Reverend Tommy Gunn is your Minister of the macabre, parson to the phantasmagorical & self-styled object of your affections; your Reverend is also the mouthpiece for the morbid, vicar of victimization, apostle of the appalling & purveyor of the more dangerous arts! Ever since founding the FreakShow Deluxe in 2001, then pushing the company's move to Hollywood in 2004 when he opened the
Miss Malice Aforethought originally started working with FreakShow Deluxe behind the scenes as a Company and Stage Manager in 2004. However, it did not take long before the lovely lady with the glasses and the great big... boots, began hitting the stage with a vengeance. Miss Malice began performing dangerous grinder stunts and human blockhead routines in 2006. She also risks her own life and limb holding targets for whip and knife-throwing acts.
Wereverend Vincent Wolf, while working his regular gig as the doorman of Hollywood's Empire Amusement Hall, was invited onto the stage to perform with FreakShow Deluxe one night in 2005 — and he has not been allowed to leave since! His manipulation of fire is breathtaking — sensuous and captivating. If that were not enough, Vincent also eats glass and swallow swords - and continues to add to his substantial collection of oddites and live tarantulas.
Frankie Fairlane, under the pseudonym the Devil's Plaything, arrived at the Empire Amusment Hall to become a part of FreakShow Deluxe in 2005. Frankie emerged from a mysterious past with the uncanny ability to overwhelm audiences with her completely uninhibited lack of fear. She ascends her ladder of machetes, unharmed. She manipulates sharp blades and whips as easily as she captivates the hearts of those who adore her.
Kitty Karloff is a true product of Hollywood: the perfect combination of brains, beauty and boobies – brought to life amid a storm of Tinseltown’s own special lightning! Kitty may have started her career as the silent assistant to George the Giant at the Empire Amusement Hall, but in 2005 she took to working with longtime friend Rev. Tommy Gunn as part of FreakShow Deluxe. Once performing, she used her showgirl image to her advantage, surprising everyone with her astounging ability to remain unhurt on the sharp edeges of physical adversity.
AMY AMNESIA may not remember that she trained by Coney Island’s Sideshow School, or that she is impervious to pain and injury, but a little coaxing is all it takes to get her to demonstrate her amazing abilities to remain unscathed in piles of broken glass, imperforated on beds of nails, and unbroken in animal traps. After a visit to the Empire Amusement Hall reawakened her passion for the sideshow arts, she appeared as a guest performer with FreakShow Deluxe several times before remembering to join the troupe in 2006. Our lives have never been the same since.
Zachary Strange first became associated with FreakShow Deluxe during his numerous performances at the Empire Amusement Hall before accepting an invitation to join the company in 2006. Known as the macabre magician, drawing influences from the spookshow and old horror movies, Zachary is also an Associate Medium, performing the Houdini seance at Hollywood's famed private club for the illusionist elite, the Magic Castle.
The Green Monster grew up at the Empire Amusement Hall - even taking his first steps there onstage in 2005! He began performing professionally with the FreakShow Deluxe at only 4 years of age, making him the World's Youngest Professional Sideshow Performer. After appearing at several private events, he made his official Hollywood debut during the troupe's award-winning performances at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2010, performing the Bed of Nails act with TWO beds (over 1,000 steel spikes), the Rev. Tommy Gunn underneath him AND an audience member standing upon him.
Brother Daniel the Demented, after performing with company members at various shows throughout Hollywood and beyond,was invited to accompany FreakShow Deluxe on piano during its first appearances at the Magic Castle. Within minutes of the first show of the week, it was obvious this was a match made in heaven. After becoming a part of the troupe in 2007, Br. Daniel composed and recorded its theme song and is sometimes known to accompany the show on piano. However, more often he demonstrates his exceptional skills and abilities: from resistance to pain to extraordinary flexibility.
Eerie De Scent first crossed paths with the FreakShow Deluxe while the were situated next to each other at the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade in early 2008. Smitten with their demented ways, she brought her own bag of tricks full of fire, stilts, weapons and surly attitude - then found that she was impervious to pain, playing with glass, traps, metal sparks and much more. What is more, Eerie is as much a virtuoso with the technical aspects behind the scenes, as she is with the implements of destruction upon the stage.
The Professor, fresh from the hallowed halls of academia, emerges from his proverbial ivory tower instructing literature at the University to explore the world of sideshow. Do not be fooled by his diminutive stature, he is born to a family of giants and carries himself as such! Since a chance meeting with FreakShow Deluxe in 2008 ended in an offer for him to join the show, this gentleman has established himself as a bona fide talker, daredevil and, to the ladies, the 4-foot 7-inch willing beneficiary of their affection.
Ghoulia - trained by the greats at Coney Island's Sideshow School - jumps, uninjured, on broken glass. She escapes straightjackets, chains and other restraints with ease and grace. She pounds nails into her head, unimpeded, performing the blockhead act. Ghoulia first met FreakShow Deluxe at the Empire Amusement Hall, and accepted an invitation to join the company in 2006. In additionto performing, she also designs flyers, banners and much more for FSD.
Jonny Panic had an accidental run-in with the Freakshow Deluxe in 2008, when he was cast in the premiere of their musical "Flawedville." Smitten, Jonny has been mimcking these masters of the macabre trade and learning to do exactly what every mother tells you not to do ever since. It would seem that no amount of straightjackets and chains can contain this strange young man, and he has even been seen dabbling with the burning and the piercing objects that might send any audience into a PANIC ATTACK!
Hannah Bel is our punk rock princess, our mohawked maven, she's the pretty girl in the outfit totally inappropriate to wear to the grocery store (they tell her every time she walks in). She was scouted by FreakShow Deluxe after seeing her perform with Florence, Kentucky's own Pickled Brothers Sideshow. After seeing her cutting her teeth while on tour through her town, FSD originally invited her to join the company for a single performance in 2009 - then asked her to become a full-time member soon after that.
Johnny Bailout originally began performing with the FreakShow Deluxe in 2002 when it expanded from being a two-man comedy stunt show to a 6-member cast at Clear Channel's X-Fest. Since 2004 he has maintained an exclusive, yet teasing, on-again, off-again relationship with the troupe. When he is on, he is ON! Unmatched as a talker, as daring as the next performer -- But when he is off... well, they do not call him "bailout" for nothing...
La Cholita: From start to finish, La Cholita's performances are exhilarating and seductive. Her dynamic moves, elaborate one-of-a-kind costumes and larger than life stage presence have earned her awards and respect around the world! After appearing with FreakShow Deluxe at the Empire Amusement Hall in 2005, and working side by side with them in shows all over Los Angeles, she officially joined the troupe after appearing with them at the Magic Castle in 2009.
Kaleb Kane is the son of one of Rev. Tommy Gunn's closest friends and, at 12-years-old, is the World's Youngest Professional Magician & Illusionist. Upon discovering Kaleb's unbelievable prestidigitation skills, he was invited to perform with FreakShow Deluxe at the premiere Dayton, Ohio event, "Masquerage," in October 2009. After an amazing demonstration of his ability to keep even the most jaded audience paying attention to everything that the young man does - how could FSD deny him an opportunity to join the show?
The Amazing Christopher started out helping FreakShow Deluxe behind the scenes until finally one night he was unceremoniously yanked from backstage into the limelight to perform in front of an huge crowd at the Middletown Haunted Train in October 2009 - and quickly earned the nickname, "Amazing!" He fearlessly took everything thrown at him (including darts, a bed of nails, some concrete blocks AND a sledgehammer) - then grabbed some knives and started throwing back.
How, exactly did Raven Lunatic end up working with the FreakShow Deluxe? He was in the crowd when the troupe performed at the Club Cal Neva in Reno, NV in February 2010 - he even came up on stage to participate as an audience member - and then he realized what he really wanted to do with his life. Raven debuted with the show during the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2010, resisting the sharp point of an arrow to his throat - then a scimitar to the back of his neck.
Jack Dagger is King of Fling, the Sultan of Sling, and the Harbinger of the Hazardly Thrown Items! Boyish charm and rakish good looks do not diminish his amazing skills as an Impalement Artist - or his work with a bullwhip. Jack Dagger is the real deal: a world-recognized champion and artiste with the sharp, shiny thrown objects.
Murrugun the Mystic is a true America Fakir, spending his life training his body to do things most people cannot! From being a human furnace, to piercing without blood, to swallowing swords - Murrugun's rocket-powered sword swallowing stunt is a feature with Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
They do not call her Bendy Bonnie for nothing! She comes from a renowned circus family - she can compress herself into a tiny box, fit herself through a squash racket - and can contort herself into amazing positions. An accomplished aerialist and acrobat as well, you will want to put her in your pocket and take her home with you!
Molly, the amazing aerialist, comes flying through the air with the greatest of ease from the renowned Flying Morgans circus family! Additionally, she is an amazing acrobat and belly-dancer and, if that were not enough, partnered with her sister, Bendy Bonnie, they become the macabre dance duo known as The Morbid Sisters.
Aye Jaye is the real deal - he comes from a circus family, then grew up traveling in his uncle's traveling carnival. He is not just an accomplished talker and a consumate performer, but he was the first ever Ronald McDonald, a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, AND he created the stage show, Carny Trash.
Digger the Beast emerges from the wilds of Scotland (via Seattle), and joins the show whenever he is off the road as the Sadhu Hobo. Digger pounds lots of nails into his head, pierces his face and sews heavy objects to his body with a needle & thread. There are few risks this kilted sideshow beast will not challenge in his quest to entertain.
Featuring the BEST of
Hollywood's Burlesque Beauties
Bonita La Belle
Kat Bardot
Charlotte la Belle Araigne
Penny Starr, Jr.
Lucy Fur
Jewel of Denial
Vixen Violette
Victoria Vengeance
Akira
Featured Musical Artists
Daniel Hoppkinz, Burl-esquire
Creature Feature
Naked & Shameless
The Peculiar Pretzelmen
Elemenopy
Featured Special Guests
The 999 Eyes Carnival of the Damned
The Engima
Eak the Geek
Todd Robbins
Joe Fox
Rev. Mitcz
Whipboy
Cowboy Max
Wayne the Wizard
George the Giant
Michael Todd
Chelsea Keene
Markham the Magnificent
Michael Moreno
Tonya Kay
Derrick Gilday
Juliette Storace
the Pickled Brothers Sideshow
Marilyn Rising
Schmoo
Ken the King
Brian Chick (R.I.P.)
Oddities
BJ Winslow of Dapper Cadaver
Technical and Other Assistance
(without which we could not function)Andrew Cox - website
Grimm - photos
Pictor Photography - photos
Jorge Vargas - photos
Melanie Watts
Ben Courtney
Brett Copes
Clay Van Sickle
Rebecca Himot
Jonathan Farnsworth
Jamie Stroud
