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==Personal life== ===Relationships=== In April 1990, Hawk married Cindy Dunbar, whom he began dating in high school. Their son, [[Riley Hawk]], was born on December 6, 1992, and was named after one of Hawk's ancestors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shredordie.com/videos/b686a1d702/free-lunch-with-riley-hawk |title=Shredordie.com, Free Lunch with Riley Hawk - Shred or Die |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106075550/http://www.shredordie.com/videos/b686a1d702/free-lunch-with-riley-hawk |archive-date=January 6, 2010}}</ref> Riley is also a professional skateboarder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bakerskateboards.com/02team/02the_ams/05am_riley_hawk.html |title=Tiny Hawk |work=Birdhouse Skateboards |access-date=March 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221073050/http://bakerskateboards.com/02team/02the_ams/05am_riley_hawk.html |archive-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> Hawk and Dunbar divorced in 1993.<ref name="biographydotcom"/> Riley is married to [[Frances Bean Cobain]], daughter of late [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] frontman [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Hole (band)|Hole]] frontwoman [[Courtney Love]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/frances-bean-cobain-married-to-tony-hawk-son-riley-report-8374370|title=Frances Bean Cobain Marries Riley Hawk β with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Officiating|website=Peoplemag}}</ref> They have a son together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frances Bean Cobain Welcomes Baby Boy with Husband Riley Hawk: 'Welcome to the World' |url=https://people.com/frances-bean-cobain-welcomes-baby-boy-with-husband-riley-hawk-8720163 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref> Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004.<ref name="biographydotcom"/> They have two children, Spencer (born in 1999) and Keegan (born in 2001). Spencer is an electronic music producer who releases music as [[Gupi]]. Hawk was married to Lhotse Merriam from 2006 to 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/skateboarder-tony-hawk-weds/ |title=Skateboarder Tony Hawk Weds |work=People |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018203124/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1150363,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Their wedding was held in [[Fiji]] and [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] played for them as the wedding band.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/event/tony-hawk-wedding-56674021#/lars-frederiksen-of-rancid-performs-as-newlyweds-tony-hawk-and-lhotse-picture-id56701869 |title=Tony Hawk Wedding |work=[[Getty Images]] |access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/tony-hawk-divorce/ |title=Tony Hawk Files for Divorce |work=People |date=February 7, 2011 |access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref> The couple's daughter Kadence was born in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/parents/tony-hawk-and-his-wife-have-a-baby-girl/ |title=Tony Hawk and His Wife Have a Baby Girl |date=July 1, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219011350/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209910,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Hawk married his fourth wife, Cathy Goodman, on June 27, 2015, in a ceremony in [[Limerick]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/0628/711166-skateboarding-star-tony-hawk-weds-in-limerick/ |title=Skateboarding star Tony Hawk weds in Limerick |website=[[RTΓ]] |date=June 28, 2015}}</ref> ===Interests=== Besides skateboarding, Hawk's interests include mathematics, physics and technology.<ref name="hawkmath">{{Cite web |date=2009-09-22 |title=Flashback: Tony Hawk |url=https://www.espn.com/highschool/rise/news/story?id=4494482 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Hawk purchased a [[camcorder]] in Japan and had a friend translate the controls for him, and an [[Amiga 2000]] in the late 1980s.<ref name="a2000">{{Cite web |title=Tony Hawk big fan of Commodore Amiga computers |url=http://www.generationamiga.com/2018/04/01/tony-hawk-was-a-big-fan-of-commodore-amiga-computers/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=GenerationAmiga.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[NewTek]] sent him a [[Video Toaster]] for his Amiga in exchange for appearing in a promotional video alongside [[Wil Wheaton]] and [[Penn Jillette]],<ref name="Baker">{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Katie |date=2022-04-06 |title='Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off' Captures the Gravity of Chasing Air |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2022/4/6/23012509/tony-hawk-until-the-wheels-fall-off-hbo-documentary |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref> which he later used for editing a promotional video for the [[TurboDuo]] game ''[[Lords of Thunder]]'' in 1993.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_47#page/n28/mode/1up |title=Salvation For Those Who Praise The Lord. β Lords of Thunder |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=47 |publisher=Sendai Publishing |date=June 1993 |page=29}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=842531647958339584 |user=tonyhawk |title=holy crap, yes I did |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2021-09-29 |archive-date=2021-03-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210312143130/https://twitter.com/tonyhawk/status/842531647958339584 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Philanthropy=== [[File:JasonTonyParkOpening.JPG|thumb|Hawk at the opening of the Needles Skate Park in [[Needles, California]], in 2004. Hawk donated $10,000 to the building of the park and made an appearance at the grand opening.]] Hawk created the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002 in response to the lack of safe and legal skateparks in America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://causes.benevity.org/causes/840-330965889 |title=Tony Hawk Foundation |website=Benevity Causes |access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> As of June 2018, his foundation has awarded US$5.8 million, aiding 596 skatepark projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tonyhawkfoundation.org/financials/ |title=The Tony Hawk Foundation Financials |website=Tony Hawk Foundation |language=en-US |access-date=2020-04-28 |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513214421/https://tonyhawkfoundation.org/financials/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, the foundation received the Robert Wood Johnson Sports award, which honors recipients for their innovative and influential approaches to using sports to build a culture of health in their communities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/articles-and-news/2015/08/tony-hawk-foundation--chicago-fire-foundation--and-doc-wayne-you.html |title=2015 Winners of the RWJF Sports Award |date=2015-08-25 |website=RWJF |language=en |access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> In 2007, Hawk, [[Andre Agassi]], [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Lance Armstrong]], [[Warrick Dunn]], [[Jeff Gordon]], [[Mia Hamm]], [[Andrea Jaeger]], [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]], [[Mario Lemieux]], [[Alonzo Mourning]], and [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] founded the charity [[Athletes for Hope]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.athletesforhope.org |title=Athletes for Hope |access-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref> an organization that aims to inspire all people to volunteer and support their communities through the actions of professional athletes. In 2020, the Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name to [[The Skatepark Project]] to better describe the organization's mission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Skatepark Project |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/the-skatepark-project/ |access-date=2020-08-31 |website=Thrasher Magazine}}</ref> In 2012, Hawk decided to invest money into digital currency, [[Bitcoin]]. His "fun project" became a big source of income and interest for him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchese |first=David |date=2021-05-24 |title=Tony Hawk's Greatest Trick? Becoming a Middle-Aged Skateboard Star |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/24/magazine/tony-hawk-interview.html |access-date=2023-10-09 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2023, Hawk auctioned a signed photograph of himself and Rick Thorne, with 50% of the proceeds to be donated to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund. The fund was created following the death of [[Tyre Nichols]] at the hands of law enforcement officers. One of the fund's plans involve building a skate park in Nichols' honor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-04 |title=Tony Hawk to donate photo proceeds to Tyre Nichols fund |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-fedex-corp-law-enforcement-nashville-800666ab8c2300ffeab074900d08fb7e |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
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