Gender: male
Birthday: 1974-06-28
Country: USA
Stance: goofy
Terrain: street
Sponsors:
- DC
- SEEK
- DUB Street Wear
- Orion Trucks
- Reflex Bearings
Born in Kettering, Ohio in 1974, Rob's childhood was a far cry away from the skate and surf culture that was popular in Southern California at the time. At the age of 12, Rob picked up a skateboard for the first time. Within a month, he won his first competition and became the youngest member of the G&S skateboard team. At an early age it was clear that Rob demonstrated the powerful combination of work ethic and natural ability. Forgoing his senior year of high school, Dyrdek became a professional skateboarder at the age of 16 while simultaneously becoming one of the founding members of the legendary Ohio-based Alien Workshop skateboard team. The year was 1991, and at the time skateboarding was no longer a focus in mainstream culture as it once was in the late 1980s. As such, the companies and professional skaters that remained proved to be the most loyal and dedicated supporters of the sport. Embodying this dedication, Rob would skate harder than ever for his first high-profile video part the very same year. It was Alien Workshop's first film, titled Memory Screen, and through it Rob's skating gained notoriety, his part in the video having including both advanced handrail skating and the more technical street tricks that were just then evolving as part of the sport. To continue his professional career, Rob moved to San Diego in 1994 to become more visible in the skateboarding world and to be closer to the center of the industry. From there, Rob would go on to film prominent skateboarding parts in 411VM, Alien Workshop's Time Code, and Photosynthesis. ith the support of the Factory and his team, Rob still has many exciting projects on the horizon. This includes Street League, the first skateboarding contest series that stays true to the nature of street skateboarding in an easy-to-understand and exciting format. The series will utilize modern skate plaza arenas and the proprietary Instant Scoring Xperience (ISX) scoring system to give skateboarding "the buzzer-beater" element that is missing in televised skate contests like the X-Games and the Dew Tour. Also, in partnership with DC Shoes, Rob will unveil the Dyrdek Collection in the summer of 2009 -- this line of footwear and apparel speaks directly to Rob's refined tastes in both fashion and skateboarding functionality. Beyond the massive TV audience, the world has also begun to take notice of Dyrdek's business acumen as a serial entrepreneur.
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