| Tony Trujillo | |
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Quicksilver Bowlriders, 2005: Marseille, France |
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| Born | Tony Trujillo August 23, 1982 Santa Rosa, California |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Pro Skater |
Tony Trujillo (born August 23, 1982 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American skateboarder. He is noted for his love for Heavy metal music, as well as his aggressive skating style.[1]
Trujillo grew up on a farm with 100 acres (0.40 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.[2] 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.[1] At the age of 14, Trujillo obtained his first sponsor, Anti-Hero, turning pro for them at age 16.[1] Vans gave Trujillo his own signature shoe line and put Tony in two commercials shot by Stacy Peralta to advertise the shoe.[3]
On December 7, 2002, Thrasher Magazine announced that Tony had been voted their thirteenth annual Skateboarder Of The Year.[4]
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.[5]
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