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'''Pyro Boy''' is an [[United States|American]] [[stuntman]], best known for using [[Fireworks]] to make his performances, well, explosive. He is known to strap fireworks all over his body and blow up on stage. |
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'''Pyro Boy''' (born '''Wally Glenn''') is an American [[stunt performer|stuntman]], best known for strapping [[fireworks]] all over his body and blowing them up on stage. |
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Glenn lives in [[Emeryville, California|Emeryville]], [[California]]. His work has been featured in numerous newspapers and publications such as ''[[Life magazine|Life Magazine]]'', and in television shows such as ''Ripley's Believe it or Not!'', several specials on [[Discovery Channel]], [[BBC]], [[Channel 4]], and on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]'s ''[[Nova (American TV program)|Nova]]'': "Fireworks!" |
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[[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]'s ''[[Nova (series)|Nova]]'': "Fireworks!" |
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"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."<ref>Pitila Clark, "What's going on? - Pyro boy," ''Financial Times,'' May 31, 2003, LexisNexis.</ref> |
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In 2006 he was featured on ''[[Death Wish Live]]'', a [[Channel 4]] limited series filmed in the UK. In it he "teased the Grim Reaper," according to ''[[The Times]]'', and became "a human firework."<ref>Gabrielle Starkey, "Choice," ''The Times'' (London), February 2, 2006, LexisNexis.</ref> |
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In 2013, Pyro Boy was featured in the music video of the modern rock band [[London Grammar]] with their release of [[Strong (London Grammar song)|Strong]]. |
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<Never herd that before though i have herd crazy stories of "rammstein's" stage performances with lots of "gerbes aka fountians (spraying sparks)" i was looking for a heading of "explosives magazines" aka storage "bunkers" or pillbox type "containers" for storage of high explosives... id like to see more about that... and maybe why rammstein got banned from canada... i think it involved a large "dildo" on stage... i guess fireworks are all good but once u start spewing things at people from a large "fallacy" on stage... im suprised cause u only hear of how "accepting" canada can be... is this even true? |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.pyroinnovations.com Professional Fireworks Training] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6drfp_3823I Strong, by London Grammar] |
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{{Ripley's Believe It or Not!}} |
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[[Category:American stunt performers]] |
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[[Category:People from Emeryville, California]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:33, 6 March 2024
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 Emeryville, California. 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 on Discovery 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."[1]
In 2006 he was featured on Death Wish Live, a Channel 4 limited series filmed in the UK. In it he "teased the Grim Reaper," according to The Times, and became "a human firework."[2]
In 2013, Pyro Boy was featured in the music video of the modern rock band London Grammar with their release of Strong.