John Gilkey

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John Gilkey
Born
California, United States
Occupation(s) Actor, comedian, clown, juggler
Website johngilkey.com

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]

References

  1. ↑ "John Gilkey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ Hilton, Emily (December 21, 2020). ""It's Absolutely Part of My Acting All the Time": A Look Inside L.A.'s Top Clown Schools". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. 1 2 Jan Herman (January 29, 1997). "A Real, Scary Guy". The Los Angeles Times .
  4. ↑ Pat Donnelly (September 25, 2011). "Iris is even more than meets the eye". The Province . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Paul Hodgins (September 26, 2011). "Cirque's 'Iris' is a feast for the senses". The Orange County Register . Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cirque du Soleil "Varekai" Soundtrack To Be Released By RCA Victor Group". Cirque du Soleil . January 6, 2003.
  7. ↑ Bill Desowitz (June 9, 2011). "First Look at Pixar's La Luna". Animation World Network .
  8. ↑ "Les courts métrages Pixar". Allocine . 2011.
  9. ↑ "Wet The Hippo". Hollywood Fringe Festival.


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