Philippe Petit [81425]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2545
Birthplace: Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
Birthday: 1949-04-13
Age: 76 years
Movies: 6
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Philippe Petit (born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, on 7 August 1974. For his feat (that he referred to as "le coup"), he used a 450-pound (200-kilogram) cable and a custom-made 26-foot (8-metre) long, 55-pound (25-kilogram) balancing pole. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Petit, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.