Tony Hawk

The 900 landed in 1999, and a great deal of what followed runs downstream of it. Tony Hawk, born in San Diego in 1968, had long been one of the defining vertical skaters of his era, but the first documented 900 was the moment that crossed over to people who had never stood on a board. Activision put out the licensed game series bearing his name in the same year. He retired from professional competition in 2003 and owns the skateboard company Birdhouse.

His screen career is a peculiar object. He was in films before he was famous outside skating, with a bit part in Thrashin' and then Buddy in Gleaming the Cube, which is the closest thing to a genuine acting credit he has. After that he plays Tony Hawk, over and over, on purpose: in The New Guy, Max Keeble's Big Move, Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, Parental Guidance and Complete Savages.

Jackass is where he actually belongs on screen, and he turns up across the whole run from the series through Jackass Forever, because that crew's tolerance for pain and his precision are the same instinct pointed at different targets. There is voice work too, Hush in Kick Buttowski, Coop in Cyberchase, Hawk Man in Middlemost Post, plus Sharknado 5 and a small role in xXx. The video games that carry his name are not among the credits listed here.