- Rick Thorne
Rick Thorne is a professional
BMX rider, as well as an actor/TV and radio host/musician. He began riding at 12 and entered his first competition at 15 and hit the road at an early age. Thorne plays in a band called Good Guys In Black, and appeared on "Monster Garage " when a crew constructed a giant mobile half-pipe. He also appeared on "Stunt Junkies ", where he wallrides a moving semi-truck. Thorne has also featured in both of theMat Hoffman Pro BMX games and "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland ". He has a signature shoe on Draven Shoes, has featured on "MTV Cribs", and has had his own action figure. He appeared in "Triple XXX " alongside Vin Diesel and had an principal role in the upcoming Kevin James comedy "Mall Cop ".Contests
*1988 AFA AM Overall Champion (American Freestyle Association) 1990 King of Vert AM Champion
*1992-1993 BS (Bicycle Stunt) AM Overall Champion
*1995 until present X-Games Athlete
*1999 until present Gravity Games Athlete
*1997-2002 MTV Sports & Music Festival Athlete
*1999 Lipton X-Games, Puerto Rico
*2000 New Zealand X-Games Champion
*2002-2005 MSS (Mobile Skatepark Series) Athlete, USA & International
*2004 LG Action Sports Contests, China/Korea, Russia/England
*2005 Dew Action Sports Series*2002 joined ESPN to host the nationally syndicated radio show/podcast called EXPN ACTION SPORTS and EXPN Radio. EXPN Radio is the longest running action sports show in radio history.
Tours
*1985-1987 BMX Brigade Demos
*1988-2001 Sprocket Jockeys
*1996-1997 Big Day Out Tour Australia/New Zealand
*1996-2007 Vans Warp Tour Worldwide (USA/Australia/Europe/Japan/New Zealand)
*1997 Sweden BMX Tour
*1997 Golden Dreams Live Tour, Malaysia
*1999 Philippines Show
*2001-2003 Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour
*2002-2003 Tony Hawks Boom Boom Huck Jam (hosted & rode BMX)
*2004 Vans Tour, Cuba
*2004 Laruas Sports Awards, Portugal
*2005 Tony Hawks Boom Boom Huck Jam (hosted & rode BMX)
*2005 Vans Warped Tour
*2005 Tony Hawk's Secret Tour #2 for MTV / Activision
*2006 Tony Hawk's Grand Jam, Orlando, FloridaThorne appeared on several other tours such as X-Games Xperience, Xtreme Wheels Live, McDonalds New Zealand, Vans Skateparks.
He also appeared on the "Charity" episode of
Rob and Big . He offered his skate ramp for Big Zeus to try out BMXing.External links
* [http://www.rickthorne.tv Official website]
* [http://www.23mag.com/gens/thorne.htm Pictorial timeline]
* [http://www.myspace.com/goodguysinblack Good Guys in Black on Myspace]
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