Rob Dyrdek
Dyrdek on April 24, 2010
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Robert Stanley Dyrdek |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 28, 1974 Kettering, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Website | dyrdek |
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| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Turned pro | 1991 (age 16) |
Robert Stanley "Rob" Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob and Big,Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness. He also is the creator of the animated series Wild Grinders, in which he voices the series' main character, Lil Rob.
In 2014, Dyrdek was labeled as one of the 'Most influential skateboarders of all-time' by FoxWeekly.
Dyrdek was born on June 28, 1974 in Kettering, Ohio to Gene and Patty Dyrdek. Dyrdek was involved in sports as a child and began skateboarding at the age of eleven, when he received his first skateboard from professional skateboarder Neil Blender. Of his early interest in the sport, Dyrdek has stated, "I was a pretty driven young man. I was so focused on becoming a pro skateboarder. I would sit in school and think about all the tricks I was going to do, then I’d get out of school and skate until they made me come inside."
At the age of twelve, Dyrdek acquired sponsorship from the same company that Blender was a team member of and began his skateboarding career. A few years later, Dyrdek and Blender quit their board sponsor and created Alien Workshop—Dyrdek’s current skateboard deck sponsor and a company that he now owns. At the age of sixteen, Dyrdek decided to forgo his senior year of high school and instead moved to Southern California to continue with his professional skate career.
Soon after moving to California, Dyrdek began to ride for Droors Clothing, a company that was then transformed into DC Shoes. Both Droors and DC were founded with the involvement of highly regarded skateboarder Danny Way and, in the lead-up period for the release of the 2012 Way documentary Waiting For Lightning, Dyrdek revealed: "I swear to you ... that I was on DC for, like, two years before Danny [Way] finally knew who I was ... I'm on DC with him—it's his company!"
Dyrdek is sponsored by DC Shoes, Alien Workshop, Silver Trucks (a company that he helped establish in 2003), and Monster Energy.
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