Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit | |
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 Petit at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009 | |
| Born | 13 August 1949 Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation | High-wire artist |
Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [fi'lip pə'ti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist. He became famous for his high-wire walk between the World Trade Center in New York City, on the morning of August 7, 1974.[1] The 2015 movie The Walk is based on his high-wire walk in New York.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Lichtenstein, Grace (8 August 1974). "Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
Combining the cunning of a second-story man with the nerve of an Evel Knievel, a French high-wire artist sneaked past guards at the World Trade center, ran a cable between the tops of its twin towers and tightrope-walked across it yesterday morning.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippe Petit.
- MSA - The Man Who Walked Between The Towers. Co-produced by Michael Sporn Animation and Weston Woods Studios
- Philippe Petit Signature visible in the 1980s
- photos of Philippe Petit crossing the Twin Towers along with others
- Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, TED2012, Filmed Mar 2012, Posted May 2012.
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