'Bucky' Lasek (real name Charles Michael Lasek) (born December 3, 1972 in Dundalk, Maryland) is a professional skateboarder. is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in the state of Maryland, USA unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States {{{subdivision_name}}} Founded 1895 Time zone EST (UTC)  - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC) Dundalk is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. ... A skateboarder in the middle of a trick Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or interacting with a skateboard. ...

Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen. After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987. Powell sponsored Lasek, and he made his video debut in the 4th Bones Brigade video, Public Domain (1988). Bones Brigade is a highly successful skate team that featured many of todays top pro skateboarders. ...

Lasek turned pro for Powell in 1990 -- but by this time, skateboarding and vert skating particularly began to lose popularity, and Lasek's career waned. When ESPN took vert skating under its wing as part of the X Games in the mid 1990s, Lasek's career made a comeback and he soon became one of the most recognizable skateboarders. ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... ESPN X Games logo The X Games is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. ...

Today, Lasek is regarded as one of the most consistent vert skaterboarders in the sport. He frequently masters tricks that are considered too gimmicky and technical by most riders to do in a contest, and lands them with stunning regularity. Some of his signature contest tricks include the Heelflip Frontside Gay Twist and Switch Frontside 540. He is also the only skater to flip his board in to an invert (Heelflip Frontside Invert), and the only one to do a 720 on the vert and land backwards (forward-to-fakie Indy 720, known as a "MacKenzie").

As of 2006, Bucky Lasek has won ten medals at the X Games, including six gold medals. He has also earned 2004 titles in the Vans Triple Crown, Gravity Games, and the Slam City Jam. He currently resides in Carlsbad, California with his wife and two daughters, Paris and Devin. Gravity Games is a multi-sport competition, broken down into Winter and Summer versions, which feature a variety of extreme sports such as skateboarding and BMX freestyle (during the summer) and snowboarding (during the winter). ... Slam City Jam, the North American Skateboard Championships, returns to Vancouver, BC in May 2008. ... Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ...

Lasek made a cameo in the low-budget 2003 movie Haggard, in which he gave a skateboard to Bam Margera while he was running from the villain Hellboy. He has also made an appearance in MTV's Viva La Bam. Brandon Cole Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional skateboarder, creator of the CKY skate/prank/stunt videos, and radio personality. ... Viva La Bam was a reality television series that starred Bam Margera and his crew. ...

Lasek is sponsored by Element Skateboards, Mechanical Grip Tape, Randoms Hardware, Independent Truck Company, Type-S wheels, Pro-tec helments, Boneless Pads, Vans Skate shoes, Billabong Clothing, Von Zipper Sunglasses, Ogio Packpages, Save Tibet, Action Sports Environmental Coalition, P.R.O. Pro Riders Organization,T-Mobile, Rock Star Energy Drink, RDS skatesupply, Buckys burritos, Microarts, Gumball 3000, and Meguiars. ^{[citation needed]} Element is a skateboard company that was established in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992 as Underworld Element. ... Independent Truck Company is perhaps, the most revered skateboard truck company in the world. ... T-Mobile logo T-Mobile is a multinational mobile phone operator. ...

Contest highlights

• 1st in 2006 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
• 1st in 2006 X Games: vert best trick
• 1st in 2005 Dew Action Sports Tour: Vert
• 1st in 2004 Slam City Jam: vert.
• 1st in 2004 X Games: vert
• 1st in 2003 X Games: vert
• 1st in 2003 X Games: vert doubles (with Bob Burnquist)
• 1st in 2002 Slam City Jam: vert.
• 2nd in 2002 X Games VIII: vert doubles (with Bob Burnquist)
• 2nd in 2001 X Games: vert.
• 1st in 2000 X Games: vert.
• 9th in 2000 X Games: vert doubles.
• 1st in 1999 X Games: vert.
• 5th in 1999 X Games: vert best trick.
• 2nd in 1999 X Games: vert doubles.
• 4th in 1998 X Games: vert.
• 2nd in 1998 X Games: vert doubles.
• 4th in 1997 X Games: vert.

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Auto racing

Lasek won the 2006 Toyota Pro/Celebrity auto race. The Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race is an annual 10-lap auto race held each April since 1977 as part of Grand Prix weekend on the street course at Long Beach, California. ...

Tony Hawk games

Lasek was a playable character in the first five games in the Tony Hawk series (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater-Tony Hawk's Underground). The latest game in the series, Tony Hawks Proving Ground The Tony Hawks series, formerly the Tony Hawks Pro Skater series, is a computer and video game series endorsed by Tony Hawk and is created by games developer Neversoft and published by Activision. ... Tony Hawks Pro Skater on Game Boy Color Tony Hawks Pro Skater (Tony Hawks Skateboarding in Europe), often called THPS, is a skateboarding video game, and the first in the Tony Hawks series. ... Tony Hawks Underground, also called THUG, is a skateboarding video game available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and Xbox platforms released in 2003. ...

Other references

Bucky recently did an interview with WWE Diva Victoria which can be read here World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Lisa Marie Varon (born February 10, 1971), is an American professional wrestler better known as Victoria. ...