Captain Frodo
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Captain Frodo (born 1976 in Haugesund, Norway), also known as "The Incredible Rubberman", is a Guinness World Record breaking contortionist living in Australia. He is the son of a famous Norwegian magician known as "The Great Santini".
Frodo was born double jointed which means he can dislocate joints, he uses this as the basis for most of his acts. He has been performing since he was eight years old starting out as an assistant at his father’s magic show. He now performs solos acts in varieties around the globe.
After working as a street performer, Captain Frodo joined the cast of "The Kamikaze Freakshow"[1] in 1998. Two years later in 2000 started the Australian freak show "The Happy Sideshow"[2] with Space Cowboy, Shep Huntly and Tigerlil.
From 2004 to 2006, Frodo toured with Circus Oz[3] in Australia and two seasons in London. After leaving Circus Oz, Frodo embarked on two season solo show[4][5] in Adelaide and Melbourne.
Since 2006, Captain Frodo has performed to great critical acclaim[6] with Australian variety show La Clique in numerous cities including Sydney, New York, Montreal, London, Paris and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
In then summer seasons 2014 and 2016 he toured Denmark with Zirkus Nemo, which is a combination of a circus and a comedy show owned by Danish actor and comedian Søren Østergaard. The later year he was awarded as the best act of the year in Denmark by the Danish Circus Award.