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.
Fire On The Mountain
(Self)
The September Sessions
(Himself)
Thicker Than Water
(Himself)
California Soul
Stranger Than Fiction
(Himself)
Surf's Up
(Rob (voice))
A Brokedown Melody
Step Into Liquid
(Himself)
Bustin' Down the Door
(Self)
Raw Irons
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis
(Self)
Momentum 2
Shelter
(Himself)
Hit & Run
(Himself)
Compassing
Water Man
(Self)
Surfing Your Dreams
Riding Waves
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
A Common Thread
Global
The Show
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
Slow Dance
The Kill
The Kill 2
Proximity
(Himself)
Castles In The Sky
Focus
Campaign
Drive Thru Japan
Drive Thru Australia
Momentum
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Loose Change
Down the Barrel
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
Momentum Generation