page_title: Tony Hawk
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Tony Hawk / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Tony Hawk and Lhotse Merriam
context_page_description: Anthony Frank Hawk, nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. Hawk completed the first documented "900", licensed a video game series published by Activision, and is a pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding.
  In 2002, he created the "Boom Boom HuckJam", an extreme sports exhibition and tour that was launched in Las Vegas. Hawk has appeared in films, other media, and his own series of video games. He has also been involved in various philanthropic activities, including his own Tony Hawk Foundation that helps to build skate parks in underprivileged areas. In 2014, Hawk was named one of the most influential skateboarders of all time by FoxWeekly.
context_section_description: 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. Riley is also a professional skateboarder and is sponsored by Lakai Limited Footwear and Baker Skateboards. Hawk and Dunbar divorced in 1993.
  Hawk was married to Erin Lee from 1996 to 2004. They have two sons, Spencer (b. 1999) and Keegan (b. 2001). Spencer is an electronic music producer who releases music as Gupi. Hawk was then married to Lhotse Merriam from 2006 to 2011. Their wedding was held in Fiji and Rancid played for them as the wedding's band. The couple's only child, a daughter named Kadence Clover Hawk, was born in 2008. 
  Hawk married his fourth wife, Cathy Goodman, on June 27, 2015, at a ceremony in Limerick, Ireland.
caption: Hawk with his third wife Lhotse Merriam in 2007
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