Paul Rodriguez was born on the 31st December 1984, in Tarzana, California USA, of Mexican origin, and is a skateboarder, also known under the nickname P-Rod. Rodriguez has won in total seven medals at the X-Games: four of them gold, two silver and one bronze. Paul has been active as a professional in skateboarding since 2000.
How much is the net worth of Paul Rodriguez Jr.? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the size of his wealth is as much as $6 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Skateboarding is the main source of Rodriguez’s net worth.
Paul Rodriguez Jr. Net Worth $6 Million
To begin with, Rodriguez was the son of the actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez. In 1996 when he was 12 years old, Rodriguez received his first board skate from his father Paul, having seen a group of school boys who used the skateboard and was fascinated by how they managed to keep it attached to the feet, and perform various stunts. Currently, Paul is also considered the king of the switch, he is one of the best skaters to perform various tricks in the opposite position. Rodriguez is officially in the Goofy foot position, but is known for often ‘Switching’ as well.
Concerning his professional career, he began to skate in 1996. Three years later Rodriguez finally decided to build up a future as a professional skater, and convinced his parents of this decision. He received a sponsorship contract with skateboard maker Plan B Skateboards, and won a bronze medal at the X-Games 2003 – the following year he won gold! It is worth mentioning the fact that he became the best skateboarder in X Games four times in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2012. Moreover, he finished second in 2008, 2013 and 2014. Since 2005, Paul Rodriguez has been sponsored by the sporting goods manufacturer Nike. The company also produces shoe models with Rodriguez’s name on them. Rodriguez was a team member at Plan B Skateboards, but now has his own company called Primitive. Rodriguez also has a skatepark called Skatelab.
Moreover, Rodriguez has landed a career in the entertainment industry. He is seen as a skateboard character in Tony Hawk video games “Tony Hawk’s Underground” (2003), “Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland” (2005) and “Tony Hawk’s Project” (2006). More, he is seen on other video games such as “Skate” (2007) and “Tony Hawk: Ride” (2009). In addition to this, Paul landed the lead roles in the feature films “Vicious Circle” (2008) and “Street Dreams” (2009). Rodriguez starred in the television series “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory” (2009). He has also appeared in a documentary “The Motivation” (2012).
Finally, in the personal life of Paul Rodriguez Jr., he is a partner with Rainbow Alexander, with whom he is a parent of their daughter Heaven Love. The family resides in Northridge, California. His leisure activities include boxing and golf. He is also Christian and has a Jesus tattoo on his arm.
