url=https://ucsdguardian.org/2002/02/21/san-diego-honors-athletes/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The UCSD Guardian}}
• Skateboarding Hall of Fame Class of 2009 – Inaugural Inductee{{Cite web |last=syroxEmedia |title=Tony Hawk {{!}} Laureus |url=https://www.laureus.com/world-sports-academy/members/tony-hawk |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.laureus.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Todd |date=2020-04-18 |title=Tony Hawk SHoF 2009 |url=https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/shof-2009/tony-hawk-2009/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum |language=en-US}}
• California Hall of Fame Class of 2019{{Cite web |last=McCullough • • |first=Sophia |date=2019-12-11 |title=Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk Inducted Into California Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/skateboarding-legend-tony-hawk-inducted-into-california-hall-of-fame/2229267/?amp=1 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=NBC 7 San Diego |language=en-US}}
• Shacknews Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – Tony Hawk's Pro Skater{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-31 |title=The Shacknews Hall of Fame's Class of 2024 Finds Room for Super Smash Bros., Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and 40 Other Games |url=https://www.videogamecanon.com/adventurelog/shacknews-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Video Game Canon |language=en-US}}
• {{interlanguage link|Münster Monster Mastership|de}} Hall of Fame{{Cite web |title=Titus History Channel |url=https://www.titus.de/a/blog/wiki/titus-history-channel/?srsltid=AfmBOoqCniDvMMjPRen_KiH9m5cnokBIB6ZT0L25S-HZFg1bKoT16TNm |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Titus |language=de-DE}}

File:Tony Hawk at the California Hall of Fame Induction Event - 2019.ogg induction ceremony in 2019]]

In December 2011, Hawk was listed by Transworld Skateboarding magazine as the second-most-influential skateboarder of all time, particularly for the invention of the backside ollie to tail.{{cite web |title=THE 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL SKATERS OF ALL TIME – 2. Hawk |url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000150173/features/the-30-most-influential-skaters-of-all-time/29/ |work=Transworld Skateboarding |publisher=Bonnier Corp |access-date=January 19, 2013 |author=Blair Alley |date=December 20, 2011}}{{cite web |title=89 Vert Tricks Invented by Tony Hawk |url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/skateboard-vert-tricks-invented-by-pro-skater-tony-hawk |author= |date=November 8, 2020}}

In January 2013, professional skateboarder John Cardiel, ranked by Transworld Skateboarding as the eleventh most influential skateboarder of all time, listed Hawk as one of his most important influences, as well as Mark Gonzales and Christian Hosoi. Cardiel explained, "... the insane 540s with no hands, and, just like, all his tricks; he had the ramps, all his ramps, all the ramps he had—I thought that was insane. Tony Hawk's the best."{{cite web |author=Skin Phillips |date=January 10, 2013 |title=30TH ANNIVERSARY INTERVIEWS: JOHN CARDIEL |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/videos/30th-anniversary-interviews-john-cardiel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113221432/http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000171685/videos/30th-anniversary-interviews-john-cardiel/ |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2013 |work=Transworld Skateboarding |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |format=Video upload}}

In an interview for the online series Free Lunch, produced by Hawk's RIDE Channel, professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds said:

Tony Hawk—he's like, basically, to me it says, "You can be a skater and take over everything and be, you know ... and use skateboarding to be a businessman, a role model to young people," um, he's just the best. And, he called my house when I was fifteen, and was, like, "Do you wanna do something with us?" not knowing anything about me.{{cite web |title=Andrew Reynolds on Bake and Destroy, Riley Hawk, Figgy and More on Free Lunch ... |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOczLcTn4S8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017192124/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOczLcTn4S8&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead |work=YouTube |publisher=RIDEChannel |access-date=19 January 2013 |author= |format=Video upload |date=17 October 2012}}

In 2012, Reynolds recruited Hawk's son Riley, who was 19 years old at the time, for Reynolds' skateboard deck company, Baker.

Hawk often posts on Twitter about encounters he has with people who do not recognize him or wonder if he is truly Tony Hawk. Various publications have speculated about Hawk's motivation:{{cite web |last1=Dator |first1=James |title=Tony Hawk's Twitter account: Existential crisis? |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/15/18515859/tony-hawk-twitter-existential-crisis-fame |website=SB Nation |access-date=December 26, 2021 |date=May 15, 2019}}

The cynical among us might argue that as he slides inexorably out of cultural relevancy, Tony Hawk desperately needs to remind us that he's still here, still famous. Others might say he’s trying to communicate that he’s fed up with it all, his stream of tweets a not-so-subtle hint... But no. Tony Hawk... thinks it is the funniest thing in the world, and he will keep thinking it is the funniest thing in the world, and keep tweeting about it, for the rest of his life.{{cite web |last1=Schwartz |first1=Drew |title=Tony Hawk Really, Really Wants You to Know People Keep Recognizing Him in Public |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tony-hawk-twitter-keeps-tweeting-about-how-people-recognize-him-in-public/ |website=Vice |access-date=December 26, 2021 |date=June 21, 2019}}

In April 1990, Hawk married Cindy Dunbar, whom he began dating in high school. Their son, Riley Hawk, was born on December 6, 1992, and was named after one of Hawk's ancestors.{{cite web |url=http://www.shredordie.com/videos/b686a1d702/free-lunch-with-riley-hawk |title=Shredordie.com, Free Lunch with Riley Hawk - Shred or Die |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106075550/http://www.shredordie.com/videos/b686a1d702/free-lunch-with-riley-hawk |archive-date=January 6, 2010}} Riley is also a professional skateboarder.{{cite web |url=http://www.bakerskateboards.com/02team/02the_ams/05am_riley_hawk.html |title=Tiny Hawk |work=Birdhouse Skateboards |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221073050/http://bakerskateboards.com/02team/02the_ams/05am_riley_hawk.html |archive-date=February 21, 2013}} Hawk and Dunbar divorced in 1993. Riley is married to Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/frances-bean-cobain-married-to-tony-hawk-son-riley-report-8374370|title=Frances Bean Cobain Marries Riley Hawk — with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Officiating|website=Peoplemag}} They have a son together.{{Cite web |title=Frances Bean Cobain Welcomes Baby Boy with Husband Riley Hawk: 'Welcome to the World' |url=https://people.com/frances-bean-cobain-welcomes-baby-boy-with-husband-riley-hawk-8720163 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=People |language=en}}

Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004. They have two children, Spencer (born in 1999) and Keegan (born in 2001). Spencer is an electronic music producer who releases music as Gupi.

Hawk was married to Lhotse Merriam from 2006 to 2011.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/skateboarder-tony-hawk-weds/ |title=Skateboarder Tony Hawk Weds |work=People |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018203124/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1150363,00.html |url-status=live}} Their wedding was held in Fiji and Rancid played for them as the wedding band.{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/event/tony-hawk-wedding-56674021#/lars-frederiksen-of-rancid-performs-as-newlyweds-tony-hawk-and-lhotse-picture-id56701869 |title=Tony Hawk Wedding |work=Getty Images |access-date=July 25, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/tony-hawk-divorce/ |title=Tony Hawk Files for Divorce |work=People |date=February 7, 2011 |access-date=January 22, 2023}} The couple's daughter Kadence was born in 2008.{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/tony-hawk-and-his-wife-have-a-baby-girl/ |title=Tony Hawk and His Wife Have a Baby Girl |date=July 1, 2008 |magazine=People |access-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011350/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209910,00.html |url-status=live}}

Hawk married his fourth wife, Cathy Goodman, on June 27, 2015, in a ceremony in Limerick, Ireland.{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/0628/711166-skateboarding-star-tony-hawk-weds-in-limerick/ |title=Skateboarding star Tony Hawk weds in Limerick |website=RTÉ |date=June 28, 2015}}

Hawk purchased a camcorder in Japan and had a friend translate the controls for him, and an Amiga 2000 in the late 1980s.{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk big fan of Commodore Amiga computers |url=http://www.generationamiga.com/2018/04/01/tony-hawk-was-a-big-fan-of-commodore-amiga-computers/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=GenerationAmiga.com |language=en-GB}} NewTek sent him a Video Toaster for his Amiga in exchange for appearing in a promotional video alongside Wil Wheaton and Penn Jillette,{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Katie |date=2022-04-06 |title='Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off' Captures the Gravity of Chasing Air |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2022/4/6/23012509/tony-hawk-until-the-wheels-fall-off-hbo-documentary |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Ringer |language=en}} which he later used for editing a promotional video for the TurboDuo game Lords of Thunder in 1993.{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_47#page/n28/mode/1up |title=Salvation For Those Who Praise The Lord. — Lords of Thunder |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |issue=47 |publisher=Sendai Publishing |date=June 1993 |page=29}}{{cite tweet |number=842531647958339584 |user=tonyhawk |title=holy crap, yes I did |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2021-09-29 |archive-date=2021-03-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210312143130/https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/842531647958339584 |url-status=live}}

File:JasonTonyParkOpening.JPG, in 2004. Hawk donated $10,000 to the building of the park and made an appearance at the grand opening.]]

Hawk created the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002 in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America.{{Cite web |url=https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-330965889 |title=Tony Hawk Foundation |website=Benevity Causes |access-date=2020-04-28}} As of June 2018, his foundation has awarded US$5.8 million, aiding 596 skatepark projects.{{Cite web |url=https://tonyhawkfoundation.org/financials/ |title=The Tony Hawk Foundation Financials |website=Tony Hawk Foundation |language=en-US |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513214421/https://tonyhawkfoundation.org/financials/ |url-status=dead}} In 2015, the foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports award, which honors recipients for their innovative and influential approaches to using sports to build a culture of health in their communities.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/articles-and-news/2015/08/tony-hawk-foundation--chicago-fire-foundation--and-doc-wayne-you.html |title=2015 Winners of the RWJF Sports Award |date=2015-08-25 |website=RWJF |language=en |access-date=2020-04-28}} In 2007, Hawk, Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstrong, Warrick Dunn, Jeff Gordon, Mia Hamm, Andrea Jaeger, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mario Lemieux, Alonzo Mourning, and Cal Ripken Jr. founded the charity Athletes for Hope,{{cite web |url=http://www.athletesforhope.org |title=Athletes for Hope |access-date=October 20, 2010}} an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes. In 2020, the Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name to The Skatepark Project to better describe the organization's mission.{{Cite web |title=The Skatepark Project |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/the-skatepark-project/ |access-date=2020-08-31 |website=Thrasher Magazine}} In 2012, Hawk decided to invest money into digital currency, Bitcoin. His "fun project" became a big source of income and interest for him.{{Cite news |last=Marchese |first=David |date=2021-05-24 |title=Tony Hawk's Greatest Trick? Becoming a Middle-Aged Skateboard Star |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/24/magazine/tony-hawk-interview.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |issn=0362-4331}}

In 2023, Hawk auctioned a signed photograph of himself and Rick Thorne, with 50% of the proceeds to be donated to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund. The fund was created following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of law enforcement officers. One of the fund's plans involve building a skate park in Nichols' honor.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Tony Hawk to donate photo proceeds to Tyre Nichols fund |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-fedex-corp-law-enforcement-nashville-800666ab8c2300ffeab074900d08fb7e |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}

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