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GARY BROPHY

25th March 1962

Australian

Brophy Family, whips and lasso circus artists

Professional info

 

Professional circus artist, performed in many countries with his cowboy act using whips and lassos. Guinness World Record for cracking the longest whip in the world. Gary is also a very talented clown, and has many original clown gags that he has performed in circuses and theme parks. Has had experiance in the TV industry, he has performed and directed circus shows in Australia and other countries.

 

Work experience

 

1979-80

  • Circus Royale :  WA, Australia.

  • Perry Bros Circus : WA, Australia.

1981

  • Lennon Bros Circus : Australia

1982

  • Hoylands Circus : QLD, Australia.

1983-86

  • Brophy Bros Circus : Australia.

  • Brophy Bros Wild West Circus. Australia.

  • Tv Show Pot Of Gold.

  • Stairway to the Stars.

  • Young Talent Time.

  • Ashtons Circus. Australia

  • Silvers Circus. Australia.

1987-88

  • Hansa Theater : Hamburg, Germany.

  • Circus Royal : Switzerland.

  • Opera House Zurich

  • Galas :Switzerland

1989

  • Circus Belli : Australia.

1989

  • Spanish International Circus : New Zealand.

1990

  • American international Circus : Malaysia

1991-95

  • Circus Royale : Australia.

  • Jupiters Casino : Australia

1996

  • Robinsons Circus : Australia.

1997-2000

  • Circus Sunrise : Australia.

  • Circus Sunrise Stage Show : with own production in Tiami, Japan.

  • Kuraski Tivoli Park : Circus Sunrise tour. Tokyo, Japan.

2001-05

  • Michael Edgleys Great Moscow Circus : Australia, Singapore , Hong Kong,

  • Moscow Circus. South Africa.

2006

  • Circus Liliput : Zurich, Switzerland.

2007

  • Circus Sunrise : Mauritius.

  • Moscow Circus : Taiwan.

  • Perry Bros Circus. Australia.

2008-10

  • Circus Sunrise : Australia.

2011    

  • Xanadu The Musical : Australia.

  • St Gallen Christmas Circus : Switzerland.

2012

  • Circus Royal : Switzerland, Austria.

2013

  • Uncle Sam's Great American Circus : England.

  • Blackpool Tower Christmas Circus : England.

2014

  • Uncle Sam's Great American Circus : England, Wales

  • Chaplins Christmas Circus : Clown. England, Wales

2015

  • Blackpool Tower Circus : England.

  • Great Canadian Christmas Circus. England.

2016

  • Planet Circus. England

2017

  • Planet Circus OMG Tour UK

  • Landau Weihnachts Circus Germany

2018

  • Planet Circus UK

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Languages

 

English

German 50%

Japanese phrases.

Skills

 

Lasso

Whipcracking

Gun Twirling

Knife Throwing

Uni Cycle

Juggling

Clowning

2010 - present

2010 - present

TV shows

 

Young Talent Time.

Pot of Gold.

Stairway to the Stars.

Durban superstars.

Best Master series

TV interviews for many different shows.

 

Various TVC:

 

MLC: tightrope walking.

BEST MASTER Stunt Double

TVC for circuses in South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Mauritius and Australia.

Physical Details

 

Height:        175 cm / 5ft 9in

Shoe size:    9.5UK /10.5US /44Euro

Weight:        84 kg / 184 lbs

Ethnicity:     White / Caucasian

Skin colour: Tanned

Hair colour:  Grey

Hair length:  Short

Hair type:      Wavy

Eye colour:    Haze

Magazine

 

Have had numerous photo shoots and interviews for articles regarding circus work in both newspaper and magazines in many countries.

 

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