[5] By 1988, before he found chart success, he was already appearing in BBC Radio 4's Big Fun Show with Paul Merton, John Irwin and Josie Lawrence.

[6] Hawks first attempted to break into show business as a singer-songwriter, but it was with a novelty record that he had his first brush with fame; as leader of the trio Morris Minor and the Majors, he reached No.

In March 2011, Hawks travelled to Japan to appear at the Okinawa International Movie Festival where Round Ireland with a Fridge was nominated for Best Comedy.

In late 2011, he completed his first national theatre tour for a decade, taking his one-man show, 'Random Fun' to 30 towns and cities around the UK.

[19] The full-length feature film version of his book Round Ireland with a Fridge, starring Hawks, Josie Lawrence, Ed Byrne and Sean Hughes, was released in 2010.

It was directed by Ed Bye and the producers were Tony Hawks, Simon Sharkey and Greg Macmanus, the cinematographer was John Sorapure and the film editor was Mark Wybourn.

Playing the Moldovans at Tennis was released in 2012 and starred Hawks with Anatol Durbala, Steven Frost, Angus Deayton, Morwenna Banks and Laura Solon, with Pat Cash as the commentator.

The full-length version of Midlife Cowboy opened at the Pleasance Theatre in London on 13 September 2019 starring Hawks, Debra Stephenson, Duncan Wisbey, James Thackeray and Georgina Fields.

Hawks continues to support Hippocrates through fundraising and personal involvement and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours 'for services to disadvantaged children in Moldova'.

Hawks is the co-founder and public face of the 'Tennis for Free' campaign which aims to make Britain's existing municipal tennis facilities available to all.