Photo: Patton Oswalt/instagram. Inset: Getty
Patton Oswaltis one proud dad.
The comedian, 52, raved about his daughterAlice Rigney’s positive attitude on Sunday when heshared an adorable videoof the 12-year-old practicing a trick on her skateboard.
The footage, which was posted to Oswalt’s Instagram, showed the young girl attempting to perform an ollie multiple times before losing her balance. When she slipped off her board and fell to the floor, Alice laughed it off and started to get back up on her feet.
“My daughter is trying to teach herself how to ollie,” Oswalt wrote in the caption. “She’s been taking video of herself and just sent this to us, cut together. Watch until the end.”
The father of one then praised his daughter for not getting upset despite the gaffe. “This is the perfect approach and attitude for learning ANYTHING,” he wrote. “It actually helped me out writing today so thank you, Alice.”
“Tell her to put her back foot on the very tip/end of the tail for better snap,” Hawk, 53, advised.
Oswalt’s wife and Alice’s stepmother,Meredith Salenger, also had nothing but admiration for the tween.
“She’s my favorite human 🥰💖🥰💖🥰💖,” the actress, 51, commented.
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Oswalt spoke of his daughter’s budding skateboarding skills during a virtual appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyerslast August, revealing that Alicegot a taste for the sportwhen receiving a one-on-one lesson from Hawk himself.
According to the actor, Hawk had reached out to his family after watchingI’ll Be Gone in the Dark, a docuseries centered around Alice’s late mother and Oswalt’s first wifeMichelle McNamara’s investigations into the Golden State Killer. (McNamaradied unexpectedlyin her sleep in 2016 at age 46.)
“It’s not me having resources and access — we follow each other Insta and Twitter and he DMed me and said, ‘My wife and I have been watching the documentaryI’ll Be Gone in the Darkand we really, really love it,’ " Oswalt recalled. " ‘If your daughter would like some skateboard equipment, I’d love to send her stuff.’ "
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TheRatatouillestar joked that he then decided to “roll the dice on being a jerk” and request a personal lesson for his daughter — which the athlete was more than willing to give.
Oswalt previously posted several photos from Alice’s lesson with Hawk, writing on his Instagram at the time, “I think I earned some major dad points today.”
“Alice took to it like a champ, and I stood around like a delicate matron getting the vapors,” he quipped, adding that the family also got to meet professional skateboarders Andy Macdonald and Lizzie Armanto during their visit to Hawk’s San Diego studio.
“My mind is still blown,” Oswalt added. “Good Lord what an adventure. And what a great group of people!”
source: people.com
