Tony Hawk Sick of Being Recognized as David Spade’s Stunt Double in “Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol”

ENCINITAS, La. — Professional skateboarder Anthony Hawk felt exhausted as yet another outing outside his home resulted in a “Police Academy 4” fan recognizing him as David Spade’s stunt double, confirmed sources.

“Hard to believe I keep getting recognized for a role I was actually fired from. That’s right. Some other dude actually played Spade’s double. The Mandela Effect is real,” Hawk lamented. “I go to the coffee shop to get a latte, I go to street markets to check out Labubus, I always get noticed as David Spade’s stunt double in that one Police Academy sequel. I had a video game series, you know, but I guess nobody played it. Someday I hope to step out of that role’s shadow and become a world-renowned skater, but until then I’ll still be recording Cameo videos for fans of the franchise who ask me to recreate the scenes. Nothing against them, I’m glad they enjoyed my work.”

Hawk’s most recent interaction with a “Citizens on Patrol” fan was with an employee at Target.

“PA4 is my absolute sixth favorite film in that franchise, so I was in awe to see Tony. I can recognize that back of the head anywhere!” said Joseph Freidman, Target cashier. “I normally don’t bother customers but it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I asked him if he had ever been canned from being David Spade’s skater double in other movies. He told me he was also fired from ‘Joe Dirt’ and ‘Grown Ups 2,’ which is odd because I don’t remember any skating scenes in those ones. Hopefully, his career picks up! As he left I joked to him that he should avoid the Blue Oyster Bar unless he wants to fall for one of Mahoney’s classic pranks! Hope he’s enjoying that USB cord he bought.”

Despite never being asked to return for “Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach,” Hawk’s costars remember him fondly.

“Tony has always been great at the *skateboard sounds* which I love,” said Michael Winslow, Police Academy star and sound effects comedian. “I remember once the *camera sounds* were off, we went to the craft service table and *eating noises* till our bellies were full. Afterwards we all swam in Guttenberg’s pool *splash sounds* but then we got a call *phone ringing sounds* and it was the director saying we need to head back for reshoots.”

At press time, Hawk. attempted to distance himself from the Police Academy franchise by reminding the general public that he was once Tony the Tiger’s stunt double in a Frosted Flakes commercial in the early ‘90s.