Jack Edwin's video: Tony Hawk Interview - Professional Skateboarders Pt 1

Watch Pt. 2 Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnvDZQf1mjw Billion dollar Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk bio interview. In this Tony Hawk interview he talks about how he got started in the sport at age 9 and how he has become the face of skateboarding. Tony Hawk also discusses how he got started in the video game industry and how the Tony Hawk games have gone on to sell over $1 Billion Dollars. Tony Hawk birthday: May 12, 1968. He started skateboarding at the age of 9 years old when his brother Steve Hawk gave Tony his old skateboard. At 12, Hawk was sponsored by Dogtown Skateboards. By 14 years old, Tony Hawk became one of the top professional skateboarders. He bought his own house before graduating high school. Some facts about Tony Hawk: `Father Frank Hawk founded the National Skateboard Association in 1983 `Tony Hawk Games have generated more than $1B in sales `Tony Hawk Foundation was started in 2001 `Tony Hawk Skateboard company Birdhouse started in 1990 `Tony Hawk birthday is the 12th of May 1968 `Tony Hawk Age - 44yrs old (at the time of this upload) `Tony Hawk Twitter name - @TonyHawk `Tony Hawk official website - www.TonyHawk.com The Tony Hawk Foundation started in 2001 with the intent to build skateparks around the U.S. Helping underprivileged kids and building parks in low income areas is what the Tony Hawk Foundation specializes in. Since 2001 the Tony Hawk foundation has awarded over $1 Million Dollars in grants.