Rob Dyrdek Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Awards & Achievements

Robert Stanley Dyrdek is the real name of Rob Dyrdek. He is a famous American TV personality, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. He is also a former professional skateboarder and also titled as one of the most influential skateboarders of all-time. Being a reality TV show host, he is famous for his shows Ridiculousness, Rob & Big, and Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. He also created the animated series Wild Grinders. Rob Dyrdek net worth is a sum of his income that he earned as an actor, producer, and TV personality.

“With success comes responsibility of playing your part, to do what you can to help not only those that helped you get to where you’re at, but the future of who’s going to be playing a part of your business and everything you do in your entire career.”- Rob Dyrdek

Early Life of Rob Dyrdek

Rob Dyrdek was born to Gene and Patty Dyrdek on 28 June 1974 in Kettering, Ohio. From his childhood his interest was into sports and therefore, he started skateboarding at the age of 11. His interest and love for this sports is pretty clear in his following words:

“One of the best things to me about ‘Skate’ is that if you play this game from beginning to end, you just got a complete education on what skateboarding is.”- Rob Dyrdek

Rob has a sister, Denise, whom he casted in his show Rob and Big. He also featured his cousins Christopher “Drama” Pfaff and Scott “Big Cat” Pfaff in Rob and Big and Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. In the year 2015, he married his girlfriend Bryiana Noelle Flores and the couple is still living together happily. They have two kids Nala Ryan Dyrdek and Kodah Dash Dyrdek. Rob is very fond of pets and has two bulldogs whom he has named Beefy and Meaty. He also owns a Pomeranian dog named Gretchen Weiner.

Career

Rob started skateboarding professionally after he was gifted a skateboard by a professional skateboarder Neil Blender. He received a sponsorship from the company that Neil was a part of and tjis was the start of his skateboarding career. After some years, he left the company and formed his own independent company Alien Workshop together with Neil Blender. This was the time he left his school to pursue his career as a skateboarder.

“Skateboarding has given me everything I have and created who I am.”- Rob Dyrdek

After moving to California, Rob got associated with Droors Clothing, now DC Shoes, and was still sponsoring them till 2016. Silver Truck, EA Skate, and Monster Energy are some other sponsors that Rob had worked for too. Rob switched his profession from skateboarding to TV and film entertainment and in 2008, he was seen in the MTV reality series Rob and Big for the very first time. In this show he was accompanied by his sister and cousins. In 2009 came Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory in which Rob was seen along with his cousin Pfaff.

“MTV has a been a great partner over the years. I’m truly grateful for the platform they’ve provided for me to create and refine compelling, entertaining media at the highest level.”- Rob Dyrdek

In 2009 he created a film Street Dreams. He was also featured in the film Jackass 3.5 in a scene along Johnny Knoxville. His productions include Jagger Eaton’s Mega Life, Snack-Off, The Dude Perfect Show, and Crashletes. He also produced the show Ridiculousness in 2011 and hosted it with his friends Sterling Brim and Chanel West Coast.

“I am truly blessed to have been a part of the MTV family for so long.”- Rob Dyrdek

Awards and Achievements

• Rob has made more than 21 Guinness World Records. These include 4 records in his favorite sports that is skateboarding. The rest he set during the shoots of his different shows.
• He has also been nominated 5 times in the Teen Choice Awards; in 2008 for Choice TV Male Reality/ Variety Star for his show Rob and Big, in 2009, 2011, and 2012 for Choice TV Male Reality/ Variety Star for his show Fantasy Factory, in 2012 and 2014 for Choice TV Male Reality/ Variety Star for Ridiculousness.

“As I’ve evolved, I’m capable of doing a lot of things at once, but really, as an entrepreneur and business person, it’s more about adding the right structure to be able to handle scaling all those things as opposed to being at the forefront of doing a lot of them.”- Rob Dyrdek

Rob Dyrdek Net Worth and Salary

Currently Rob Dyrdek net worth is around $50 million. Skateboarding has not only been his passion but this profession also helped him earn some good amounts which add to his today’s net worth. His sponsorship deals with DC Shoes, Monster Energy, and EA Skate acted as a booster for his net worth. His earnings through different TV shows also add a big chunk to his income.

“Half of my success is my fearlessness and recklessness – of just seeing the end and not stopping until you get there.”- Rob Dyrdek

Bottom Line

Rob has had a remarkable career. He uses his talent to earn fame and money and stands as one of the influential TV personalities of today. Also, his skateboarding profession helped him a lot to build a handsome earning and so, he proved that his decision of choosing skateboarding as a profession was never wrong. The MTV reality star is a true example that proves that success needs a lot of hard work and efforts.

“With success comes the responsibility of playing your part, to do what you can to help not only those that helped you get to where you’re at, but the future of who’s going to be playing a part of your business and everything you do in your entire career.”- Rob Dyrdek