- Tony Trujillo
Infobox_Person
name = Tony Trujillo
residence =San Francisco ,California
imagesize = 200px
caption =Quicksilver Bowlriders, 2005: Marseille, France
birth_date = August 23,1982
birth_place =Santa Rosa ,California
birth_name = Tony Trujillo
occupation = Pro Skater
death_date =Tony Trujillo (born
August 23 ,1982 inSanta Rosa ,California ) is an Americanskateboarder . He is noted for his anti-corporate attitude and love forHeavy metal music , as well as his aggressive skating style.http://www.heckler.com/articles/heckler_53/html/tony_trujillo.html Heckler Skate Magazine Interview]Trujillo grew up on a farm with 100 acres of land and started skating at the age of 7. A neighbor had ramps in his barn and often invited Tony to skate there. [http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/skate/interviews/142 Tony Trujillo - Interviews - Skate Zine - Caught in the Crossfire ] ] 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 byStacy Peralta to advertise the shoe. [cite news|first=Hilary|last=Cassidy|title=The Game: Vans - Better Skate Than Never; Under Armour Takes Over|publisher=Brandweek|date=July 14, 2003|accessdate=2007-05-16]On
December 7 ,2002 ,Thrasher Magazine announced that Tony had been voted their thirteenth annual Skateboarder Of The Year. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_2003_May/ai_99753024 Tony Trujillo Skater of the year 2002 - Skater of the Year: Tony Trujillo - Interview | Thrasher Magazine | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]On August 3, 2008, Trujillo won bronze in X Games 14 Superpark competition. [http://expn.go.com/expn/xgames14/results/event?id=3517453&campaign=rsssrch&source=chad+johnson]
ponsors
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Vans
*Independent Trucks
*Spitfire Wheels
*Boost Mobile
*Anti-Hero Trivia
*Tony rides for
Independent Trucks andSpitfire Wheels and shares a birthday with the founder of both companies,Fausto Vitello .
*Trujillo appears as a playable character inTony Hawk's American Wasteland .References
External links
* [http://www.skateparkoftampa.com/spot/results_byskater.aspx?SkaterID=335&Descr=Trujillo,Tony Skaterprofile: Tony Trujillo]
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