Rob Dyrdek

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Rob Dyrdek

[edit] Biography

Rob Dyrdek was born on June 28, 1974 in Kettering, Ohio. He earned his title as a professional skateboarder in 1990 at the age of 16. He currently skates for DC Shoes Alien Workshop Skateboards, Plan B Skateboards, Silver Trucks, and Reflex bearings. He also became sponsored by Spy Optics and Red Bull. He also is a amatuer rally-racer. He competed in the 2005 Gumball Rally driving a Subura WRX STI sponsored by Red Bull. He currently resides in Hollywood, California. As of November 2006, Dyrdek and his bodyguard, Chris Boykin (commonly known as Big Black), are featured in a reality show on MTV called "Rob and Big", for which he is also an executive producer. Adding to the cast is Meaty (Rob's bulldog), Drama (Rob's cousin), and Bam Bam (Big Black's friend).

Dyrdek also has a line of skateboarding-related products, including a skateboarding/athletic shoe from DC Shoes, called "The Dyrdek1." He also helped build the Dyrdek/DC Shoe skate park in Kettering, Ohio. Rob also helped build a private indoor skate park called the TF, or Training Facility in San Diego, California.

Rob's also has his own truck called the Urban Assault Vehicle (or UAV). The UAV is a heavily modified Yukon Denali that has 22-inch rims, a custom DC grill, and a stealth-black paint and tint job. There are also skateboarding accessories, including built-in shelves for decks and shoes, a generator for night filming, a set of movie lights, flat-bars mounted underneath the running boards, and a mini Red Bull refrigerator.