Tony Hawk
American professional skateboarder
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| 2025 | Tony Hawk guest stars in an episode of The Tiny Chef Show called 'Spicy Cauliflower Bites' |
| 2025 | Pro Skater 3 + 4 remastered collection announced, to be developed by Iron Galaxy. |
| March 4 2025 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 officially confirmed with a reveal trailer, with a release date set for July 11, 2025. |
| February 18 2025 | Skateboarder Tyshawn Jones claims new Pro Skater remasters are in development. |
| 2024 | Tony Hawk makes a guest appearance on the TV show Loot in the episode titled 'Space for Everyone' |
| 2024 | Tony Hawk appears in the film 'The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie', playing the character Hawk Sanders |
| 2024 | Inducted into the Shacknews Hall of Fame, specifically in recognition of his influential video game series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. |
| March 27 2024 | Made an appearance on AEW Dynamite in a pre-taped segment with Darby Allin. |
| January 2024 | Performed 'Superman' and a cover of Agent Orange's 'Bloodstains' with Australian band Birdman during his 'An Evening with Tony Hawk' tour across Australia. |
| 2023 | Joined Goldfinger on stage to sing 'Superman' during performances at House of Blues and the When We Were Young Festival. |
| 2023 | Hawk auctioned a signed photograph with Rick Thorne, donating 50% of the proceeds to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund, which aims to build a skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols. |
| 2022 | Did a guest voice role in The Casagrandes episode 'Skaters Gonna Hate' and HBO released a documentary titled Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. |
| July 22 2022 | Signed with Cleopatra Records and released his first single, a cover of The Jam's 'In the City', featuring Punk Rock Karaoke. |
| 2021 | Partnered with Jason Ellis to launch the weekly podcast 'Hawk vs. Wolf'. |
| July 2021 | Briefly ended his competitive retirement to participate in the Vert Best Trick event at the X Games, finishing fourth out of nine competitors. |
| 2020 | The Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name to The Skatepark Project to better reflect its organizational mission. |
| 2020 | Competed in season three of The Masked Singer as 'Elephant', being the first of Group B to be eliminated. |
| September 4 2020 | Vicarious Visions releases Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remastered for multiple gaming platforms, published by Activision. |
| August 18 2020 | Documentary 'Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story' is released. |
| 2019 | Inducted into the California Hall of Fame, celebrating his significant contributions to sports and California culture. |
| December 2018 | Tony Hawk's Skate Jam was released for iOS and Android, marking the first game in the series not published by Activision. |
| February 2018 | Worked with Jeremy Burge to redesign the skateboard emoji after criticizing its initial design, resulting in an emoji based on Hawk's own skateboard. |
| January 2017 | Tony Hawk begins early talks to continue the franchise without Activision, expressing interest in using virtual reality for his next game. |
| June 27 2016 | At age 48, performed what he claimed would be his final 900 trick, with Spencer present - who was also there during his first 900 in 1999. |
| 2015 | Acted as a stunt double for Will Ferrell during a skateboarding scene in Daddy's Home, sustaining an injury that required 10 stitches in his leg. |
| 2015 | The Tony Hawk Foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports award, recognizing its innovative approach to using sports to build a culture of health in communities. |
| December 2015 | Initial licensing deal between Tony Hawk and Activision expires. |
| September 2015 | Activision releases Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 for multiple platforms. The game was hastily developed due to expiring licensing and was critically panned as unplayable, with numerous bugs, inferior graphics, and requiring an 8GB day-one patch. It was named the 'Worst Video Game of 2015' by Entertainment Weekly. |
| June 27 2015 | Tony Hawk married his fourth wife, Cathy Goodman, in a ceremony in Limerick, Ireland. |
| 2014 | Shred Session, an endless runner mobile game, soft launches in a few territories but is later pulled from the market and indefinitely postponed. |
| July 20 2013 | Reappeared on Epic Meal Time's 'Handle It' episode, assisting Harley Morenstein in cooking egg rolls. |
| January 2013 | Professional skateboarder John Cardiel publicly praised Tony Hawk, highlighting his influential 540-degree tricks and impact on skateboarding. |
| 2012 | Robomodo attempted to revive the series with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, returning to the original gameplay style. |
| 2012 | Andrew Reynolds recruited Tony Hawk's son Riley, then 19 years old, to join Baker skateboard deck company. |
| 2012 | Hawk invested in Bitcoin as a 'fun project', which subsequently became a significant source of income and personal interest. |
| 2011 | Tony Hawk and Lhotse Merriam divorced. |
| December 2011 | Transworld Skateboarding magazine listed Tony Hawk as the second-most-influential skateboarder of all time, particularly recognized for inventing the backside ollie to tail. |
| October 28 2011 | Appeared on the internet cooking show Epic Meal Time to celebrate the show's one-year anniversary. |
| February 25 2011 | Hosted Cartoon Network's 'Hall of Game' sports award show. |
| 2010 | Robomodo releases Shred, a sequel to Ride that reintroduces snowboarding and targets a younger audience. The game was a critical and commercial failure, selling only 3,000 copies in its first week in the US. |
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