Friday, May 6, 2011

Rob Dyrdek: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Never heard of him? Yeah, I never did before a couple of months ago. He is a professional skateboarder and a very successful entrepreneur. I know him from his TV shows "Fantasy Factory" and "Rob and Big" on MTV. In short, Rob Dyrdek is the man.

Skateboarder, entrepreneur, philanthropist, ninja. Rob Dyrdek.


Rob is a very eccentric person. His shows document his adventures, and his sense of humor. He has two bulldogs, one named Meaty, and the other, Beefy.

Meaty!

Each of the shows focus on a fun adventure or goal. One day he set 21 Guiness World Records for skateboarding (beating all prior records that he attempted). His place of work is a large warehouse, with skateboarding setups, cool looking offices, a record studio, a foam pit to board into, a zip line, and a tennis ball gun, amongst many other things. He has an alter-ego Bobby Light, that makes hilarious R&B songs. His personality and the "mood" of the show is too hard describe. All I can say is to check it out.


They do all kinds of dumb-fun shit on the Fantasy Factory. It's hilarious. 

Just one angle -- you can see the foam pit in the distance,
and Meaty behind the glass door in the foreground.

Rob Dyrdek has the personality that we all need, the fearlessness to do what's right and what is epic.