Rob Machado
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (born October 16, 1973, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California. Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water taught. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he is still considered a "soul-surfer" largely because of his soft-spoken, humble personality and his disinterest in the spotlight, along with his fluid surfing style, which has earned him the nickname "Mr. Smoothy." He is one of the best-known goofy-foot surfers in the world today. His style influences include Gerry Lopez, California's masters of style duo Oliver Lobdell and Taylor Lobdell, who he saw surfing on soft tops at River Jetties in 1990 and has tried to emulate their styles ever since.Rob has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing), and the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland.
Known For
Filmography
A Common Thread
Movie · as Self
10 Out Of 10
Movie · as Self
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
Movie · as Self
Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Self
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis
Movie · as Self
California Soul
Movie
Fire On The Mountain
Movie · as Self
Momentum Generation
Movie · as Himself
Proximity
Movie · as Himself
Chasing AdVANture
Movie · as Self
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
Movie
Compassing
Movie
Surfing Your Dreams
Movie
Slow Dance
Movie
Fading West
Movie · as Self
Castles In The Sky
Movie
Drive Thru Australia
Movie
The Drifter
Movie · as Himself
Bustin' Down the Door
Movie · as Self
Water Man
Movie · as Self
Riding Waves
Movie
Stranger Than Fiction
Movie · as Self
Surf's Up
Movie · as Rob (voice)
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
Movie
Down the Barrel
Movie · as Self
A Brokedown Melody
Movie
Global
Movie
Step Into Liquid
Movie · as Self
Campaign
Movie
The September Sessions
Movie · as Himself
Drive Thru Japan
Movie
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
Movie
Shelter
Movie · as Himself
Thicker Than Water
Movie · as Himself
Hit & Run
Movie · as Himself
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
Movie
Loose Change
Movie
Raw Irons
Movie
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
Movie
The Show
Movie
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
Movie
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
Movie
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Movie
The Kill 2
Movie
Focus
Movie
Momentum II
Movie
The Kill
Movie
Momentum
Movie