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Posted: Sun., Jan. 2, 2005, 5:00am PT

'Dogz' skates to Oz debut

Hawk soars above teen tyros on red carpet

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk works the red carpet at the 'Deck Dogz' bow.

SYDNEY -- The star power of 12-time world champion skateboarder Tony Hawk eclipsed the three young Aussie leads of "Deck Dogz" when they all appeared on the red carpet at the Dec. 17 world preem at Fox Studios.

Teen tyros Sean Kennedy, Ho Thi Lu and Richard Wilson were a charming but shy presence as they introduced themselves to the small crowd and media. Writer-director Steven Pasvolsky also took a back seat; he knew everyone had turned out to see Hawk.

The American skating icon, who plays himself in the movie about a bunch of kids who want to break out of the suburbs and join the circuit, said he was immediately sold on the pic.

"I really liked how skating was represented," he said, before marveling that his young co-stars "could actually skate."

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