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RECENT CREDITS

Jackass: Number Two (FILM) Sep. 22, 2006

Lords of Dogtown (FILM) Jun. 3, 2005

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (FILM) Aug. 22, 2003

Jackass: The Movie (FILM) Oct. 25, 2002

XXX (FILM) Aug. 9, 2002

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When Tony Hawk entered the professional skateboarding circuit in 1982 at the age of 14, few people in the world of extreme sports would have guessed he would become an icon; however, Hawk's decision to quit playing baseball -- which, considering his father's position as the president of his Little League chapter, was no easy choice -- ultimately landed Hawk at the top of the sport and allowed him to "retire" in 1999 at the ripe old age of 31. As Hawk rapidly gained credibility among his peers in the sport, he also received no small amount of attention from television and video producers. Interestingly enough, Hawk appeared as an extra (skateboarding, of course) in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol in 1997; more importantly, however, his skill helped put the X Games into the mainstream. In addition to a wide variety of Hawk-inspired video games, the athlete has made countless appearances on ESPN and was featured in over 50 skateboarding documentaries and instructional titles during the '80s and '90s. Along the way, he became somewhat of a pop culture icon. MTV's Diary series featured Hawk as one of its subjects, and he was voted Best Male Athlete of the Year at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, beating out other famous sports figures including Tiger Woods and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. In 2002, Hawk appeared alongside fellow skateboarder Bam Margera in Jackass: The Movie, and later that year could be seen in XXX with Vin Diesel. In 2004, Hawk hosted Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour, which chronicled his surprise appearances at skateparks throughout the United States.

~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

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Brad Pitt stars as Aldo Raine in The Weinstein Company's 'Inglourios Basterds'

The Twitter Effect and Hollywood's Top-Grossing Summer Movies

Aug. 25, 2009

Last week, The Baltimore Sun ran a story about Twitter and its effects on box-office, both positive and negative. On Sunday, the Risky Business blog posted a comment about how Twitter had for the first time positively affected a film’s debut ('Inglourious Basterds'), and today, AdAge takes a look at the Twitter buzz surrounding the five top-grossing movies of the summer.

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'Jackass' Star Bam Margera Marries

Posted: Feb. 6, 2007

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Posted: Aug. 21, 2003

2003 Teen Choice Winners Announced

Posted: Aug. 6, 2003

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