Nik Wallenda
Birthday:
29 January 1979, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Nik Wallenda was born on January 29, 1979 in Sarasota, Florida, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda (2013), Skywire: Nik Talks the Walk (2013) and Megastunts: Highwire Over Niagara Falls Live (2012). He has been married to Erendira Wallenda since 1999. They have three children.
I tell mom to 'watch it' in every show. When I look like I'm off-balance? Moving my bar like crazy? All to build drama. People understand th...Show more »
I tell mom to 'watch it' in every show. When I look like I'm off-balance? Moving my bar like crazy? All to build drama. People understand that we're entertainers. That's where our skills come in, and believe it or not, it's the hard part of what we do. Show less «
Rule of thumb to even be on the wire: you have to be able to do ten chin-ups and pull your body over the wire ten times.
Rule of thumb to even be on the wire: you have to be able to do ten chin-ups and pull your body over the wire ten times.
(on attempting to cross Niagara Falls on a high-wire) My idea scenario would be a foggy day. I disappear into the mist, then appear on the o...Show more »
(on attempting to cross Niagara Falls on a high-wire) My idea scenario would be a foggy day. I disappear into the mist, then appear on the other side. How cool would that be? Worst case scenario: I sit down on the wire , the helicopter swoops in, I hook on and they get me out of there. I look goofy but nobody gets hurt. Show less «
We take pride in being a zero-impact operation. We don't drill into any rock or pull up any grass. We'll use cranes, and we're trying to arr...Show more »
We take pride in being a zero-impact operation. We don't drill into any rock or pull up any grass. We'll use cranes, and we're trying to arrange the rigging so no cable will even touch water when we set up. The 'Maid of the Mist', I would hope, would continue to run. You'll never know we were there. Show less «
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