John Gilkey is an American actor, director, comedian, juggler and clown.[ 1] [ 2]
Gilkey is a native Californian[ 3] Cirque du Soleil productions such as Iris [ 4] [ 5] Quidam [ 3] Dralion Solstrom Varekai [ 6]
Gilkey also worked as a consultant on the animated films Ratatouille 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
^ "John Gilkey" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times the original on July 15, 2012.^ Hilton, Emily (December 21, 2020). " . The Hollywood Reporter ^ a b Jan Herman (January 29, 1997). "A Real, Scary Guy" . The Los Angeles Times ^ Pat Donnelly (September 25, 2011). "Iris is even more than meets the eye" . The Province the original on May 26, 2015. ^ Paul Hodgins (September 26, 2011). "Cirque's 'Iris' is a feast for the senses" . The Orange County Register the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012 . ^ "Cirque du Soleil "Varekai" Soundtrack To Be Released By RCA Victor Group" . Cirque du Soleil ^ Bill Desowitz (June 9, 2011). "First Look at Pixar's La Luna" . Animation World Network ^ "Les courts métrages Pixar" . Allocine ^ "Wet The Hippo" . Hollywood Fringe Festival .
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