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−	[[Image:Francesco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.	+	[[Image:Francesco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.

	Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at [[Jean Richard\|Cirque Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone\|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli\|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[The Knie Dynasty\|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei\|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family\|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano\|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis\|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott\|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone\|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[The Bouglione Family\|Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).		Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at [[Jean Richard\|Cirque Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone\|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli\|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[The Knie Dynasty\|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei\|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family\|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano\|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis\|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott\|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone\|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[The Bouglione Family\|Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).

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 [[Image:Francesco.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.
-Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at [[Jean Richard|Cirque Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[The Knie Dynasty|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).
+Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at [[Jean Richard|Cirque Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[The Knie Dynasty|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[The Bouglione Family|Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).
 Francesco made his American debut at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, in ''Bello & Friends'' (starring fellow clown [[Bello Nock]]) and returned there in 2002 for ''Dreams of a City'' and in 2006 for ''Step Right Up!'' In 2007, he produced his own show in France, ''Le clan Francesco et les Comics Cosmics'', with his wife, Nadine, and his sons Melchior, Samuel, and Bastien. His son, Samuel, has also started his own clown career.

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 [[Image:Francesco.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.
-Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at Cirque [[Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[Circus Knie|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).
+Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at [[Jean Richard|Cirque Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[The Knie Dynasty|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).
 Francesco made his American debut at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, in ''Bello & Friends'' (starring fellow clown [[Bello Nock]]) and returned there in 2002 for ''Dreams of a City'' and in 2006 for ''Step Right Up!'' In 2007, he produced his own show in France, ''Le clan Francesco et les Comics Cosmics'', with his wife, Nadine, and his sons Melchior, Samuel, and Bastien. His son, Samuel, has also started his own clown career.

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 Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at Cirque [[Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Circus Krone|Krone]] and [[Circus Roncalli|Roncalli]] in Germany; [[Circus Knie|Knie]] in Switzerland; [[Liana Orfei|Nando Orfei]] and [[The Casartelli Family|Casartelli]]-Medrano in Italy; [[Circus Merano|Merano]] in Norway; [[Cirkus Benneweis|Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Cirkus Scott|Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Circus Krone|Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).
-Francesco made his American debut at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, in ''Bello & Friends'' (starring fellow clown [[Bello Nock]]) and returned there in 2002 for ''Dreams of a City'' and in 2006 for ''Step Right Up!'' In 2007, he produced his own show in France, ''Le clan Francesco et les Comics Cosmics'', with his wife, Nadine, and his sons Melchior, Samuel, and Bastien.
+Francesco made his American debut at the [[Big Apple Circus]] in 1999, in ''Bello & Friends'' (starring fellow clown [[Bello Nock]]) and returned there in 2002 for ''Dreams of a City'' and in 2006 for ''Step Right Up!'' In 2007, he produced his own show in France, ''Le clan Francesco et les Comics Cosmics'', with his wife, Nadine, and his sons Melchior, Samuel, and Bastien. His son, Samuel, has also started his own clown career.
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−	[[Image:Francesco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~200px~~\|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.	+	[[Image:Francesco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|150px\|Francesco in his xylophone suit]]Francesco (Francis Brunaud) was born in Paris, France on September 23, 1950. His father was an alpinist; his mother worked in a bank. Although raised in Paris, Francis was an excellent skier, and his father hoped this talent could be eventually exploited in some way. Not so Francis, who tried his luck as a musician, an actor, and a puppeteer, before discovering the Ecole Nationale du Cirque (today the [[Académie Fratellini]], one of the western world's very first circus schools, which [[Annie Fratellini]] had just opened in Paris in 1975. There he trained in acrobatics, ballet, wire walking, bareback riding and juggling, and graduated in 1978 as a clown.

	Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at Cirque [[Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Krone]] and [[Roncalli]] in Germany; [[Knie]] in Switzerland; Nando [[Orfei]] in Italy; [[Merano]] in Norway; [[Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; Circus-Theater [[Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).		Francesco made his professional debut as a "reprise" clown at Cirque [[Jean Richard]], then France's premier circus. A few years later, in 1982, he won a Bronze Medal at the [[Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain]] and subsequently embarked upon a successful international career, appearing in Europe's most prestigious circuses: [[Krone]] and [[Roncalli]] in Germany; [[Knie]] in Switzerland; Nando [[Orfei]] in Italy; [[Merano]] in Norway; [[Benneweis]] in Denmark; [[Scott]] in Sweden; [[Tower Circus]] in Blackpool, England; [[Kronebau]] in Munich; [[Cirque d'Hiver]]-[[Bouglione]] in Paris; Circus-Theater [[Carré]] in Amsterdam, to name but a few. He was also featured in several stage and television shows in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia. He was invited twice to participate in the [[International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo]], in 1990 (Tristan Rémy award) and 1996 (Junior Jury's award).