John Gilkey
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John Gilkey is an American actor, director, comedian, juggler and clown.[1]
John Gilkey | |
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| Born | California, United States |
| Occupations | Actor, comedian, clown, juggler |
| Website | johngilkey |
Gilkey is a native Californian[2] and best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil productions such as Iris,[3][4] Quidam,[2] Dralion and Solstrom. He was also cast in Varekai in 2003 as one of the main clowns.[5]
Gilkey also worked as a consultant on the animated films Ratatouille and La Luna.[6][7]
In 2012, John Gilkey established The Idiot Workshop in Hollywood, California.[8] From these classes Gilkey selected a handful of students and formed a new comedy troupe called Wet the Hippo.[9] The group went on to tour California and Las Vegas and received a nomination for Best Comedy in the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival.[10]
