Mixing magic, comedy
Circus background launched Chipper Lowell's career
Comedian and magician Chipper Lowell will give two performances Nov. 12 at the Civic Centre in downtown Manitowoc. / SubmittedWritten bySuzanne Weiss, Herald Times Reporter
MANITOWOC — Growing up, Chipper Lowell became acquainted with his neighbors in an unusual fashion.
They called police because they thought his mother was committing suicide in the backyard of their home, he recalled in a recent phone interview from Los Angeles, where he lives.
Lowell, you see, was born into a circus family. His father was a professional clown with Ringling Bros. during the 1950s, while his mother performed aerial acts such as Iron Jaw, where she suspended herself several stories above the crowd holding on only by her teeth.
“Whenever we were off the road, we had an A-frame aerial rigging in the backyard and my mother would go out and hang by her teeth every day to strengthen her neck and jaw and shoulder muscles,” Lowell said. “One day the neighbors called the police because they thought my mother was hanging herself. That’s how we became friends with all the neighbors.”
The energetic redhead will present “The Chipper Experience: Where Comedy and Magic Collide!” at 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Capitol Civic Centre, 913 S. Eighth St. This is the second of four events in the Capitol’s Family Series, which is geared to all ages.READ MORE:http://manitowochub.htrnews.com/article/20111103/MAN05/111107026/1358/MAN0101/Circus-background-launched-Chipper-Lowell-s-career?odyssey=nav%7Chead
They called police because they thought his mother was committing suicide in the backyard of their home, he recalled in a recent phone interview from Los Angeles, where he lives.
Lowell, you see, was born into a circus family. His father was a professional clown with Ringling Bros. during the 1950s, while his mother performed aerial acts such as Iron Jaw, where she suspended herself several stories above the crowd holding on only by her teeth.
“Whenever we were off the road, we had an A-frame aerial rigging in the backyard and my mother would go out and hang by her teeth every day to strengthen her neck and jaw and shoulder muscles,” Lowell said. “One day the neighbors called the police because they thought my mother was hanging herself. That’s how we became friends with all the neighbors.”
The energetic redhead will present “The Chipper Experience: Where Comedy and Magic Collide!” at 3 and 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Capitol Civic Centre, 913 S. Eighth St. This is the second of four events in the Capitol’s Family Series, which is geared to all ages.READ MORE:http://manitowochub.htrnews.com/article/20111103/MAN05/111107026/1358/MAN0101/Circus-background-launched-Chipper-Lowell-s-career?odyssey=nav%7Chead
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