He has performed several stunts in New York City, including rappelling off of Madison Square Garden and hanging from a helicopter over the Statue of Liberty. Nock also designs and builds stunts and riggings. Bello Mania starts Friday, Feb. 10 at the Big Top and tickets are on sale now. A YouTube video of Bello hanging from a helicopter by one foot ("man hangs by helicopter") has received tens of millions of views. In November 2008, Bello left Ringling Brothers. Nock calls himself a comic daredevil. "Anytime it's an election year, you gotta pay special attention to that. Bello Nock (born September 27, 1968), often known simply as Bello, is an American clown and circus performer.
During the summer of 2014, Bello continued his training for The Ultimate. [6] In 2020 he started a YouTube Channel. In 2009, Bello was the youngest person ever inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame. In the fall of 2009, Nock walked a highwire over the Lincoln Center in New York City to announce his return the Big Apple Circus for their 32nd production, Bello Is Back! Nock appeared on America's Got Talent in 2017; in 2018 his daughter Annaliese reached the second round with an exploding coffin act. International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. [5] In 2019 he took part in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions with his daughter Annaliese. "You gotta negotiate with the FAA and present a plan and get it approved, then you have ground people," he said. In 2004, the Daily News said that Nock "might be the greatest athlete ever to set foot in the World's Most Famous Arena"[5] (Madison Square Garden). ", Watch Live: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lies In State At U.S. Capitol, Miami's Hollywood Allure Springs Back As Coronavirus Relents, Sarasota Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead, Coronavirus Life: How To Get Your Kids Back On Track With Medical And Dental Care, AdventHealth Announces Groundbreaking Coronavirus Protocol.
He also took part in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, together with daughter, Annaliese, where they reached the finals and finished in the Top 10. A descendant of the family that founded Switzerland's Circus Nock in the 18th century,[3] Nock began performing at age three, playing the baby on the burning house in Disney on Parade's "Dumbo's Circus".
The Circus Ring of Fame Foundation, Inc. Bello Nock (born September 27, 1968), often known simply as Bello, is an American Daredevil Clown and world class Circus Performer. "Once I design and come up with something, I have to daredevil it and make sure it works, then you gotta be an athlete to live through it then entertain people and do it time after time.".
For his next performance during the Judge Cuts round, Bello shot himself out of a cannon and over a helicopter, successfully completing the stunt. They have three children together including Annaliese Nock.
[4] Bello first performed his family's trademark sway pole act at the age of 15. Circus clown has firm foundation in Christ,", "Send in the clown — Bello Nock has his own show", PUBLIC LIVES; Renaissance Clown Meets Like-Minded Elephant - New York Times, "abc7chicago.com - ABC7 WLS Chicago and Chicago News", "Sarasota's Annaliese Nock on "America's Got Talent, https://web.archive.org/web/20190901214428/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-08-31/who-are-britains-got-talent-the-champions-finalists-bello-and-annaliese-nock/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bello_Nock&oldid=978408315, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Articles needing additional references from June 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with a promotional tone from July 2020, Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from July 2020, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 September 2020, at 18:59. He performed there for a total of eight years; often with three shows on Saturdays and Sundays (during the 131,133rd and 135th Editions); he had no understudy or stunt double. In 2015, Bello was part of the 100th episode of the American reality television series Impractical Jokers, "Live Punishment Special". "I'm in an engineering state of mind, and I don't have an engineering degree," Bello said. Bello completed four tours with Ringling Bros., the last being Bellobration. The stunt has not been performed as of 2019. It took 30 days of preparation and planning to pull Thursday's trick off, Eugene Nock said. Bello performed live in approximately 500 shows for 5 million people a year while with Ringling Bros. Although he performs without the traditional clown makeup, Nock's signature look revolves around his foot-tall, strawberry blond Nock was the first person in Ringling's 146-year history to have a production named after him. He went to Europe to perform for several months and then came home to perform in the aptly titled Bello Comes Home with Circus Sarasota. [2] In 2004 the Daily News said that he "might be the greatest athlete ever to set foot in the World's Most Famous Arena"[4] (Madison Square Garden). On December 5, 2013, Bello performed as a guest playing guitar with Cheap Trick in Sarasota, Florida, at the Van Wezel P.A.H. [1] Although he performs without the traditional clown makeup, Nock's signature look revolves around his foot-tall, strawberry blond quiff.
"We're used to that.