The Rob Dyrdek Handbook - Everything you need to know about Rob Dyrdek

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Description

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.

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 18 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781488507229
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

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Contents

Articles Rob Dyrdek Alien Workshop Chanel West Coast Christopher Boykin DC Shoes Johnny Knoxville Justin Bieber Kettering, Ohio Monster Energy Ridiculousness (TV series) Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Skate (video game) Skate 2 Street League Skateboarding TAG Body Spray Travis Barker

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Rob Dyrdek

Full name

Nationality

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Residence

Height

Weight

Website

Sport

Turned pro

Rob Dyrdek

Dyrdek on April 24, 2010

Personal information

Robert Stanley Dyrdek

American

[1] June 28, 1974 Kettering, Ohio, United States

Hollywood, California

5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)

135 pounds (61 kg)

[2] www.dyrdek.com

Sport

Skateboarding

[3] 1991 (age 16)

Robert Stanley "Rob" Dyrdek(born June 28, 1974) is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, [4][5] producer, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality showsRob and Big,Rob Dyrdek's [6][7] [8][9] Fantasy FactoryandRidiculousness.

Early years [10] Dyrdek was born in Kettering, Ohio, US 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 [11] 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."

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Professional skateboarding

Alien Workshop 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.

DC Shoes 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 documentaryWaiting 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 [12] on DC with him—it's his company!"

Sponsors [13] Dyrdek is sponsored by DC Shoes, Alien Workshop, Silver Trucks (a company that he helped establish in 2003 ), and Monster Energy.

Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Dyrdek is the founder of the Street league Skateboarding (SLS) skateboard competition enterprise and the series has [] grown from a domestic to international event.

Film and television Dyrdek first starred in an MTV reality series, entitledRob & 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 and friend Rashawn "Bam Bam" Davis. After three seasons Boykin chose to leave the show when his longtime girlfriend had a baby. In February 2009Rob 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, Dyrdek personal office, a foam pit, and numerous basketball hoops. He also built a "hands of God" music studio for his cousin 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. At the grand-opening, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa rode with Dyrdek on the world's largest skateboard. Fantasy Factory has aired five seasons so far and the current cast of the show includes Dyrdek, Chris Pfaff, Boykin, Scott Pfaff, Chanel West Coast, and Sterling Brim. Dyrdek was also featured in the video gamesskate., andSkate 2(which also featured Boykin). During the days of Rob & Big, the two were featured in an episode where they were actually going to the EA building to shoot for the game. InSkate 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. Dyrdek made a movie entitledStreet Dreamsin 2009. In 2011, Dyrdek appeared inJackass 3.5, in a scene with Johnny Knoxville. [14] In 2012, Dyrdek was on the TV showPunk'd—Justin Bieber tried to execute a prank on Dyrdek and failed.

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On August 29, 2011, Dyrdek started another show with the MTV network, calledRidiculousness, where he [15] comments on internet videos that are mainly extreme sport mishaps.

World records Dyrdek set twenty-one separate Guinness World Records for skateboarding as part of his former showRob & Big. Big Black also set two eating records on the show: The most bananas peeled and then eaten, and the most number of [16] powdered donuts eaten in a set period of time. As part of theFantasy Factoryseries, Dyrdek set the record for the largest skateboard (according to the Guinness World Records website, it is listed as the "Longest Skateboard in the World"), but, according to the "World Records [17] [18] Academy" website, this was broken in 2010. Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources Dyrdek's personal bests—some of which have since been surpassed—include: [citation needed] Consecutive frontside ollies: 46 (2007, WR) [citation needed] a Ollie big spins: 12 (2007, WR) Consecutive nollie kickflips: 73 (2007, WR)v [citation needed] 360-degree kickflips in one minute: 12 (2007, WR) aHeel flips in one minute: 15 (2007, WR)v [citation needed] a Consecutive ollies: 215 (2007) aNollie kickflips in one minute: 22 (2007, WR)v [citation needed] a Longest stationary manual: 49 seconds (2007, WR) [citation needed] a Switch frontside kickflips in one minute: 9 (2007, WR) [19] a Longest 50-50 rail grind: 100 feet 5.75 inches (30.62 m) (2007, WR) [20] a Longest board slide: 100 feet 5.75 inches (30.62 m) (2007, WR) [21] a Highest skateboard ramp jump into water: 10 feet 8 inches (3.29 m) (2007, WR)

Entrepreneur During his time with DC, Dyrdek began his exploration of entrepreneurship through shoe design and this led Dyrdek [] to launch various short-lived companies, including a hip-hop record label and a skate shop. Dyrdek continued to pursue such ventures and, as of 2013, Dyrdek's properties include "Wild Grinders" (a cartoon on the Nickelodeon [22] [] network), Street League Skateboarding (SLS), The Rob Dyrdek Foundation, and Megahorse Racing. In addition, [23] Dyrdek has partnerships with various brands, such as Bill My Parents, ISX(TM) (Instant Scoring Experience), [] and DTA Rogue Status (with musician Travis Barker). 'Wild Grinders', a fictional cartoon skate crew, is Dyrdek's venture into toys based on him and his group of childhood skateboarding friends. The line consists of six characters. Dyrdek also created the iSX, Instant Scoring Experience, which he hopes will revolutionize the way skate [24] competitions are held. He is the creator of the Street League Skateboarding - a professional skateboarding contest. Dyrdek also has a TAG Body Spray scent calledMake Moves. A fraction of the profit will go to his charity [25] organization, The Rob Dyrdek Foundation. Dyrdek has also partnered with Chevrolet for the launch of the new Chevy Sonic. As part of the launch campaign, he performed a "kickflip" with a Sonic (a full 360 degree rotation of the vehicle) over the world's largest skateboard (on [26] record), which he also created. He performed the stunt at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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Personal life Dyrdek has one sister, Denise. His cousins Christopher "Drama" Pfaff and Scott "Big Cat" Pfaff are featured inRob [27] [] and BigandRob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factoryalso has two bulldogs named Meaty and Beefy.. He Dyrdek became an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church in order to perform his sister's wedding in [28] [29] December 2011. The ceremony, which was featured in an episode ofRob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, took place at the Fantasy Factory in Los Angeles.

References [2] http://www.dyrdek.com/index.php [16] Rob and Big (Season 3) | Guinness World Records | Episode Summary (http:/ /www.mtv.com/shows/rob_and_big/season_3/episode. jhtml?episodeID=131363). MTV. Retrieved on 2009-04-18. [24] (http://streetleague.com/about/sls-overview/) [27] Parents and sister (http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/fantasy_factory/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=151185#bio)

External links a Official website (http://www.dyrdek.com) Rob Dyrdek (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2234521/) at the Internet Movie Database

Alien Workshop

Alien Workshopis a skateboarding company founded in 1990 by Chris Carter and Mike Hill. Following a brief period under the ownership of the Burton snowboarding company, Alien Workshop was purchased by original team [] rider, Rob Dyrdek, with the official confirmation of the acquisition announced in a press release on April 17, 2012.

Company overview Alien Workshop produces skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and other skateboard accessories, and is known for a [1] visual aesthetic that often contains themes of paranoia and futurism.

History The brand is a part of DNA Distribution (also known as the Sovereign Sect), a distribution house that also consists of Habitat Skateboards and Reflex Bearings. DNA Distribution was bought by Burton Snowboards on February 5, [2] 2008. Skateboarder Magazine announced on January 10, 2012 that team member Rob Dyrdek had bought Alien [] Workshop from Burton Snowboards.

Arto Saari On May 2, 2008, the Flip company announced that its long-term team member, Arto Saari, had relocated to Alien Workshop. The announcement was a shock to members of the skateboarding media. In 2012, Saari provided further insight into his decision to leave Flip, citing the death of former teammate, Shane Cross, as a significant underpinning factor: "It wasn't, like, a easy thing to do, but, at the time, I knew I had to do it ... for the reasons that happened, you know? And that's why I decided that it's better off for me to leave Flip than, just, go my own way and, [] just, do that." Professional skateboarder, Ed Templeton, stated in a 2012 interview: "I mean I was completely [] shocked when he left Flip ... it didn't make sense." At the start of January 2011, Flip announced that Saari had rejoined the team and released an image that featured [3] Saari alongside the caption: "Home is Where the Hearto Is". A video segment was also published on the website of

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Thrashermagazine and featured Rowley, Saari andThrashereditor-in-chief, Jake Phelps, discussing the decision in Phelps' office in San Francisco, US. Saari explained to Phelps that Flip is like "family" and stated "You can take a [4] man out of Flip, but you can't take the Flip out the man". Saari has spoken about his time as an Alien Workshop rider and has also relayed his brief conversation with Carter, following his decision to return to Flip: Riding for Alien was great; like, there wasn't any bad vibes or anything. I really liked the company, I really liked everyone involved in it and I became friends with everyone. And when you got to quit a company like that, you wanna blow your brains out, you know? I only spoke to Carter and that's probably, like, one of the hardest calls I had to make and just talked to him and he was, like, "Well, fuck [5] man, it's a bummer, but it's, like, you gotta do what you gotta do."

Keith Haring collaboration The brand released a series of skateboard decks, wheels, apparel, and stickers that featured the art of Keith Haring in [6] August 2012.

Location The company was established in Dayton, Ohio, US, where it continues to be based. Following Dyrdek's acquisition of DNA Distribution, the official press release stated that "Carter will continue to oversee DNA Distribution in [] Dayton, Ohio, while Dyrdek will consult directly on all marketing and creative from his Los Angeles based office."

Team The company sponsors a team to represent their brand.

Professional aTyler Bledsoe aGilbert Crocket aJason Dill [][] a Rob Dyrdek (CEO) aJake Johnson aHeath Kirchart aDylan Rieder aOmar Salazar aGrant Taylor aMikey Taylor [] a Anthony Van Engelen

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Amateur aDonovon Piscopo aKevin Terpening [][] a John Fitzgerald

Videography aMemory Screen(1991) Timecode(1997) Photosythesis(2000) Kalis in Monopromotional video (2006) [7] Mind Field(2009)

Life Splicingseries The company introduced a web-based video series, entitledLife Splicing, in early 2011, with each segment featuring a montage of team riders and enhanced with artistic filming/production techniques—videographers included Greg Hunt, Benny Maglinao, and Cody Green. Alien Workshop described the series as "a series of short films, featuring teamriders, artists and friends."Transworld Skateboardingmagazine praised the series, stating that "... the Workshop straight nails it in the art department. Alien’s recentLife Splicingclips haven taken the dime-a-dozen video platform [8] of the meat grinder known as the Internet and transformed it into a full-on fine art gallery." [9] aLife Splicing No. 001: Kevin Terpening (2011) [10] Life Splicing No. 002: Life In A Box(2011) [11] Life Splicing No. 003: EXP(2011) [12] Life Splicing No. 004: Nick Boserio(2011) [13] Life Splicing No. 005: Gilbert Crockett(2011) [] Life Splicing No. 006: John Fitzgerald(2012)

References [1] http://www.grindtv.com/brand/alien-workshop/

External links a Alien Workshop (http://www.alienworkshop.com) AWS Filmworks (http://www.awsfilmworks.com/)

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