Anthony Gatto

Anthony Gatto (born Anthony Commarota on April 14, 1973) is an American juggler who holds several juggling world records.

He began performing in Las Vegas at the age of ten.

Born in Manhattan and growing up in Ellicott City, Maryland, he learned to juggle at the age of 3, taught by his stepfather, Nick Gatto, a retired Vaudeville performer.

By age 5, his skills had exceeded his father's. He was a juggling prodigy: world-class by the age of nine, when he won a gold medal at Circus Mondial in Paris.

In 1998, Gatto met his future wife Danielle, who became his assistant during his performances.

A professional dancer, Danielle added circus-style skills to her résumé to accompany her husband on circus tours.

Danielle and Anthony married in 1999 and they have two children.

In 2000, he became the first and so far only juggler to win the prestigious Golden Clown award at the 24th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo.

Between 2007 and 2009, Gatto's performance was a part of Cirque du Soleil's show Koozå.

From 2010 to 2012, he was part of Cirque du Soleil's show La Nouba.

In 2012, Anthony Gatto retired from performing in Cirque Du Soleil in order to run a concrete resurfacing business "Big Top Concrete Resurfacing LLC" under his birth name of Anthony Commarota.

The business was founded by him in August 2012 and is located in Orlando, Florida.

Gatto formerly shared the record for most rings juggled and caught at least once.

He currently holds the following 7 juggling world records:

He made his first television appearance at the age of 8 on the program That's Incredible! At the age of 13, he came in third place in the individual competition at the 39th annual convention of the International Jugglers Association.

His family moved to Las Vegas when he was 14 in order to take advantage of the career opportunities located there.