 THE TEGGES: Timothy (left), age 2 and a half, his father Earl, and mother Louise - May, 1960. |
Timothy Noel Tegge was born and raised in the circus. He first donned clown makeup at age three, appearing with his father, also a clown at the time, in a parade. That was all it took to ignite a life-long love affair with the world of sawdust and spangles. By the time he was five, Timothy was applying his own makeup and performing in the ring of the family-owned TNT & Royal Olympic Circus. Now, nearly fifty years later, Tegge can still be seen in the spotlight of some of the nation's largest circus productions – sometimes as a clown, often an illusionist, and more regularly as the ringmaster and performance director – traveling several months every year from coast to coast. But circus is much more to Tegge than a profession. Even as a child in the 1960’s, Timothy was immersed in anything having to do with circus – clipping articles from magazines and newspapers, and grabbing posters from windows after a circus had left town. Those modest gatherings have today evolved into an exquisite repository of priceless memorabilia. CONTACT: |
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