John Gilkey
John Gilkey | |
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| Born | California, United States |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, clown, juggler |
| Website | johngilkey |
John Gilkey is an American actor, director, comedian, juggler and clown.[1][2]
Gilkey is a native Californian[3] and best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil productions such as Iris,[4][5] Quidam,[3] Dralion and Solstrom. He was also cast in Varekai in 2003 as one of the main clowns.[6]
Gilkey also worked as a consultant on the animated films Ratatouille and La Luna.[7][8]
In 2012, John Gilkey established The Idiot Workshop Archived May 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine in Hollywood, California. From these classes Gilkey selected a handful of students and formed a new comedy troupe called Wet The Hippo Archived June 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The group went on to tour California and Las Vegas and received rave reviews and a nomination for Best Comedy in the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival.[9]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- John Gilkey at IMDb
- John Gilkey's channel on YouTube
- Wetthehippo Archived June 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- The Idiot Workshop Archived May 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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