Tony Hawk shares funny story about going unrecognized during COVID-19 test
Tony Hawk continues to prove himself as a difficult celebrity to identify in public.
The skateboarding legend has tweeted numerous times about being mistaken for someone else, and he shared another story early Thursday after getting tested for COVID-19 with two of his children.
at a Covid testing site (wearing masks), handing over paperwork for me & two of my kids:
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) December 31, 2020
woman looking over papers: "okay... Anthony, Keegan and Kadence... Hawk? Are you guys related to Tony Hawk?"
me: yes
her: "Are you pulling my leg?"
me: no, we are all directly related to him
Hawk said the woman proceeded to point them toward their "swabber" and they all tested negative.
The 52-year-old has previously been told he looks like quarterback Tom Brady and was once mistaken for former cyclist Lance Armstrong. It doesn't bother him, though.
"The misconception is that I'm complaining that I don't get recognized. I don't really care. I don't expect anyone to know who I am," Hawk told PeopleTV in February. "I grew up as a skateboarder when skateboarding was not cool, so none of that stuff is what I was aspiring to. But when it does happen, I think it's funny to share."