Tony Trujillo (born August 23, 1982) is an American professional

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and musician. Trujillo was awarded the "Skater of the Year" award by ''

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'' magazine in 2002.

Early life

Trujillo was born in

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, United States (US), and grew up on a farm with of land. He started skating at the age of seven and Trujillo was often invited to skate on the ramps in his neighbor's barn. Trujillo started competing in skateboard contests in the California Amateur Skateboard League at the age of 12 years.

Professional skateboarding

At the age of fourteen, Trujillo was first sponsored by

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and he was assigned professional status with the company two years later. Trujillo has a signature shoe line with

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and the company produced two commercials, shot by Stacy Peralta, to advertise the shoe (Trujillo appeared in both). Trujillo appears as a playable character in the video game ''

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''.

Awards

On December 7, 2002, ''Thrasher'' announced that Trujillo had been voted the magazine's thirteenth annual Skater Of The Year.

Contest history

In August 2005, Trujillo placed 2nd in San Jose, CA in the Mountain Dew Tour. On August 3, 2008, Trujillo won bronze in X Games 14 Superpark competition.

Music

Trujillo played bass and sang in a band called "Bad Shit", Together with the late

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of ''

'' magazine,

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, and his wife, Ashley "Trixie" Trujillo. The band has toured both in the US and internationally.

Personal life

Trujillo is married to his drummer Ashley James, also known as Trixie Trujillo. They married May 6, 2008 after a Thrasher Skate Rock show in Reno, NV. They are parents to their son, Waylon, who was born in December 19, 2008. As of February 7, 2014, they had another son named Reno.

References

External links

Skatepark of Tampa profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trujillo, Tony American skateboarders Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California 1982 births Living people American sportspeople of Mexican descent