- Pyro Boy
Pyro Boy (born Wally Glenn) is an American stuntman, best known for strapping
fireworks all over his body and blowing them up on stage.Glenn lives in Seattle,
Washington . His work has been featured in numerous newspapers and publications such as "Life Magazine", and in television shows such as "Ripley's Believe it or Not!", several specials onDiscovery Channel ,BBC ,Channel 4 , and on PBS's "Nova": "Fireworks!""I call my act Pyro Boy," Glenn told the "
Financial Times " in 2003. "When I'm doing it, it's really loud and it gives you a real sense of heightened awareness. It really feels like time is slowing down. It gets really, really hot because all the pyro is burning around you at a very hot temperature and the suit itself doesn't breathe." [Pitila Clark, "What's going on? - Pyro boy," "Financial Times," May 31, 2003, LexisNexis.]In 2006 he was featured on "
Death Wish Live ", aChannel 4 limited series filmed in the UK. In it he "teased the Grim Reaper," according to "The Times ", and became "a human firework." [Gabrielle Starkey, "Choice," "The Times" (London), February 2, 2006, LexisNexis.]In February 2008, he performed in
Lake Havasu City, Arizona , at theWestern Winter Blast pyrotechnics convention.References
External links
* [http://www.pyroboy.com Pyro Boy's official website]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/2903_firework.html Nova Teacher's Guide]
* [http://www.pyroinnovations.com Professional Fireworks Training]
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