Bob Burnquist

Bob Burnquist

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Bob Burnquist Wiki Biography

  • Roberto Dean Silva, please “Bob” Burnquist was born on October 10, 1976, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is a Brazilian-American skateboarder best known in the world for winning 29 medals in the X Games. 
  • Sources say that Bob Burnquist’s net worth is as high as $8 million, a sum gained through his active participation in sports. 
  • Also, thanks to his business career, his net worth increased, starting with the Burnquist Organics. 
  • Bob is of mixed origin – his father is an American, but he has Swedish blood roots, and his mother is a Brazilian. 
  • Bob has been in love with skateboarding since his early childhood, and as soon as he turned 14, his career started. 
  • Little by little, Bob found his attention on switch position skateboarding, developing new tricks like One-footed Smith grind, which is his signature trick. 
  • His first medal came in 1997 at the X Games III in San Diego, where Bob won the bronze medal in the Vert division. 
  • Since then, he has won 28 awards, half of which are gold, in categories such as Vert, Big Air, and Rail Jam. 
  • Before the 2000s, Bob won two more bronze medals, San Diego in 1998 and San Francisco in 1999 in the Vert Doubles and Vert Best Trick categories. 
  • At the beginning of the 2000s, his career took a turn for the better, winning gold medals, in the X Games held in San Francisco in 2000, in Philadelphia in 2001, in Los Angeles in 2003, and again in Los Angeles two years later. 
  • These successes have improved Bob’s net worth by a significant margin. 
  • In the second half of the 2000s, Bob managed to win gold medals at the X Games held in Los Angeles in 2007, 2008, and 2010. 
  • Little changed for Bob in the 2010s, continuing to dominate skate parks around the USA and around the world, winning gold medals at the X Games in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil 2013, Barcelona, Spain, Munich, Germany, 2013 and Austin, Texas, 2015. 
  • Thanks to his popularity and accomplishments, Bob has starred in a number of skateboard video games, including Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and his sequel, which have both contributed a significant amount to his net worth. 
  • As far as his personal life is concerned, Bob never married, but he has two daughters, one with Jen O’Brien and the other with Veronica Richard, with whom he currently resides in Vista, California. 
  • In his yard, Bob has a skateboard park, which has a green ramp in its composition; he also has one of the few permanent Mega Ramps in the world. 
  • Bob is also known for his philanthropy efforts, beginning with the Bob Burnquist Foundation, which focuses on organic food rising and also seeks to implement organic food production in schools. 
  • The Action Sports Environmental Coalition, which helps raise awareness among sportsmen and women about the importance of environmental conservation, has also been launched. 
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Bob Burnquist Quick Info

Full Name Bob Burnquist
Net Worth $8 Million
Date Of Birth October 10, 1976
Place Of Birth Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Profession Skateboarder
Nationality Brazilian, American
Children Jasmyn Burnquist, Lotus O’Brien Silva Burnquist
Siblings Rebecca Burnquist, Milena Burnquist
Nicknames Robert Dean Silva Burnquist , Bob Bernquist , Big Bob Burnquist , Roberto Dean Silva Burnquist
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bobburnquist
Twitter https://twitter.com/bobburnquist
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bobburnquist/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992389/
Awards Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year, Thrasher Skater of the Year
Nominations Best Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award

Bob Burnquist Important Facts

  • Thrasher magazine named him the 1997 Skater of the Year, the same year he won the overall Triple Crown vert award.
  • He skated in the 1998 X-Games with a fractured wrist, not getting a cast on until after the prelims were over.
  • Started skating when he was 11.
  • Grew up in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • He was one of Rolling Stone magazine’s athletes of the year for 1999.
  • Other than skateboarding, he surfs and snowboards, and he loves soccer.
  • Lives in Carlsbad, California.
  • He is fluent in Portuguese (his native language).
  • His girlfriend is skater Jen O’Brien, and they have a child together.
  • His first sponsor was Momento Angular.
  • Owns a restaurant called Meladio through which he distributes organic foods from his other company, Burnquist Organics.
  • Professional skateboarder.

Bob Burnquist Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Nitro Circus TV Series additional camera – 10 episodes, 2009 additional camera operator – 2 episodes, 2009 Camera Department
Point Break 2015 Cameo Yacht Actor
Grind 2003 uncredited Actor
The Reality of Bob Burnquist 2005 Video documentary Writer
The Reality of Bob Burnquist 2005 Video documentary Cinematographer
The Reality of Bob Burnquist 2005 Video documentary producer Producer
Oakley: Dreamland VR 2015 Video short Himself Self
Rock in Rio 2013 TV Series Himself Self
McConkey 2013 Documentary Himself Self
CQC: Custe o Que Custar 2009-2013 TV Series Himself / CQTester / Himself – CQTester Self
Estrelas 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Sem Limites – Bob Burnquist 2012 TV Movie documentary Self
MTV Video Music Brasil 2012 2012 TV Movie Himself – Presenter Self
Nitro Circus: The Movie 2012 Documentary Himself Self
Team Toyota X Games Trailer 2012 Video short Himself Self
Vans Pool Party 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Waiting for Lightning 2012 Documentary Himself Self
Looped 2012 Documentary Himself Self
Golden Goal 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Meus Prêmios Nick 2010 2010 TV Movie Himself Self
Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party 2010 TV Movie Himself Self
Vida Sobre Rodas 2010 Documentary Self
Nitro Circus 2009 TV Series Himself Self
X Games 3D: The Movie 2009 Documentary Himself Self
2009 Maloof Money Cup: Skate Vert 2009 TV Movie Himself Self
2009 Maloof Money Cup Preview Special 2009 TV Movie Himself Self
2009 Pro-Tec Pool Party 2009 TV Movie Himself Self
Maloof Money Cup 2008 TV Movie Himself Self
2007 LG Action Sports World Championships 2007 TV Mini-Series Himself Self
Curta o Som 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Props 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
LG Action Sports Championships 2006 TV Movie Himself Self
Arby’s Action Sports Awards 2006 TV Special Himself Self
Our Life 2006 Video Himself Self
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 2006 Video Game Himself (voice) Self
MTV Video Music Brasil 2006 2006 TV Movie Himself – Presenter Self
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi 2006 Documentary Himself – Pro Skater (as Bob Bernquist) Self
Wildboyz 2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Stuntwood: The Birth, Life, and Death of a Skateboard 2006 Documentary Himself Self
The Reality of Bob Burnquist 2005 Video documentary Himself Self
American Wasteland 2005 Video Game Himself (voice) Self
Viva la Bam 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Kim Possible 2004 TV Series Himself Self
The Globe World Cup Skateboarding 2004 TV Movie Himself Self
The Shaun White Album 2004 Video documentary short Himself Self
Transmission Japan 2004 Documentary short Self
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 2004 Video Game Himself / Skater (voice) Self
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Player$ 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2003 Video Game Himself Self
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Girls of the Games: Ultimate X 2003 Video documentary short Himself Self
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 2002 Video Game Himself (voice) Self
Gigantic Skate Park Tour: Summer 2002 2002 TV Movie Himself / Skater Self
Menikmati 2002 Video documentary Himself Self
Op King of Skate 2002 Video documentary Self
Ultimate X: The Movie 2002 Documentary short Himself Self
Globe World Cup Skateboarding 2002 TV Movie Himself Self
MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate – Behind the Scenes 2002 Video documentary short Himself – Pro Skateboarder Self
MVP: Most Vertical Primate 2001 Himself Self
Sight Unseen 2001 Video Himself Self
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 2000 Video Game Himself Self
MTV Sports & Music Festival 3: Skate Trick 1999 TV Movie Himself Self
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1999 Video Game Himself Self
MTV Sports & Music Festival 2 1998 TV Movie Himself – Athlete Self
Interface 1997 Video Himself Self
SportsFigures 1995 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Nitro Circus 2009 TV Series Himself Archive Footage