John Gilkey is an American actor, director, comedian, juggler and clown.
Gilkey is a native Californian
and best known for his work with
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; ) is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Jun ...
productions such as ''
Iris'', ''
Quidam'',
''
Dralion
''Dralion'' (pronounced Drah-lee-on) was a touring production by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. The show combined elements of traditional Chinese variety art, Chinese circus with Western contemporary circus, complementing th ...
'' and ''
Solstrom''. He was also cast in ''
Varekai
Varekai was a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montréal in April 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romani language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul".
The show begins with the Greek myth of ...
'' in 2003 as one of the main clowns.
Gilkey also worked as a consultant on the animated films ''
Ratatouille
Ratatouille ( , ; ) is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables that originated in Nice and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include tomato, garlic ...
'' and ''
La Luna''.
In 2012, John Gilkey establishe
The Idiot Workshop in Hollywood, California. From these classes Gilkey selected a handful of students and formed a new comedy troupe calle
Wet The Hippo. 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.
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WetthehippoThe Idiot Workshop
21st-century American male actors
American clowns
Living people
Jugglers
American mimes
Cirque du Soleil performers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from California
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