Won: 2012 Street League Skateboarding – Stop 3, Silver: 2013 Barcelona Street League Skateboarding. In 2010 Rodriguez endorsed Republican Meg Whitman during her campaign against Jerry Brown to become governor of California. He has a daughter named Heaven Love with his former girlfriend Rainbow Alexander. As of August 2010, his partner was Rainbow Alexander and the pair are the parents of daughter Heaven Love. Rodriguez has one son, Paul Rodriguez Jr., who is a professional skateboarder and won the gold medal in the 2004 X Games Skateboard Street Competition. "[19] In 2014 Rodriguez described his time at the brand as "the most magical," with a team that possessed "enthusiasm and passion" that was "contagious. Following the video's release, Rodriguez commenced riding for Girl Skateboards and achieved professional status in September 2002. He grew up with a brother and sister. [62] In addition to Bruce Lee, Alexander the Great, and Jesus Christ, Rodriguez is also influenced by rapper Tupac Shakur, and revealed in February 2013 that a skateboard deck graphic featuring Shakur would be a worthwhile design: "I'd like to get that photo of Tupac standing on the wall with his shirt off and he's got the Thug Life tattoo and the glock in his waist band and a blunt in his hand. Besides, Paul lives a rich and luxurious lifestyle with his enormous success. [55] Together with Saint Archer's other Ambassadors, Rodriguez has participated in "Tasting Room" nights that are held at the brewery, in which the Ambassadors pour and serve beers. It's where you come from. [35] Rodriguez released his first signature Nike shoe in 2005[36] following his departure from skate shoe brand, éS Footwear. His signature sunglasses model was released in February 2015.[31]. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Rodriguez_(skateboarder)&oldid=986548370, Pages using citations with format and no URL, Articles with dead external links from March 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Pages using Infobox sportsperson with unknown parameters, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Independent video (produced by Rodriguez), Elwood video (directed by professional skateboarder, Brian Lotti), Silver: 2013 Barcelona (Street League Skateboarding (SLS) partnership event), Silver: 2013 Munich (SLS partnership event). [7][20] Rodriguez explained in a 2013 interview that he was asked to join the Girl team by Eric Koston, whom he called his all-time favorite skateboarder. I didn't know if he had plans with FKD or not, but I presented Andale to him as something we could do together. As a child, Rodriguez occasionally got to meet celebrities through his father. [11], Rodriguez attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, CA. Father, with Nely Galan , of son Lucas Rodriguez… Known as P-Rod, he is a six-time gold medal winner in the street skating competition of the Summer X Games. and a Muhammad Ali deck were also included in the list. Rodriguez is known for his charity work, and many of his comedy specials cover serious issues that are of concern to the Latino community. [50][51][52] In relation to Andale, Brezinski explained: Originally I was working on the idea and I went through all the legal stuff. ", "Michael Richards, aka Kramer, spews racial slurs during stand-up", "Richards Racial Tirade Draws Castigation", "Paul Rodriguez endorses Meg For all these reasons Rodriguez is widely considered a sellout in the Latino community. I’ve always loved their brand and am excited about the relationship and potential of what we can do together. [41][42], Rodriguez owns a private skateboard park in the Canoga Park area of California, U.S.[43] that features design elements from his sponsors, Mountain Dew, Nike SB, and Target. Following Girl, Rodriguez joined the relaunched Plan B skateboard deck brand that was under the ownership and guidance of original riders Danny Way and Colin McKay, who continue to own the brand as of March 2014. I didn't want to leave them with an inventory of boards they couldn't sell so I made sure to quit well before they went into production. Rodriguez was a close friend of late stand-up comedian and actor Richard Jeni. Rodriguez is a senior team rider for the Nike skateboarding division, having released his eighth skate shoe model in May 2014, and was responsible for welcoming Luan Oliviera to Nike in September 2012. The P-ROD 8 features three of Nike's shoe technology developments: "Lunarlon", "Flywire" and "Hyperscreen". In 2014, having been sponsored by Nike for ten years, Rodriguez stated: "it feels like I've also grown with them. Rodriguez explained in February 2013: "I specifically remember that I knew I wanted to quit and I felt like I could at least show enough respect and tell them before they spent all that money to print up my boards. [37], Rodriguez released his seventh signature model shoe, entitled the "Paul Rodriguez 7," with Nike in mid-2013. Rodriguez was also quoted in the press release: "I grew up right across the street from a Target and have many memories of skating over to the store as a kid. A collaboration between Plan B and Nike SB is Rodriguez's second favorite graphic, while a Bruce Lee "Fury" deck ("Needless to say, Bruce Lee is my number one influence other than Jesus Christ ... it also shows the three scrapes he had on his face from Enter The Dragon. The episode shows Rodriguez as he finishes in fourth place. [1] His family later migrated to Compton, California, where Rodriguez enlisted in the United States Air Force and was subsequently stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota. Associated With. Rodriguez is a part-owner of the Laugh Factory comedy venue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., where comedian/actor Michael Richards was filmed as he engaged in a highly publicized on-stage rant against two black male hecklers. "[21] [11], In February 2013, Rodriguez identified his debut professional signature skateboard with Girl as his favorite deck graphic of all-time. During his winning performance at Stop 5 of the 2013 Street League Skateboarding contest in Portland, Oregon, U.S., Rodriguez rode a skateboard deck with the Plan B logo painted over[24] and the company's logo was removed from his personal website as of July 16, 2013. [8] Of Richards' repeated use of the word "nigger", Rodriguez said, "Once the word comes out of your mouth and you don't happen to be African American, then you have a whole lot of explaining to do. Paul Rodriguez was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, to Mexican agriculture ranchers. So my thoughts were just like, I look at it like this, like: My first pair of shoes were the baby Jordans [basketball player, Michael Jordan], you know what I mean, so, like, I had Nikes all my life growing up, and even at the time that I was on éS, any time that I was not skating, I wearing some white-on-white Air Force Ones, or Cortezs—I had a whole flock of Nike anyway ... the way I looked at it, was like, I've been a Nike supporter since birth. [25] Rodriguez explained in the interview that he is seeking to "own a little bit more of myself."[26]. © FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the information collection practices disclosed in our Privacy Policy. Rodriguez explained in 2013 that Berra was the only other person to accompany him during his visit to his grandmother's home, as Rodriguez trusted Berra to be present. Rodriguez has stated, "I enjoy skating there and I'm blessed to have that type of place at my fingertips. And now it's intertwined." I’ve become intertwined with Nike. [45], In the third episode, "Street League Matters", Rodriguez is filmed in Kansas City, U.S., as he prepares for the qualifying round of one of the stops of the Street League competition. )[39], Following the release of the P-ROD 8, Rodriguez was informed by a Nike executive that he is one of only four Nike athletes to have produced eight signature shoe models—the other being Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. And, ah, I had to go to the bathroom, my dad was getting interviewed, and, like, I tried to tell him; Mr. T was just standing there, chilling, 'cause they were just talking, and Mr. T goes, "I'll take you". Rodriguez has also undertaken other roles in the film industry: He directed and starred in the film A Million to Juan, and he produced and appeared in the 2002 comedy film The Original Latin Kings of Comedy. [13], The Primitive brand was expanded into a skateboard deck company called "Primitive Skateboarding" in April 2014. "[9][13] DNA Skateboards was Rodriguez's first company sponsor and he appeared in the 1999 video Microanalysis. I want to keep improving my abilities. We're, were there at the banquet before the parade started 'cause my dad brought me to take me in the car to wave at the crowd, or whatever. [6], Rodriguez's nickname "P-Rod" was given to him by his classmates when he was around eleven years old.

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