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Riley Hawk
American skateboarder (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hudson Riley Hawk (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional skateboarder[1][2] and singer.[3]
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Early life
Riley Hawk was born in Carlsbad, California, on December 6, 1992, and is a San Diego native. He is the son of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk.
Riley began skateboarding at the age of 3, assisted by his father. By age 8, he could already do shove-its, kickflips, heelflips, boardslides and 50-50's.[4]
As a child, Hawk performed skateboard stunts for the film Max Keeble's Big Moove (2001).[5] In 2017, Hawk and his father both featured on an episode of the TV series Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (Season 2, Episode 8 "Los Angeles Pt.2").
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Career
Skateboarding
Unlike his father, who is known for his vert style, Riley Hawk is better known as a street skater. He turned pro on his 21st birthday in December 2013 and became Skateboarder magazine's 2013 Amateur of the Year on the same day.[6] He is sponsored by Baker and Lakai.[7]
Hawk is featured in the Tony Hawk's video game series, appearing in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.[8]
Music
Hawk is a music enthusiast. He has played music for several years in local San Diego bands and began collecting vinyl records at age 15.[9] As of April 2022, Hawk was the frontman of punk band Warish,[10] then signed with Riding Easy Records.[3][11]
Business ventures
In 2019, Hawk opened a coffee shop, Steel Mill Coffee & Records,[12] in San Diego County which he co-owned and operated with friends.[9] The shop went out of business in May 2023.[13][14]
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Personal life
Since early 2021, Hawk has been in a relationship with Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love.[15][16] The couple married on October 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, in a ceremony officiated by former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Cobain's godfather.[17] The couple welcomed their first child together, a son, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk, on September 17, 2024.[18][19]
Hawk is a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has achieved the rank of blue belt (the lowest non-graded belt) in the martial art.[20]
His uncle is surfer and former editor of SURFER magazine Steve Hawk.
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External links
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