Rob Dyrdek - Pro Skateboarder

Rob Dyrdek - Gives Back

Rob Dyrdek experienced firsthand that street skateboarders are often ticketed, arrested and harassed by overly aggressive security guards and police. Dyrdek realized that many cities were open to compromise but were not qualified to follow through on their end of the agreement and they built poorly constructed parks that do not meet street skating requirements. He decided to task himself with providing street skaters with legitimate, safe and challenging street skating venues. The formation of the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation in resulted in the Kettering Skate Plaza in his hometown of Kettering, Ohio.

Working with the Site Design Group, Dyrdek designed the skate park by educating himself in design and drafting techniques. He used photos of his favorite skate spots to assemble an illustrated book of tricks and obstacles for the plaza. The 40,000 square foot Kettering Skate Plaza opened in June 2005, as a legal place for street skaters to hone their skills.

The Kettering Skate Plaza received rave reviews from the skateboarding community and won the Modernism Award from Dwell magazine. Filmmaker Kirk Dianda documented the design process in the film Groundbreaking, which also serves as a reference for youngsters to lobby for skate plazas in their cities.

While building the Skate Plaza, Rob Drydek's long time dream of making a movie about skateboarding came to fruition. Dyrdek’s foray into the film business manifested itself in the writing, financing, casting, producing and starring in his feature film, Street Dreams. The story is about a young skater from the Midwest who is suddenly faced with national exposure and personal adversity, reminiscent of Dyrdek's own rise to fame.

In the last year, Dyrdek has become a reality TV star due to the success of MTV's Rob and Big. The three-season series was picked up by MTV after a skit written by Dyrdek in The DC Video became an underground sensation. Adding to his acting repertoire, Dyrdek has been cast in the upcoming Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro film Righteous Kill, due for release in 2008. Current Dyrdek involvement includes: endorsements including Spy Optics, Alien Workshop and Monster Energy drinks; co-owner of Rogue Status, a clothing company with his partner, former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker; involvement with his own companies, Reflex Bearings and Silver Trucks; feature character in skate., a revolutionary new video game from EA Sports; promoter of SafeSpot, an urban renewal program that seeks to take unused donated land and build safe skating grounds for street skateboarders.

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