Tony Hawk kicked out while celebrating video game…
Even skateboarding legend Tony Hawk isn’t above the law — or at least the security guards at one of Los Angeles’ most iconic public plazas.
The 58-year-old professional skater revealed Friday that he was kicked out of Pershing Square while filming a nostalgic tribute to his legendary video game, “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3.”
“Fun fact: we got kicked out of Pershing Square while shooting this today,” Hawk wrote on Instagram, alongside a video recreating scenes from the basic game, which is celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary.
U.S. skilled skateboarder Tony Hawke skates in the paddock at Silverstone Circuit in Northampton, England, Saturday, July 5, 2025. Getty Images
The clip exhibits Hawk rolling through the downtown LA landmark, skating past its signature crimson spheres and a close by car wash before footage from the video game takes over.
The video game character then does stunts and flips, which the in-real-life Tony Hawk doesn’t show, maybe because he’s now 58 and formally retired from the game.
Tony Hawk is kicked out of Pershing Square while filming a video for the twenty fifth anniversary of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” in downtown Los Angeles. Instagram/@_aliminator
The video game character then does stunts and flips, which the in-real-life Tony Hawk doesn’t show. Activision
The incident also raised the chance that security merely didn’t acknowledge the skateboarding icon, who has develop into one thing of an web meme for repeatedly encountering people who don’t imagine he’s really Tony Hawk.
“Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” was launched in North American on Oct. 30, 2001, finally promoting roughly 7.53 million copies worldwide.
The game was a landmark release for the franchise, changing into the first installment to characteristic online play and launched the revert, a trick that allowed gamers to string together vert combos by linking landings in a quarterpipe with manuals.
Tony Hawk movies a skate video for the twenty fifth anniversary of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. Activision
A remake was later included in 2025’s “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4.”
Social media customers had a subject day with the skateboarding famous person’s obvious run-in with plaza security.
“Security was waiting their whole life for today,” one particular person joked.
Another poked enjoyable at a meme around Tony Hawk, who is known for recounting incidences where people don’t acknowledge him or totally imagine he’s Tony Hawk.
Tony Hawk movies a skate video for the twenty fifth anniversary of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3” at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. Instagram/@_aliminator
Tony Hawk arrives at the premiere of Netflix’s “The Hawk” at Directors Village in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 9, 2026. FilmMagic
“That guy looks like Tony Hawk,” the consumer commented.
Most people remembered the game with nostalgia after watching the clip.
“The game that got me into skateboarding and opened up the world of music for me.. which led to the best childhood and beyond,” commented Ryan Keen. “Thanks Tony.”
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