T. J. Lavin
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Thomas Joseph Lavin better known as T. J. Lavin is an American BMX
rider, professional musician, and host of MTV
's The Challenge since its eleventh season.
album, on the song "Watcha Want" on the album Random Stuff
by good friend and Suburban Noize
recording artist Big B, and on the Tsunami Bros. album King Harbor in a song titled "The Crab Shack Special".
In 2008, Lavin released the single "Soldier"--a tribute to his long time friend Stephen Murray. Stephen crashed during the AST Dew Tour. He suffered a serious spinal injury during a double-backflip attempt on June 22, 2007. All sales from the single were donated to the Stephen Murray Family Fund.
, Lavin went so far as criticizing a competitor Ashli Robson
for unfairly taking a spot in a challenge, which sparked criticism of Lavin.
shortly after. On October 20 Chas Aday, friend of Lavin, reported that Lavin was breathing on his own, following simple commands like squeezing hands or giving thumbs-up to the doctors and he was expected to make a full recovery.Lavin was able to return home on November 16, 2010.
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
rider, professional musician, and host of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Challenge since its eleventh season.
BMX career
Lavin first began to ride bikes when he was two and raced BMX until he was 15. He then gave up racing to try dirt jumping. He eventually turned pro at the age of nineteen. He has won almost every competition he has entered including the X Games and the Dew Action Sports Tour. In the X-Games he took bronze three times, silver once, and gold three times. He has been a DK Dirt Circuit Champ, a champion in the Gravity Games, and a CFB Champion. In 1995, he was crowned the "King of Dirt". He has a 1 acre (0.404686 ha) BMX track in his backyard which includes several groomed trails and dirt jumps. He is currently sponsored by S&M Bikes, Skin Clothing, Skeletal Metal, Monster Energy Drink, Lavs Lab, and Kicker. TJ Lavin is also the subject of a photorealist painting titled King of Dirt.Music
Lavin also loves making music; he has taught himself how to play piano and has a recording studio in his home. Lavin has released his own album called LAVS the First SET. He has also appeared on the song "Never Gonna Hold Me Down" with Johnny Richter on the Sub Noize SouljazSub Noize Souljaz
Sub Noize Souljaz is the first official album by the Subnoize Souljaz released on February 15, 2005. Sub Noize Souljaz is a fifteen track collaboration unifying the whole Sub Noize label in many combinations...
album, on the song "Watcha Want" on the album Random Stuff
Big B Presents: Random Stuff
Random Stuff is the third solo album of rapper Big B, released on October 8, 2006. The album includes appearances by several fellow Subnoize members and is a CD/DVD set.-CD Track Listing:-DVD Track Listing:...
by good friend and Suburban Noize
Suburban Noize Records
Suburban Noize Records, also known as "Subnoize", is an independent record label based in Burbank, California that specializes in punk rock and underground hip hop...
recording artist Big B, and on the Tsunami Bros. album King Harbor in a song titled "The Crab Shack Special".
In 2008, Lavin released the single "Soldier"--a tribute to his long time friend Stephen Murray. Stephen crashed during the AST Dew Tour. He suffered a serious spinal injury during a double-backflip attempt on June 22, 2007. All sales from the single were donated to the Stephen Murray Family Fund.
Other work
Lavin is the subject of the film "A Film about T.J. Lavin". He appeared on an episode of MTV's Cribs. Lavin has a video game named after him: "MTV Sports: T J Lavin's Ultimate BMX". He has hosted MTV's reality-competition show The Challenge (originally titled Real World/Road Rules Challenge) since its eleventh season. Lavin has always been known not to be a fan of competitors in the show that decide to quit, in season sixteen of The Challenge, The IslandReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island is the sixteenth season of the reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, which aired on the American cable tv network MTV. It premiered on September 10, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT...
, Lavin went so far as criticizing a competitor Ashli Robson
The Real World: Sydney
The Real World: Sydney is the nineteenth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships...
for unfairly taking a spot in a challenge, which sparked criticism of Lavin.
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II (2005–2006)
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh MeatReal World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh MeatFresh Meat is the twelfth season of Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Filmed in Australia, Fresh Meat featured two-player teams; each team had an alumnus of The Real World or Road Rules partnered with a newcomer to the Challenge . This is the first edition of the Fresh Meat series.-Cast:Host: T. J...
(2006) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The DuelReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The DuelThe Duel is the thirteenth season of the MTV television series Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It took place in Búzios, Brazil, with former cast members from MTV series The Real World and Road Rules competing, along with several cast members from the previous Challenge, Fresh Meat. The host of...
(2006–2007) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno IIIReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno IIIThe Inferno 3 is the fourteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the third of the Inferno series. Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge competing...
(2007) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet 3Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III is the fifteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the third in The Gauntlet series...
(2008) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The IslandReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The IslandReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island is the sixteenth season of the reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, which aired on the American cable tv network MTV. It premiered on September 10, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT...
(2008) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel 2Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel 2Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II is the seventeenth season of the MTV television series, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and the sequel to The Duel. It took place in Queenstown, New Zealand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with several...
(2009) - Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The RuinsReal World/Road Rules Challenge: The RuinsReal World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the eighteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and follows The Duel 2. The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with...
(2009) - The Challenge: Fresh Meat II (2010)
- The Challenge: CutthroatThe Challenge: CutthroatThe Challenge: Cutthroat is the twentieth season of the MTV reality television game show, The Challenge, and follows Fresh Meat II. Filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, Cutthroat features a first-ever three-team format, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and...
(2010) - The Challenge: RivalsThe Challenge: RivalsThe Challenge: Rivals is the twenty-first season of the MTV reality television game show, The Challenge, and follows Cutthroat. It takes place in Costa Rica, Argentina and Patagonia, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat II and the Spring Break Challenge competing...
(2011)
Personal life
Lavin was on the wrestling team in high school. His second favorite sport is motocross. In his free time he spends hours creating new obstacles to ride.October 2010 Accident
Lavin was competing in a Dew Tour event in Las Vegas on October 14, 2010, where he crashed and was rushed to the hospital. Due to the critical injuries he sustained, he was put into a medically induced coma and developed a case of pneumoniaPneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
shortly after. On October 20 Chas Aday, friend of Lavin, reported that Lavin was breathing on his own, following simple commands like squeezing hands or giving thumbs-up to the doctors and he was expected to make a full recovery.Lavin was able to return home on November 16, 2010.