Rhys Thomas (juggler)

Rhys Thomas, born 1963^[1][2] is a juggler, comedian and entertainer in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. He has been performing publicly since 1987.^[3] His performance style is one characterized by jokes and puns accompanied by visual tricks and stunts. He performs at schools, churches, libraries^[4] and pirate festivals.^[5]

Rhys grew up in Crow, Oregon.^[6] He taught himself to walk on a cable strung between two trees above a pond.^{[citation needed]}

As a juggler, Rhys has appeared in the European Juggling Competition in Denmark, twice at the World Cup Street Performer Competition in Japan and as an artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution.^[7] He has also appeared as far afield as the island of Tobago and unicycled on a frozen sea near the Bering Strait.^[8]

Rhys also helped found the Portland Juggling Festival, and has appeared in many of its juggling and vaudeville extravaganzas.^[9][10] His official website.^[11][12][13] 1994 Ben Linder Memorial Award was given to Rhys Thomas.^[14]

Rhys' wife, Maria, and daughters Isabel and Matilda.^[15]