23 Funny Times Tony Hawk Tweeted About People Not Recognizing Him

We all know who legendary skater Tony Hawk is. And by know, we mean remember his mug from Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 or Gleaming the Cube. Because for the last twenty years, Hawk has come across a comedic number of people who think he “looks a lot like Tony Hawk.”

Hawk has been keeping a meticulous diary of these incidents on Twitter. So, we rounded up the funniest tweets by and about Tony Hawk and the identity crisis this sort-of public figure must feel on the daily.

25 Funny Tony Hawk Tweets

1. The name sounds familiar…

2. Now shoo so we can do a 900.

3. Sick jump, kid.

4. Thanks, Dorian.

5. So close.

6. Is everyone in on the joke at this point?

To clarify: each person was joking, but unaware that they were redundant.

— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) January 11, 2021

7. So?

8. On second thought…

9. No words.

10. Elephant, skater, same thing.

11. Is Tony Hawk without a skateboard even Tony Hawk?

i think about this tony hawk post every day pic.twitter.com/UAr4QOBxNR

— rae ⚔️ (@raehasasword) August 13, 2020

12. Hey, wait a minute.

13. Are we Tony Hawk?

And the award for existential crisis goes to… pic.twitter.com/OhhBsSyJSo

— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) February 10, 2020

14. The circle is complete.

15. Brian.

16. That escalated quickly.

17. So much better than AP History.

Here ya go. I still look exactly the same 35 years later FYI pic.twitter.com/CmPGyVQeBE

— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) January 2, 2021

18. So supportive.

19. Please be in on the joke.

A conversation with auto service:
my life as a meme pic.twitter.com/0QbZfKQIvE

— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) November 22, 2019

20. Well glad this isn’t awkward at all.

21. Will this issue of Thrasher work?

22. Hello?

23. Er, sorry?

Other nurse: it’s true, and she still skates. I blame you for when she got hurt and I was short staffed for a week.
Me: my sincere apologies. Don’t do a kickflip.

— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) May 26, 2021

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