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| Roy Maloy | |
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| Born | Roy Timothy McPherson (1975-10-27) 27 October 1975 (age 49) Melbourne, Australia |
| Status | Married with four children |
| Occupation | Entertainer |
| Known for | Stilt walking, circus stunts |
Roy Maloy (born Roy Timothy McPherson, 27 October 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria), is an Australian stilt walker, fire breather, stunt performer, entertainer and the current holder of seven current World Records.
Career
Roy Maloy holds several records. He has been described by a number of media outlets, covering all states of Australia, as "Australian Circus King." These references include the governing body World Record Holders Republic, Victorian mainstream radio hosts Ross and John on 3AW, ABC Radio in QLD, in central QLD, and in Tasmania in 2012, to name a few,
In 2010 Roy began a new career painting portraits of other circus related subjects. His exhibitions have been displayed in a number of locations around Australia, and have drawn a wide range of media attention. Maloy's style is described as Non-Blended Impressionism, and has become an identifying feature to his paintings.,
Stilt-walking records
Maloy began his performance career as a busker in Melbourne at age 16, performing prop comedy, juggling and balloon tying. He was taught stilt walking in this period between 1993-1994 and has since gone on to use this skill to break or set a number of world records.
In 2008, Maloy claimed a world record for the tallest stilts ever walked on: on 1 November, after 11 attempts, he took five independent steps on 17 m (56 ft) stilts each weighing almost 30 kg (66 lb).
On 23 December 2010, in Townsville, Queensland, Maloy broke the world record for the heaviest stilts ever walked on.
In June 2011, Maloy set a record by walking more than 5 km in under an hour on 91.4 cm wooden stilts weighing 3.5 kg.
On 9 June 2012 Maloy set a world record for the fastest time walking 1 km on 1 meter wood stilts in Circular Head, Tasmania. The record was set with Maloy making the distance in 7:39 minutes.
Fire Breathing World Record
Maloy is well known for his fire breathing and has been sited in the Herald Sun as 'Australia's Fire Breathing King' in 2011.
on 8 June 2012 Maloy broke a world record for breathing the most fireballs ever breathed out in one hour. The existing record was 100 balls of fire breathed out in a single one hour performance. Maloy bettered this record by breaking out 501 balls of fire, stopping 20 minutes after beginning the fete.,
Bed of Nails World Record
On 7 October 2009 Maloy lay on a bed of nails as a fork lift placed a 550 kg slab of ice on his chest, which was then smashed with sledge hammers by 9 men over approximately 17 minutes.,
Honorary titles
On 16 March 2010, Maloy was King of the Parade at the Brimbank Festival festival in Sunshine, Victoria.
References
- ^ Stevenson, Ross. "World Record for Roy Maloy".
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "Radio" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ Williamson, Grier. "Lots to see at Finch Hatton".
{{cite news}}: Text "http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/lots-to-see-at-finch-hatton-mackay/1414847/" ignored (help) Cite error: The named reference "newspaper" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - "Man to Walk on 17 Meter Stilts". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- 17m stilt walker claims record ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 November 2008. Retrieved July 2013.
- "Circus King to Attempt Stilts Record". Townsville Bulletin. 23 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Foster, Margot. "Roy Maloy starts his 2011 tour of regional Australia". The Bush Telegraph. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived 23 June 2011. Cite error: The named reference "foster" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- Maud, Paula (10 March 2010). "Throngs Line Brimbank Festival". The Brimbank Leader. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
Further reading
- The Weekly Times "The Roy Maloy Circus is coming", 8 September 2010
- Landline, 25 July 2010 "Far Flung Fun"
- Star Community 19 February 2013 ""