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DOB: 05/17/1969
Height: 6’1/2”
Weight: 153 LB
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Cerulean (it’s blue)
Build: Athletic
Take these things and gather them up: Jeff Buckley songs, Hedwig, Tom Waites, Chocolate (and lots
of it), Violent Femmes, Tim Burton films, David Bowie, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, Rupaul, Burning
Man, Willy Wonka, Fire, Cirkus, Martial Arts, Iggy Pop, Mad Max Fashion, Dr. Suess, Fight Club, Tank
Girl, Monty Python, Joseph Campbell, Samurai Films, Rocky Horror, Nick Cave, Alice in Wonderland
& Gustave Dore. Put them into a pestle and mash them into a pasty pale poultice. Wrap it in red velvet
& black leather and give it a blue mop of hair. Stand it upright and ask it to tell you a story. It will be
a story of action & adventure. It will be a story of love and loss. It will be the story of the irrefutable...
Mr. TimTv.
Born in a small rusty can, this dimly-lit bulb of a boy discovered early on that he could receive
transmissions of seemingly otherworldly luminescence. Shunned by caterpillars of conventional
reception, he crawled, walked, & ran from Mundania out into the world of Mysteria, taking in the
divine sparks of genius and inspiration from the mythical creatures he met along the way.
Before long, this fuel and fire inspired strength enough to work his butterfly wings, and in flight he
found the freedom from gravity that his inner voices had alluded to all along. Each new moment
shining forth mirrored divine light from the face of every twinkling star. And as the light inside his
Jan. 1984 - June 1984: Chinese Kempo under Sifu Rick Griffin - Whitinsville Kempo Karate - Whitinsville, MA
June 1984 - Feb. 1988: American Kenpo Karate under Sifu Charles Palmer & Sensei Rob Weger - Palmer’s American
Kenpo Karate Academy - Whitinsville, MA
Sept. 1988 - Nov. 1988: Tiger Claw Kung Fu under Sifu Tim Griffin - Private instruction - Utica, MI
1989 - 2006: NAAMA Karate, Shinjitsu, JuJitsu & Kobudo under Grandmaster Ed Copley - North American Alliance of
Martial Arts - Various School Locations - Metro Detroit area, MI
1990 - 1992: Kali under Walt Woodruff - North American Alliance of Martial Arts - John R. Dojo, Madison Heights, MI
1996 - 2008: WTF Tae Kwon Do under Instructors Keith Ellis, Derrik Maye & Brian Romeo - Warren, MI
1999 - 2006: Kodokan Judo, Shingitai JuJitsu, Small Circle JuJitsu, Russian Sambo & Fairbairn Combatives under Master
Mark Tripp - Warren Main Dojo, Warren, MI
2002 - 2006: Boxing & Kickboxing under Coach Ira Kendrick - Warren, MI
2004: Chen Style T’ai Chi Chuan under Sifu Yuefeng Chow - Warren, MI
2005: Wing Chun Kung Fu under Sifu Phillip Redmond - Warren, MI
2008: Krav Maga/Modern Combatives - Frank Amalfitano - Warren, MI
Oct. 2008 - present: The Inner Cirkus, Founder, Creative Director, Choreographer, and Performer
Aug. 2005 - Jan. 2007: “Chaos Productions” Talent Agency, Artistic Director, Asst. Choreographer
Oct. 2000 - Oct. 2008: The Fire Fabulon, International Performance Troupe, Founding Member, Performance Artist,
Instructor, Safety Technician
Oct. 2000- present: TimTv, Fire & Cirkus Performer, Performance Artist
July 2009 – present: Freelance Landscaping, Hardscaping, & Garden Art**
Dec. 1993 - present: Freelance Copywriter**
March 1990 - present: Model**
June 1987- present: Watercolorist**
June 1986 - present: Illustrator & Sketch Artist**
**samples available upon request
Mar. 2010 - present: Life Center, Chief Instructor
Oct. 2007 - Oct. 2008: UMA, LLC, Owner, Manager, Chief Instructor
June 2006 - Oct. 2007: Macomb Academy of Martial Arts, Co-Owner, Director, Chief Instructor
Sept. 1996 - June 2006: Ukiyo Martial Arts, Inc., Owner, Manager, Chief Instructor
Dec. 1993 - Sept. 1996: N.A.A.M.A. Karate Warren Dojo, Manager, Chief Instructor
Sept. 1991 - Dec. 1993: North American Alliance of Martial Arts Community Education, Self Defense Instructor
*3rd Kyu Brown Belt - American Kenpo
*3rd Kyu Brown Belt - USJA Judo
~ Level 1 Coaching Certification - U.S. Judo Association
*5th Dan Black Belt (Master’s Degree) - North American Alliance of Martial Arts under Grandmaster Ed Copley
~ Master Level Instructor’s Certification - N.A.A.M.A.
*Honorary 7th Dan Black Belt - Bomani JuJitsu under Professor K.A. Shakoor
POI – performer spins and dances with 2 short arm-length chains with a fire ball on the end.
STAFF – performer dances and spins a 4’ – 6’ pole with fire ball at each end
FLAGS – performer spins and dances with 2 beautiful brightly colored cloth flags
ROPE DART – performer dances and spins an 8’ rope with a fire ball at the end
FIRE EATING – a close-quarters act in which the performer does various fire eating skills
FIRE BREATHING – a larger-area act in which the performer blows fire balls of different sizes and shapes (best outdoors)
STILT WALKING – performer (or several) interacts creatively with the crowd
HULA HOOPING – performer (or several) spins dazzling hoop show to music. Also can be done as an audience
interactive hoop experience for any age and any size crowd!
GLASS EATING - performer dramatically breaks a light bulb and proceeds to eat the glass
JUGGLING ACT – 2 performers engage in a comedy juggling routine to music
BED OF NAILS – there are several variations of the act, depending on stage & crowd setup:
BED OF GLASS – likewise there are several variations of the glass act in which performer walks, jumps, and lays in the broken glass
KNIFE THROWING ACT – comedy skit where performer tries to convince assistant to be a target for knife throwing
PRECISION BULLWHIP – performer uses whip to break targets held by himself & his lovely but nervous assistant
A
American Cancer Society’s Moonlight & Magnolias Gala Ball, Larkins On The River
Artomatic 419 - Toledo, OH
B
BANG Salon
The Bankle Art Gallery (Detroit) - Cirque Detroit show
Bert’s Warehouse (Detroit) - “The Dirty Show” Art Exhibit
Black Rock Art Festival
Bleu Room Nightclub (Detroit)
Budweiser’s “Best Bartenders” Party
C
Caesar’s Restaurant
City of Albion
City of Detroit – Tastefest
City of Ferney - Political Conference - (British Columbia, Canada)
City of Northville
Cliff Bell’s (Detroit) - “Torch With A Twist” Varitey Show
College For Creative Studies - Detroit - Noel Night Festival
Cpop Gallery (Detroit) - The Circus Show
D
Dally in the Ally Festival - Detroit
Detroit Contemporary - Season Opening
Detroit Zoo - Rock the Casbah
The DIA/Scarab Club - Detroit
E
Emerald Ballroom - Seven Pleasures of the Casbah
“Exotica” Convention
F
First Fridays & West End Art Festival, Pendleton Arts District
Fourth Street Fair- Detroit
Fox Theater (Detroit) - MetroTimes Best of Detroit
Furman University Scholarship Dinner
The Furniture Factory (Detroit) - Circus Detroit
G
Glassy Mountain Kids’ Summer Camp, The Cliffs Clubhouse GottRocks Nightclub
Greenville Hospital Life Center – Monthly Hoop Fitness Workshops
Greenville Master Gardeners’ Club
Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC
H
“Hot Damned” Show - The Elbow Room - Ypsilanti
K
“Ken-Ducky Derby” Festival in Falls Park
L
Labyrinth (Detroit) – Noir Leather Hellbound Show
Leopold Bros. Restaurant
Lollapalooza
M
The Magic Stick (Detroit) - Dresden Dolls Show
Magic Stick Nightclub - Pyrovac
Majestic Theater (Detroit) - Dick Dale show
Mephisto’s Nightclub (Hamtramck)
Miami Ink (Detroit) - Winterfest Party
Michigan Burning Man Decompression Festival
Michigan Epilepsy Foundation – Gala Ball
Motor Lounge - Hamtramck Blowout
O
Om Festival (Canada)
P
Pantheon Restaurant – Las Vegas Night
Pecha Kucha, Warehouse Theatre
Q
Queens University – Charlotte, NC
Quixotic Burning Art Festival
R
Rey’s on Main St.
The Rock Financial Halloween Ball, The Westin Hotel
Royal Oak Music Theater
S
Space Nightclub (Pontiac)
State Theater (Detroit) - Real Detroit Birthday Party
T
TEDx Greenville, CU-ICAR
Theatre Bizarre – Halloween Show - Detroit
“TimTv In Slumberland” Show - The Elbow Room - Ypsilanti
Trillium Art Festival Traveler’s Rest, SC
V
Variety Show at Warehouse Theatre
ViaNove Nightclub (Ferndale)
W
Wedding show for Steve Trudell - Roostertail, Detroit
Wild Orchid Nightclub (Canada)
Y
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
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