Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional skateboarder. He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the 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.
He was also the second skateboarder to land a McTwist, a trick named after Mike McGill of the Bones Brigade, a skate team of which Tony Hawk was one of the founding members. It marked the next level of his rise to fame, solidifying his status as a household name. He retired from competitive skateboarding afterwards, but continues to skate and perform.