David Straitjacket
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David Straitjacket, (born July 1977) is widely regarded as one of the best escapologists and sideshow artists performing in the world today. He holds six world records and appears frequently on national, and international television.
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[edit] History
David started off his life as a performer at a very young age. After discovering a natural ability to escape from rope restraints at the tender age of seven he spent his childhood allowing friends, family and fellow kids to tie him to chairs, tables, lamp posts and trees, or just hog-tie him on the floor. He also found a passion for the old American circuses, and before he was ten had started (much to the displeasure of his parents!) reading about the stunts performed by the artists at the sideshows. Studying fire eating, human blockhead, bed of nails, dancing barefoot on glass and many more. He is one of only 75 people in the world today who can perform sword swallowing. After leaving school David went to college to study drama and in his spare time practised juggling, which soon became his professional living for a few years. Following college he trained in theatre at Arden in Manchester and in circus skills at Greentop Circus School in Sheffield. He then went on to perform professionally as a trapeze artist and tightrope walker.
On top of spending the last seven years performing as a sideshow artist David co-founded the ‘Straitjacket Circus’ and has taken escapes, and sideshow stunts to venues up and down the country, and as far a-field as Finland, The Netherlands the US, China, Hong Kong and Korea.
[edit] World Record Achievements
Worlds Fastest Underwater Handcuff Escape [1]
Worlds Fastest Handcuff Escape [2]
Worlds Fastest Straitjacket Escape Whilst Balanced On Stilts [3]
Worlds Fastest Suspended Straitjacket & Chains Escape [4]
Having The Heaviest Person Stand On His Chest, While Lying On Broken Glass [5]
David Straitjacket's records are held with the following bodies:
The Guinness Book of Records, Record Holders Republic, The Russian Federation Of Records, The Alternative Book Of Records
[edit] Television Appearances
The New Paul O'Grady Show
Big Brother 7 (Advisor)
The Wild World Of Records
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV1)
Guinness World Records show (50th anniversary edition)
MTV
Channel M News
Granada Reports
Britain's Wildest (Sky One Primetime show)
The 24 hr Quiz (ITV 1)
Channel 1 (Russia)
GMTV
Andy Crane's, The guide (Channel M Television)
The 30 Scariest Stunts In The World (Sky One)
TV2 (The Netherlands)
TNT (France)
CCTV (China & Hong Kong)
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