Tony Trujillo
Encyclopedia
Tony Trujillo is an American
skateboarder. He is noted for his love for Heavy metal music
, as well as his aggressive skating style.
Trujillo grew up on a farm with 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land and started skating at the age of 7. A neighbor had ramps in his barn and often invited Tony to skate there. Trujillo started competing in skate contests when he was 12 in the California Amateur Skateboard League, winning one at the age of 12 and placing in numerous others. At the age of 14, Trujillo obtained his first sponsor, Anti-Hero
, turning pro for them at age 16. Vans
gave Trujillo his own signature shoe line and put Tony in two commercials shot by Stacy Peralta
to advertise the shoe.
On December 7, 2002, Thrasher Magazine
announced that Tony had been voted their thirteenth annual Skateboarder Of The Year.
August 2005 Tony placed 2nd in San Jose, CA in the Mountain Dew Tour
Tony plays in bass and vocals in a band with Jake Phelps and his wife, Ashley "Trixie" called Bad Shit. The band mostly travels outside the US covering places like Prague, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, China, and Australia.
Tony married his drummer, Ashley Trujillo, and has a son Waylon born in December 2008.
On August 3, 2008, Trujillo won bronze in X Games 14
Superpark competition.
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skateboarder. He is noted for his love for Heavy metal music
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, as well as his aggressive skating style.
Trujillo grew up on a farm with 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land and started skating at the age of 7. A neighbor had ramps in his barn and often invited Tony to skate there. Trujillo started competing in skate contests when he was 12 in the California Amateur Skateboard League, winning one at the age of 12 and placing in numerous others. At the age of 14, Trujillo obtained his first sponsor, Anti-Hero
Anti-hero
In fiction, an antihero is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is at least in some regards conspicuously contrary to that of the archetypal hero, and is in some instances its antithesis in which the character is generally useless at being a hero or heroine when they're...
, turning pro for them at age 16. Vans
Vans
Vans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
gave Trujillo his own signature shoe line and put Tony in two commercials shot by Stacy Peralta
Stacy Peralta
Stacy Peralta is an American director and entrepreneur. Peralta was previously a professional skateboarder and surfer with the professional skateboarding group, the Z-Boys.-Early life:...
to advertise the shoe.
On December 7, 2002, Thrasher Magazine
Thrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
announced that Tony had been voted their thirteenth annual Skateboarder Of The Year.
August 2005 Tony placed 2nd in San Jose, CA in the Mountain Dew Tour
Tony plays in bass and vocals in a band with Jake Phelps and his wife, Ashley "Trixie" called Bad Shit. The band mostly travels outside the US covering places like Prague, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, China, and Australia.
Tony married his drummer, Ashley Trujillo, and has a son Waylon born in December 2008.
On August 3, 2008, Trujillo won bronze in X Games 14
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
Superpark competition.
Sponsors
- VansVansVans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
- Independent Trucks
- Spitfire Wheels
- Boost MobileBoost MobileBoost Mobile is a brand of wireless prepay service run by Sprint Nextel, operating within the Sprint Prepaid Group along with Virgin Mobile USA, Assurance Wireless, and payLo by Virgin Mobile. Boost Mobile uses GSMand iDEN networks...
- Anti-HeroAnti-heroIn fiction, an antihero is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is at least in some regards conspicuously contrary to that of the archetypal hero, and is in some instances its antithesis in which the character is generally useless at being a hero or heroine when they're...
- Fourstar
Trivia
- Tony rides for Independent Trucks and Spitfire Wheels and shares a birthday with the founder of both companies, Fausto VitelloFausto VitelloFausto Vitello was an American businessman and magazine publisher. Vitello is the creator of Thrasher magazine and co-creator of Independent trucks.-Early life:...
. - Trujillo appears as a playable character in Tony Hawk's American WastelandTony Hawk's American WastelandTony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
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