Rob Dyrdek
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Stanley Dyrdek |
| Nickname(s) | Diesel[1] |
| Nationality |  American |
| Date of birth | June 28, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Kettering, Ohio, United States |
| Residence | Hollywood, California |
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 pounds (61 kg) |
| Website | http://www.dyrdek.com/ |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Turned pro | 1991 (age 16)[2] |
Robert Stanley Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist, and reality TV star.
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Career
Television
Dyrdek first starred in a MTV reality series, entitled Rob & Big (aired November 2006 to April 2008), with his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin as well as his cousin, Chris "Drama" Pfaff. After three seasons, Boykin's long time girlfriend had a baby and caused him to leave the show. In February 2009 Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, featuring Dyrdek, Pfaff, and his Dyrdek Enterprise staff, was first aired. The "Fantasy Factory" is a converted warehouse where Dyrdek runs his many entrepreneurial ventures. It also features a large indoor skate plaza, Rob's personal office with "bat cave" parking garage, a foam pit, and numerous basketball hoops in various places around the inside of the factory. He also built a "hands of God" music studio for his cousin "Drama" Pfaff inside the factory. During the course of the first season, he also opened his first SafeSpot SkateSpot with the sponsorship of Carl's Jr. During the grand-opening, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rode with Dyrdek on the world's largest skateboard. Dyrdek was also featured in the video games skate. and Skate 2, along with "Big Black". During the days of Rob & Big, they featured an episode of Rob and Big Black actually going to the EA building to shoot for the game. In Skate 2, the player is able to purchase an early version of the Fantasy Factory on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store as an add-on, allowing the player to skate within the factory premises. He made a movie Entitled "Street Dreams" in 2009
World Records
Dyrdek set 21 separate Guinness World Records for skateboarding as part of his former show Rob & Big. Big Black also set two eating records for the show; most bananas peeled and eaten and most powdered donuts eaten in a set period of time.[3] Since Dyrdek set those 21 world records, several have since been broken. In Fantasy Factory, Dyrdek also set the record for the largest skateboard after he found the current record holders undeserving of the record.[4] Although, according to the GBWR website it is listed as the Longest Skateboard in the world. Dyrdek's personal bests, some of which have been broken since he recorded them, are:
- Consecutive front-side ollies: 46 (2007, WR)
- Ollie big spins: 12 (2007, WR)
- Consecutive nollie kickflips: 73 (2007, WR)
- 360-degree kickflips in one minute: 12 (2007, WR)
- Heel flips in one minute: 15 (2007, WR)
- Consecutive ollies: 215 (2007)
- Nollie kickflips in one minute: 22 (2007, WR)
- Longest stationary manual: 49 seconds (2007, WR)
- Switch frontside kickflips in one minute: 9 (2007, WR)
- Longest 50-50 rail grind: 100 feet (2007, WR)
- Longest board slide: 100 feet (2007, WR)
- Highest skateboard ramp jump into water: 10 feet 8 inches (2007, WR)
Sponsors and Brands
Dyrdek is sponsored by DC Shoes, Alien Workshop, Spy+ Optics, and Monster Energy drinks. Dyrdek owns Reflex Bearings and Silver Trucks, he also is part of the team that owns the brand Rogue Status with musician Travis Barker. [5]
Wild Grinders, a fictional cartoon skate crew, are Dyrdek's first venture into toys based on him and his group of childhood skateboarding friends. The line consists of six characters. Dyrdek also pioneered the iSX, Instant Scoring Experience, which he hopes will revolutionize the way skate competitions are held. He also has a sunglass eyewear company, Battle Eyewear, as well as being the founder of the Street League skateboarding league. Dyrdek also has his own signature TAG Body Spray scent called Make Moves. A fraction of the profit will go to his charity organization, "Safe Spot Skate Spot."[6]
Personal life
Rob's parents are Patty and Gene Dyrdek. He has one sister, named Denise, and his cousins Chris "Drama" Pfaff and Scott "Big Cat" Pfaff (Drama's older brother) are featured in Rob and Big and Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.[7] He also has two bulldogs named Meaty and Beefy.[5]
References
- ^ http://www.kidzworld.com/article/8411-rob-dyrdek-biography
- ^ http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/10/games-rob-dyrdek-tech-cx_kn_games06_1212skateboard.html
- ^ Rob and Big (Season 3) | Guinness World Records | Episode Summary. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (Season 1) Episode: No Mandals". MTV Networks. 5 April 2009. http://www.mtv.com/shows/fantasy_factory/season_1/episode.jhtml?episodeID=151403. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b Dyrdek.com Bio
- ^ http://tagsignatureseries.com/productPage_Rob.jsp
- ^ Parents and sister
