Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Philippe Petit
Born: August 13, 1949 (age 75)
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)