Go ahead and make Mike Vallely's day. The pro skateboarding legend is helping "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" successfully go head-to-head at movie box offices with Clint Eastwood's more hyped "Gran Torino."

Mike Vallely is one of the bad guys who gives Paul Blart bad days, but audiences love him. Vallely is among a group of extreme sports athletes who double as terrorists at the West Orange County Shopping Mall. The terrorists are named after Santa's reindeer. Mike Vallely is Rudolph.

"This is the first real movie I've worked on. I did some stunts and cameos before, but this one, I really feel that I was part of the production," says the 38-year-old Vallely. "We were part of the story," he says, referring to the X-gamer ensemble. "Our characters were integral to the plot." What exactly does Mike Vallely do in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop?" We won't spoil it for you, although you can get some clues on the web if you are nosy enough.

Movie producers were looking for a skateboarder who could act as well as shred. Mike Vallely perfectly fit the bill, not just because he sports shoulder length locks with a full beard, and not just because he hangs out with Tony Hawk sometimes. Mike Vallely is a hard rock vocalist who is touring with his latest band, the 4-year-old Revolution Mother, so he is no stranger to the stage or the camera.

Skateboarder? Terrorist (in movie life)? Rock singer? There's more. Mike Vallely is a Long Beach transplant from Edison, New Jersey, who also is into ice hockey; in fact, the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks have asked him to maintain a blog on their web site. He's a television personality with DRIVE on Fuel TV. He's done Hollywood stunts now and then. He even thought about going into pro wrestling.

But skateboarder Mike Vallely also has a softer side. He writes poetry. He has done charity work for the NHL via the Anaheim Ducks. He's a board member with the Tony Hawk Foundation, which gives grants to build skate parks in low income areas, and with the Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship Fund, which supports college aid for young skateboarders.

Mike Vallely also is a family man, married for 16 years with two children. Talk about somebody having it all!

Sources:
http://mikevallely.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Vallely
http://www.shredordie.com/mikevallely