Jade Kindar-Martin

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Jade Kindar-Martin
Born (1974-02-16) February 16, 1974 (age 51)
Vermont, U.S.
Occupations
  • Tightrope walker
  • circus performer
Spouse
Karine Mauffrey
(m. 2004)
Children3
Website funambule.com

Jade Kindar-Martin (born February 16, 1974) is an American highwire walker and circus performer.

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Career

Kindar-Martin started performing on the wire at the age of 14 with Circus Smirkus, a youth circus based in Vermont. Following his graduation from Champlain Valley Union High School in 1992, he went on to further his studies in the circus arts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Ecole Nationale de Cirque and then at the Centre National des Arts du Cirque in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. Kindar-Martin there came under the tutelage and mentorship of highwire artist Rudy Omankowski Jr. and began his partnership with Didier Pasquette.

Together, Kindar-Martin and Pasquette soon began touring worldwide, as well as performing their own brand of highwire theatre as part of the Camion Funambule. In the six years they performed together, the two became known equally for their highly technical bicycle acrobatics and dramatic skywalks, including their Guinness World Record-setting double skywalk across the River Thames in London in 1997.

In 1999, Kindar-Martin was recruited by Cirque du Soleil for a new show, La Nouba , in Orlando, Florida, where he performed until January 2004.

In the summer of 2004, Jade married fellow Cirque du Soleil performer and stunt woman Karine Mauffrey, high up in the air on a wire stretched over the grounds of the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France. Kindar-Martin and his wife now split their time between Los Angeles, California, and their home in the south of France.

In the summer of 2005, Jade joined The Flying Wallendas, the world-famous highwire family, and performs regularly with them in the "Seven-Man Pyramid". [1]

In May 2007 in Seoul, South Korea, Kindar-Martin competed in the First World Highwire Championships. Kindar-Martin, along with 18 other highwire walkers from around the world, competed for the fastest crossing of the kilometer-long wire over the Han River. With a time of 0:11:35.54, Kindar-Martin won the bronze medal, 13 seconds behind first place. In completing the walk, all who made it across now also share a new Guinness World Record for longest highwire walk. A longer skywalk may have been accomplished by Rudy Omankowski Jr., [2] Kindar-Martin's mentor.

In 2022, Kindar-Martin took place on AGT: Extreme where he finished as a Grand Finalist. [3]

In 2023, Kinder-Martin was a suit performer for the indigo rabbit animatronic Bonnie in the Five Nights at Freddy's film. [4]

Personal life

Kindar-Martin married his wife Karine Mauffrey in 2004. [5] Together they have three children, one of whom is actor Raphael Luce [6] who is best known for his role of Young Henry Creel in the fourth season of Netflix series Stranger Things. [7] [8] [9]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003 Cirque du Soleil: Solstrom Romeo - High Wire
NCIS Stunts
2015 K.C. Undercover Stunt DoubleStunt: High-Wire Performer
The Walk Circus High Wire Performer
and Stunt Double
Stunt: Joseph Gordon Levitt
2017Mystère au LouvreHigh-Wire Performer
and Stunt Double
Stunt: Cyril Descours
2018 The Purge Stunts
ELIUtility Stunts
2019 Eli Stunts
Looking for Alaska Lead Stunt Double
Troop Zero Stunt Performer
Queen & Slim StuntsAs Jade Kinder Martin
2020 The Secrets We Keep Utility Stunts
Filthy Rich Stunt Rigger
Unhinged Stunt DoubleStunt: Austin P. McKenzie
Bill & Ted Face the Music Stunt RiggerUncredited
Your Honor Stunt Rigging
and Stunt Double
Stunt: Hunter Dooh
2021 Leverage: Redemption Bodyguard
2022 America's Got Talent: Extreme HimselfFireWire Walker
Interview with the Vampire Stunt DoubleStunt: Lestat
Causeway Stunt DriverUncredited
2023 Mayfair Witches Stunt Rigger
and Stunt Coordinator
Crater Utility Stunts
The Killer Stunt Rigger
Five Nights at Freddy's Bonnie the RabbitSuit performer [4]
Fast Charlie Stunt Rigger

References

  1. Petersen, Kane (August 7, 2013). "Walkin' a Tightrope". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. Sharma, Muskan (March 2022). "Who is Jade Kindar-Martin? America's Got Talent: Extreme contestant is a high-wire walker with a Guinness World Record". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. Romualdi, Melissa (2022-03-01). "Jade Kindar-Martin Shocks 'AGT: Extreme' With 'Super-Dangerous' Highwire Walk". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. 1 2 Shrishty (October 16, 2023). "'Five Nights at Freddy's' Animatronics Come to Life in New Featurette". Collider. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. "There is no I in team! The team 🤩🤩🤩My wife of 20 years, Karine, who always pushes me to make my dreams happen (like this act) and who I met performing at Cirque du Soleil … she has been a stuntwoman for 20 years 😜. and my brother from another mother, Satya, who sets my butt on fire 🔥. Satya is also a tree surgeon. Isn't that so cool. #thereisnoiinteam #team #agt #agtextreme #teamwork #bettertogether #goldenteam #nbc @agt @agtauditions @fire_high_wire @karinettesoleil @bus_high_life @agtgolden @nbc". instagram.com.
  6. "001 Actor Raphael Luce Talks Stranger Things and the Power of the Show's Fandom". www.sweetyhigh.com.
  7. "Karine Kindar-Martin". retreatsandvenues.com.
  8. "High Life: meet the family". youtube.com.
  9. "His parents are Jade Kindar-Martin and Karine Mauffrey, both stunt performers and former Cirque du Soleil artists. Fun fact, RAPHAEL'S dad is also one of our guests this weekend, Jade Kindar-Martin portrays "Bonnie" in the upcoming "Five Nights at Freddy's" movie. Meet RAPHAEL LUCE all weekend at Spooky Empire, October 27-29, 2023 in Orlando, FL! Get your tickets and visit our schedule today! Links in Bio #spookyempire #strangerthings #vecna #loki #conlife #Orlando #Halloween #horror". instagram.com.