Carey Hart
Encyclopedia
Carey Jason Hart is an American freestyle motocross
motorcycle racer
and off-road racer
. He and singer Pink
have been married since 2006.
and born in Seal Beach, California
. He is of Irish, Italian, Swedish, and Polish ancestry. His parents divorced when he was very young and he and his younger brother Anthony "Tony" Hart were raised by their father, Tom Hart. Hart began competing in motocross races in 1981 at only 6 years old, turned professional in 1993 when he was 18 and began competing in super cross racing at that time. Hart then began competing in freestyle motocross (FMX) in 1996.
, Hart attempted a back flip in a motorcycle competition. He also invented a freestyle motocross trick known as the Hart Attack.
Hart has traveled around the world promoting freestyle Motocross. He has jumped the trailer park in Kid Rock
's video "Bawitdaba". On the 2000 Australian Warped Tour, he played bass with the band Pennywise
. He has also appeared in Pink's
"Just Like A Pill
", "So What
", and "Raise Your Glass
" videos.
Hart has been featured in nationwide ad campaigns for Ford, Dunkin Donuts, Fox, DVS and Mountain Dew
as well as in such print publications as Paper Magazine, Teen People, ESPN The Magazine
, Rolling Stone
, Prick
and, Skinnie, and has been on the covers of numerous Motocross & tattoo magazines.
Hart has also appeared on The Late Show
with David Letterman
, Inked
, MTVs Life Of Ryan, Rove Live (Australia), appeared on The Today Show
, was a guest in Talkin' 'bout Your Generation
and has starred in ESPN/Touchstone Pictures’ IMAX film, Ultimate X and has cameo appearances in xXx
and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
.
Hart was as a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1
reality show The Surreal Life
.
Supermoto
championship as a member of his Hart & Huntington Tattoo/Rockstar Supermoto Team.
In 2009, Hart teamed up with Premiere MotorSports Group (PMG) to launch the Hart and Huntington OffRoad which is a Short Course Truck Team lead by Ryan Busnardo and Scot Demmer. Carey became attracked to the sport previously from being a fan of CORR (ChampionShip OffRoad Racing Series) which unfortunely ended in 2008. Ryan and Scot operate Hart and Huntington OffRoad and are both veterans to the sport of Short Course Off Road Racing. In 2009, Hart and Huntington OffRoad secured over 40 poduim finishes from Carey's team mates Chris Brant (PRO Light), Chad Leising (SuperLite) and John Fitzgerald (Limited Buggy). Carey competed in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
driving the Team Hart and Huntington OffRoad/ Premiere Motor Sports Group/ General Tire's Unlimited 2 trophy truck
(know in the past as a PRO 2).
Since the initial opening, four more Hart and Huntington Tattoo shops have opened: Honolulu, Cabo San Lucas
, Orlando
at Universal Citywalk
, and Niagara Falls Canada. The Cabo store closed in early 2008. Hart also started a clothing line based on the designs of the artists that work at Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company.
In 2006, Promoter John Huntington filed a lawsuit against Hart, alleging he owed large amounts of money for his trademark and likeness. Huntington claimed he sold his 48 percent ownership back to Hart. Hart reportedly hired high-profile Las Vegas attorney
Gene Porter to resolve the case through a mediation settlement, which was in turn successful. In 2009, the Las Vegas store was relocated to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
, Benji Madden
and Joel Madden
to create Wasted Space in July 2008. The club was designed by Hart, McCormack and Zeff Design. Hart hand-picked one of his favorite L.A. artists to create a 30-foot hand-made mural of vintage rock show posters and flyers with the signature Wasted Space winged microphone logo stenciled over them.
In August of 2010, Wasted Space closed to make way for the Hard Rock's new race and sports book.
(Alecia Moore) on January 7, 2006, in Costa Rica
. The two had met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, at the 2001 X Games
. After four years of dating, Pink proposed to Hart in 2005 via a pit board during one of his races in Mammoth Lakes, California
. She was holding a sign saying "Will you marry me?" Initially, Hart ignored her and completed another lap of the race. Only when Pink changed the sign and held it up again with it now saying, "I'm serious," did Hart pull out of the race to pick Pink up. They married in the Four Seasons resort in Costa Rica
in January 2006. After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Hart had separated. Pink's 2008 song "So What" mentioned that she and her husband were separated, and she included him in the music video for the song.
During their separation, Pink supported her estranged husband after Hart's brother died due to injuries sustained in a motocross competition in August 2008. In March 2009, Hart said he and Pink were "dating". He also said the couple was attempting to work things out, stating, "Sometimes you have to take a couple of steps back to move forward". In April 2009, Pink stated that the couple had gone to marriage counseling, were back together--they were never divorced.
On November 17, 2010, Pink announced during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
that she was pregnant with her first child with Hart and was due in mid-2011. On June 2nd, 2011 Pink announced on her Twitter that she gave birth to a girl named Willow Sage Hart.
Freestyle Motocross
Freestyle Motocross is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.The two main types of freestyle events are:...
motorcycle racer
Motorcycle racing
Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. The disciplines are not all "races" or timed-speed events, as several disciplines test a competitor's various riding skills.-Motorcycle racing:...
and off-road racer
Off-road racing
Off-road racing is a format of racing where various classes of specially modified vehicles compete in races through off-road environments.-North America:...
. He and singer Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
have been married since 2006.
Early years
Hart was raised in Las Vegas, NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and born in Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach, California
-Neighborhoods:Seal Beach encompasses the Leisure World retirement gated community with roughly 9,000 residents. This was the first major planned retirement community of its type in the U.S...
. He is of Irish, Italian, Swedish, and Polish ancestry. His parents divorced when he was very young and he and his younger brother Anthony "Tony" Hart were raised by their father, Tom Hart. Hart began competing in motocross races in 1981 at only 6 years old, turned professional in 1993 when he was 18 and began competing in super cross racing at that time. Hart then began competing in freestyle motocross (FMX) in 1996.
Career
During the 2000 Gravity GamesGravity Games
The Gravity Games were a multi-sport competition originating from Providence, Rhode Island that is broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations...
, Hart attempted a back flip in a motorcycle competition. He also invented a freestyle motocross trick known as the Hart Attack.
Hart has traveled around the world promoting freestyle Motocross. He has jumped the trailer park in Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
's video "Bawitdaba". On the 2000 Australian Warped Tour, he played bass with the band Pennywise
Pennywise (band)
Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....
. He has also appeared in Pink's
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
"Just Like A Pill
Just like a Pill
"Just Like a Pill" is a pop rock song by American singer Pink. It was written and produced by Dallas Austin and Pink for her second studio album Missundaztood...
", "So What
So What (Pink song)
"So What" is a song written by American pop rock singer Pink, Max Martin and Shellback. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album, Funhouse. Pink performed "So What" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, on September 7, 2008, and the song was used to promote the 2008 MTV...
", and "Raise Your Glass
Raise Your Glass
"Raise Your Glass" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Pink, released as the lead single of her first compilation album, Greatest Hits... So Far!!!...
" videos.
Hart has been featured in nationwide ad campaigns for Ford, Dunkin Donuts, Fox, DVS and Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew is a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in the 1940s by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman and was first marketed in Marion, VA, Knoxville and Johnson City, Tennessee. A revised formula was...
as well as in such print publications as Paper Magazine, Teen People, ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998....
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Prick
Prick
Prick may refer to:* Prick , style of marking tool* Goad, a synonym in an agricultural sense* Prick * Fingerprick, wound for blood sample* Prick, slang term for penis or inconsiderate person- Titled expressive works :...
and, Skinnie, and has been on the covers of numerous Motocross & tattoo magazines.
Hart has also appeared on The Late Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
with David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
, Inked
Inked
Inked is a documentary television series about the employees of the Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The series was created by Jeff Bowler in 2005, and was broadcast by the A&E Network...
, MTVs Life Of Ryan, Rove Live (Australia), appeared on The Today Show
The Today Show
Today is an iconic American morning news and talk show airing every morning on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre on American television and in the world. The show is also the fourth-longest running American television series...
, was a guest in Talkin' 'bout Your Generation
Talkin' 'bout your Generation
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef....
and has starred in ESPN/Touchstone Pictures’ IMAX film, Ultimate X and has cameo appearances in xXx
XXX
XXX may refer to:* The number 30 in Roman numerals* The year 30 AD* Games of the XXX Olympiad, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England* Super Bowl XXX, held on January 28, 1996* A mark indicating "extra strong"* Alcoholic beverages...
and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a 2003 American action comedy film. It is the sequel to 2000's Charlie's Angels. It opened in the United States on June 27, 2003, and was number one at the box office for that weekend and made a worldwide total of $259.2 million.The cast again includes Cameron...
.
Hart was as a cast member on the fifth season of the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
reality show The Surreal Life
The Surreal Life
The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks...
.
Life after freestyle
Hart competes in AMAAmerican Motorcyclist Association
The American Motorcyclist Association is an American not-for-profit organization of more than 300,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights...
Supermoto
Supermoto
Supermoto is motorcycle racing on a circuit that alternates between three types of track: flat track, motocross and road racing, using motorcycles designed for that purpose...
championship as a member of his Hart & Huntington Tattoo/Rockstar Supermoto Team.
In 2009, Hart teamed up with Premiere MotorSports Group (PMG) to launch the Hart and Huntington OffRoad which is a Short Course Truck Team lead by Ryan Busnardo and Scot Demmer. Carey became attracked to the sport previously from being a fan of CORR (ChampionShip OffRoad Racing Series) which unfortunely ended in 2008. Ryan and Scot operate Hart and Huntington OffRoad and are both veterans to the sport of Short Course Off Road Racing. In 2009, Hart and Huntington OffRoad secured over 40 poduim finishes from Carey's team mates Chris Brant (PRO Light), Chad Leising (SuperLite) and John Fitzgerald (Limited Buggy). Carey competed in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series
The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series is a short course off-road racing series in the United States. The series features events on the West Coast of the United States. The title sponsor for the series is Lucas Oil. it replaced the CORR and WSORR series....
driving the Team Hart and Huntington OffRoad/ Premiere Motor Sports Group/ General Tire's Unlimited 2 trophy truck
Trophy Truck
Trophy Trucks are the fastest class of off-road racing vehicles designed and built to resemble modern pickup trucks. Although any truck that meets the safety standards can race the trophy truck class, they, for the most part, feature long travel suspensions and high power engines...
(know in the past as a PRO 2).
Hart & Huntington
In 2004, Hart and fellow entrepreneur, John Huntington, opened Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company in the Palms Casino. A&E network followed Hart and the workings of the shop on the reality show INKED.Since the initial opening, four more Hart and Huntington Tattoo shops have opened: Honolulu, Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas , commonly called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,463 people...
, Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
at Universal Citywalk
Universal CityWalk
Universal CityWalk is the name given to the entertainment and retail districts located adjacent to the theme parks of Universal Parks & Resorts. Originating as an expansion of Universal's first park, Universal Studios Hollywood, CityWalk serves as an entrance plaza from the parking lots to the...
, and Niagara Falls Canada. The Cabo store closed in early 2008. Hart also started a clothing line based on the designs of the artists that work at Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company.
In 2006, Promoter John Huntington filed a lawsuit against Hart, alleging he owed large amounts of money for his trademark and likeness. Huntington claimed he sold his 48 percent ownership back to Hart. Hart reportedly hired high-profile Las Vegas attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
Gene Porter to resolve the case through a mediation settlement, which was in turn successful. In 2009, the Las Vegas store was relocated to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Wasted Space
Hart teamed up with Cory McCormack, Jason GiambiJason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.He was the American League MVP in 2000 while with the Oakland Athletics, and is a five-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks four times, in on base percentage...
, Benji Madden
Benji Madden
Benji Madden is an American guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden.-Early life:...
and Joel Madden
Joel Madden
Joel Rueben Madden is an American singer, record producer, actor, DJ, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte.-Early life:...
to create Wasted Space in July 2008. The club was designed by Hart, McCormack and Zeff Design. Hart hand-picked one of his favorite L.A. artists to create a 30-foot hand-made mural of vintage rock show posters and flyers with the signature Wasted Space winged microphone logo stenciled over them.
In August of 2010, Wasted Space closed to make way for the Hard Rock's new race and sports book.
Marriage
Hart married American singer PinkPink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
(Alecia Moore) on January 7, 2006, in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. The two had met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, at the 2001 X Games
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
. After four years of dating, Pink proposed to Hart in 2005 via a pit board during one of his races in Mammoth Lakes, California
Mammoth Lakes, California
-History:The European history of Mammoth Lakes started in 1877, when four prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town, along Old Mammoth Road. In 1878, the Mammoth Mining Company was organized to mine Mineral Hill, which caused a gold rush. By the end of 1878, 1500 people...
. She was holding a sign saying "Will you marry me?" Initially, Hart ignored her and completed another lap of the race. Only when Pink changed the sign and held it up again with it now saying, "I'm serious," did Hart pull out of the race to pick Pink up. They married in the Four Seasons resort in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
in January 2006. After months of speculation, Pink announced in February 2008 that she and Hart had separated. Pink's 2008 song "So What" mentioned that she and her husband were separated, and she included him in the music video for the song.
During their separation, Pink supported her estranged husband after Hart's brother died due to injuries sustained in a motocross competition in August 2008. In March 2009, Hart said he and Pink were "dating". He also said the couple was attempting to work things out, stating, "Sometimes you have to take a couple of steps back to move forward". In April 2009, Pink stated that the couple had gone to marriage counseling, were back together--they were never divorced.
On November 17, 2010, Pink announced during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
that she was pregnant with her first child with Hart and was due in mid-2011. On June 2nd, 2011 Pink announced on her Twitter that she gave birth to a girl named Willow Sage Hart.