Quote of the day
The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.
Philippe Petit
Born: August 13, 1949 (age 76)
Bio: Philippe Petit 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, on the morning of August 7, 1974.
Known for:
- The Walk (2015)
- Man on Wire (2008)
- Mondo (1995)
- One Armed Man (2014)
- Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1986)







