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Bookmark or Share- Philippe Petit, The High-Wire Artist Who Walked Between The Twin TowersPhilippe Petit is a French high-wire artist who gained fame in 1974 for his walk between the Twin Towers in New York City. While his life is somewhat mundane today, Petit’s past is utterly singular. His Creative Roots. French high-wire artist Philippe Petit was born on August 13, 1949 in Seine-et-Marne, just outside of Paris.
- Philippe Petit - Daredevil, Movie & Walk - Biography(1949-) Who Is Philippe Petit? Born in 1949, French daredevil Philippe Petit became famous in August 1974 for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New...
- The real story behind Philippe Petit’s World Trade Center high-wire ...The hullabaloo was over a Frenchman named Philippe Petit, who was walking on a high wire more than 1,300 feet in the air, suspended between the tops of the Twin Towers of the old World Trade ...
- Philippe Petit - WikipediaPhilippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning ...
- The Man Who Walks on Air | The New YorkerPhilippe Petit, the only living high-wire artist who performs in the world at large, outside the circus, has been planning his Canyon Walk for years.
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