John Gilkey has played a lead role in three Cirque Du Soleil productions; Quidam, Dralion and Varekai - more than any other performer. For each of these shows he developed and performed totally original characters and routines.  With Cirque Du Soleil alone John has performed live for more than three million people.  He also directed and performed in the clown troupe in Franco Dragone’s spectacular water show, Le Reve, in Las Vegas.  Additionally, John has performed internationally for more than twenty-nine years in circus, variety, comedy clubs, theater and television. John Gilkey's innovative routine with a coat rack is widely recognized as a landmark juggling act of the contemporary circus movement.