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Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk (born May 12, 1968), is a professional skateboarder, after which the game series is named. His popularity peaked when he became the first person in skateboarding history to complete and land a 900 degree spin in mid-air.

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  • Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk (born May 12, 1968), is a professional skateboarder, after which the game series is named. His popularity peaked when he became the first person in skateboarding history to complete and land a 900 degree spin in mid-air.
  • Anthony Frank Hawk, born May 12, 1968, is an American professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk is known around the world for his series of video games distributed by Activision and being the first skateboarder to complete the trick, the 900. Hawk's Simpsons appearance in 2003 improved his career significantly, gaining him more fans around the world. On The Simpsons, Hawk appeared as himself, living in an apartment near Bart's after Bart became emancipated. He and Bart became friends, and Hawk ended up in a skateboarding competition with Homer.
  • He appeared in a 2009 episode of Sesame Street with his daughter Kadence, in which he helped Murray Monster count to 4 by counting the wheels on his skateboard. The segment, which was filmed on May 19, 2009, was not a planned celebrity appearance, Hawk was walking by the location shooting with his daughter and was invited on the spot to count with Murray on camera. He later remarked that seeing himself in an episode was a "surreal moment." Hawk also inspired a Muppet Celebrity T-shirt featuring Animal riding a skateboard.
  • Tony Hawk is retired professional skateboarded. His name and likeness was used on four spinning coasters called Tony Hawk's Big Spin at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags Over Texas ,and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and water slide called Tony Hawk's Halfpipe at Six Flags America until 2010.
  • Tony Hawk is one of the most famed skateboarders in the world. He has his own series of Video Games named after him. He has created many of his own tricks, and he was the first person in the world to pull off a 900 on June 27, 1999 at the X Games.
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