Riley Hawk

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Riley Hawk
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Riley Hawk in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameHudson Riley Hawk
Born (1992-12-06) December 6, 1992 (age 32)
Carlsbad, California, U.S.
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Years active2013–present
Spouse
  • (m. 2023)
Children1
Parent Tony Hawk (father)
Relatives
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Skateboarding
Turned pro2013

Hudson Riley Hawk (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional skateboarder [1] [2] and singer. [3]

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Early life

Riley Hawk was born in Carlsbad, California, on December 6, 1992, and is a San Diego native. He is the son of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk.

Riley began skateboarding at the age of 3, assisted by his father. By age 8, he could already do shove-its, kickflips, heelflips, boardslides and 50-50's. [4]

As a child, Hawk performed skateboard stunts for the film Max Keeble's Big Moove (2001). [5] In 2017, Hawk and his father both featured on an episode of the TV series Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (Season 2, Episode 8 "Los Angeles Pt.2").

Career

Skateboarding

Unlike his father, who is known for his vert style, Riley Hawk is better known as a street skater. He turned pro on his 21st birthday in December 2013 and became Skateboarder magazine's 2013 Amateur of the Year on the same day. [6] He is sponsored by Baker and Lakai. [7]

Hawk is featured in the Tony Hawk's video game series, appearing in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 , Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 . [8]

Music

Hawk is a music enthusiast. He has played music for several years in local San Diego bands and began collecting vinyl records at age 15. [9] As of April 2022, Hawk was the frontman of punk band Warish, [10] then signed with Riding Easy Records. [3] [11]

Business ventures

In 2019, Hawk opened a coffee shop, Steel Mill Coffee & Records, [12] in San Diego County which he co-owned and operated with friends. [9] The shop went out of business in May 2023. [13] [14]

Personal life

Since early 2021, Hawk has been in a relationship with Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. [15] [16] The couple married on October 7, 2023, in Los Angeles, in a ceremony officiated by former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Cobain's godfather. [17] The couple welcomed their first child together, a son, Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk, on September 17, 2024. [18] [19]

Hawk is a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has achieved the rank of blue belt (the lowest non-graded belt) in the martial art. [20]

His uncle is surfer and former editor of SURFER magazine Steve Hawk.

References

  1. Rinaldi, Derek (December 7, 2013). "Riley Hawk Is Pro!!". Skate Daily. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  2. Blakely, Brian (December 7, 2013). "YBAm Riley Hawk Turns Pro". The Skateboard Mag . Strictly Skateboarding. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Kaufman, Spencer (January 27, 2021). "Warish, Fronted by Riley Hawk, Announce New Album, Unveil Single "Say to Please": Stream". Consequence . Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. "Riley Hawk - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) - Full cast & crew - IMDb . Retrieved July 28, 2025 via www.imdb.com.
  6. "Riley Hawk turns 21, goes pro, and wins Best Am award in the span of 5 minutes". Network A. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. "Riley Hawk Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  8. "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Overview". PlayStation . Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Pro skater Riley Hawk and friends open Oceanside coffee house". San Diego Union-Tribune. February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. "Warish". RidingEasy Records. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  12. Woo, Candice (January 30, 2019). "Pro Skateboarder Opening Coffee Bar and Record Shop in Oceanside". Eater San Diego. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  13. "Riley Hawk's Steel Mill Coffee Relocating In San Diego's North County" . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. Valdez, Jonah (October 25, 2023). "Local pro skater Riley Hawk marries Frances Bean Cobain in ceremony officiated by R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  15. "Tony Hawk's Son Is Dating Kurt Cobain's Daughter". slapmagazine.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. "On the Heels of Her Wedding, Frances Bean Cobain Buys and Sells Cozy San Diego Houses". Yahoo Life. October 27, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  17. Hatcher, Kirsty (October 24, 2023). "Frances Bean Cobain Marries Riley Hawk — with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Officiating". People . Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  18. @thespacewitch; (September 28, 2024). "9.17.2024 Ronin Walker Cobain Hawk 🩵 ✨ Welcome to the world most beautiful son. We love you more than anything ✨" via Instagram.
  19. Wickman, Kase (September 30, 2024). "Francis Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk Welcome Their First Child". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  20. Jones, Phil (February 13, 2024). "Tony Hawk's Son, Riley Hawk, Talks About How BJJ Has Helped Him". Jitsmagazine. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.