P-Rod Opens Up About His Famous Dad

By Michael Lopez

You wouldn’t think that comedy and skateboarding go hand-in-hand, but in the Rodriguez family they’re very closely aligned. Paul Rodriguez definitely passed down some talented genes to his son, they just got channeled to the skate park instead of the standup stage.

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In a candid interview with Fox News Latino, both of them spoke about Paul Jr.’s (aka P-Rod) journey to skateboarding stardom. Interestingly, Paul Sr. first envisioned his son to be the next Tiger Woods, buying him a set of fancy clubs at an early age. Obviously that wasn’t in the cards for P-Rod.

“When he came out of summer school…I said to him, ‘Where are your golf clubs?’” Paul Sr. said. “He said, ‘No, golf is too ugly. I prefer you give me a skateboard.'”

The rest, as they say, is history. Paul Jr. admitted that at first it wasn’t easy convincing his dad that he wanted to devote his life to skateboarding.

“Early on, when I told him this is what I wanted to become, he did not support me. He just did not believe me…didn’t believe skateboarding was something you could do with your life and live off of. I started showing that this was something you could make a living off of and do. So he was just like, ‘Okay, son.’”

Now Paul Sr. couldn’t be more proud. From the start, he began keeping all of P-Rod’s trophies, magazine covers, and signature boards in his house. And that was only the beginning. Eventually Paul Jr. became the first Latino to be endorsed by a major shoe company (Nike) and even opened his own skate park in Pacoima, CA.

As Paul Sr. put it, “Not only am I so proud as a dad, but it makes me prouder as a Hispanic because, as you can see, he is a good example in these days when we need positive role model for the Hispanic youth."

Don’t worry Paul, we’re very proud of you too. Especially the hilarious work you’ve been doing on our Mis Videos Locos show. Well worth checking out…Hint, Hint.

Source: [Fox News Latino]

Who are you a bigger fan of, Paul Sr. or Paul Jr.? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

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