What is Tony Hawk?
{{Infobox Person | name = Tony Hawk | image = Skater Tony Hawk.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Tony Hawk, 2006 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|05|12}} | birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] | birth_name = Anthony Frank Hawk | occupation = [[Skateboarder]] | spouse = Lhotse Merriam (2006-2011),<br> Erin Lee (1996-2004),<br> Cindy Dunbar (1990-1993) | children = Riley (b. 1992),<br> Spencer (b. 1999), <br> Keegan (b. 2001),<br> Kadence (b. 2008) | website = [http://www.tonyhawk.com/ tonyhawk.com] | footnotes = }} '''Anthony Frank Hawk''' (born May 12, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] retired professional [[Skateboarding|skateboarder]] and [[actor]]. He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the [[900 (skateboarding trick)|900]], which consists of two-and-a-half rotations (900°) in the air before landing back on the pipe during the televised June 27, 1999 [[X Games]], for which he received an enormous amount of attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insider.espn.go.com/xgames/summerx99/skate/news/1999/990629/01331161.html|accessdate=2014-11-08|title=Chat wrap: Hawk soars to legendary status|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He is also known for his [[Tony Hawk's (series)|''Tony Hawk's'' video game series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/203408|accessdate=2014-11-08|title=Tony Hawk Carves a New Niche|publisher=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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-2