This was truly a sign of great things to come. One of his
first sponsorship deals was with Droors Clothing, which later became the giant”
DC
Shoes”. It was through this relationship that Rob was given the opportunity to
design one of the first “Signature” skate shoes for the company.
40 Thousand Feet Of Fun…
Rob took a number of years off from professional competition
to work on a variety of other projects including acting, writing and creating
his own Hip Hop label. He began to compete again at the age of twenty-five and
it was around this time he noticed a real lack of skate parks and poor quality
construction of the ones being built. Rob took it upon himself with the help
of his friends at DC to create the Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza. This
40,000 square foot skate park was opened in June of 2005 and has been featured
in a large number of videos and magazines.
The park’s construction was based on numerous pictures and
videos taken by Rob at his favourite skating spots. So in effect the
DC Plaza is an accumulation of all of Rob Dyrdek’s
most-loved spots.
Rob And Big…
Rob’s best friend and body guard Christopher “Big Black”
Boyken made his first appearance with Rob in the skate world during the
DC Video. Their hilarious sketch, with Rob playing
the hassled skater and Big in the role of skater security guard, caught the
eye of MTV producers.
It was from this DC video that we now have the mega hit reality TV series ”Rob
and Big”
The Show first aired on MTV in 2006
and it took off with lightning speed, instantly becoming a cult hit with
skaters and non-skaters alike! Rob and Big showcases the outrageous fun and
adventures they have while sharing their home in the Hollywood Hills. The show
also features some great animal cast members including their bull dog “Meaty”
and their miniature horse, appropriately named “Mini Horse”, who appeared in
the second season.
Lights …Camera…
The future for Rob Dyrdek is looking pretty sweet and there
are no signs that this mogul will be slowing down anytime soon. He has been
featured in the smash hit EA Skate video game and is
also a promoter for “Safe Sport”, a city-based program that takes unused land
and turns it into safe, well-built skate parks for the community to enjoy.
Besides all of this Rob has been getting more and more into films and has
recently been cast in the new Robert Deniro/Al Pacino film “Righteous Kill”
due out in 2008.
Check out some of Robs signature DC
Shoes!
Check out this cool videos of Rob Dyrdek and His buddy Big Black talking about how to get your pet fixed and helping to reduce on animals being left on the street.