Circus Action

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Circus Action
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The logo of Circus Action
Created by Leo Liao
Andy Zhang
StarringLeo Liao
Eason Huang
Kid Lin
Mardy Lin
Nine Oxen (season 3)
One Hair (season 3)
Opening theme"Go Rock Boyz!" by Circus
No. of seasons4
Production
Running time42 – 48 minutes
Production company Leo Studio
Release
Original network Channel V
Original releaseAugust 13, 2005 (2005-08-13)

Circus Action is a Taiwanese television series, originally shown on Channel V from 2005, featuring people (mainly the four hosts known as Circus) performing various dangerous, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and kuso behaviors that are similar to the MTV reality television program Jackass . It is one of Channel V's most popular shows ever and makes a splash among teenagers in Taiwan.

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Profile of Circus

Leo
Chinese Name: 廖人帥
Birthday: November 13, 1983
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Horoscope: Scorpio
Hobbies: watching movies, listening to rock songs, filming, creative brainstorming

Kid
Chinese Name: 林柏昇
Birthday: February 21, 1984
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Horoscope: Pisces
Hobbies: travelling, sports, experiencing exciting stuffs, listening to rock songs

Eason
Chinese Name: 黃尹宣
Birthday: December 20, 1983
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 56 kg
Horoscope: Sagittarius
Hobbies: travelling, exploring, listening to rock songs, having fun, going on a vacation, water activities

Mardy
Chinese Name: 林家緯
Birthday: October 19, 1983
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Horoscope: Libra
Hobbies: challenging the extreme of human beings, filming, listening to rock songs

Spin-off

Between Circus Action 3 and Circus Action 4, Circus has created a program called Circus Paparrazi, where Circus follows and interviews a celebrity for an entire day. [1]

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References

  1. "Channel V Official Program Page". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
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