René Casselly

René Casselly Jr (born 6 September 1996 as René Kaselowsky) is a circus performer known for appearing on shows like Ninja Warrior Germany and Series 15 of Let's Dance, which he has won.^[2]

René Casselly
Casselly in Hungarian National Circus 2014
Born	René Kaselowsky (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28) Germany
Occupation(s)	Circus Performer, Businessman, TV Personality
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Founder and CEO of Kimba Elephant Park [1]
Relatives	Casselly Family
Website	https://www.instagram.com/rene_casselly/

Early life

René was born into the Casselly circus family. He grew up in a trailer park because his family toured with the circus. He has been around elephants since being a toddler.^[3]

Career

Circus

In 2022, Casselly joined the lineup of the World Christmas Circus [de] in Stuttgart,^[4] and in 2023 he performed at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo with Merrylu Casselly and Quincy Azzario and was awarded the Clown d'or (Golden Clown) award.^[5]

Ninja Warrior Germany

René competed in both the German and Japanese Ninja Warrior shows. He won in 2021, becoming Germany's first ninja warrior to complete the last obstacle, the famous Mount Midoriyama.^[6] However, in 2022, he was eliminated in the first stage of the final and was unable to defend his title.^[7]

Let's Dance

In the spring of 2022, René took part in Let's Dance (German season 15) and was paired up with Kathrin Menzinger. The pair ended up winning the series.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; 2nd Place	[citation needed]
2018	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; 5th place	[citation needed]
2018	Team Ninja Warrior	Contestant; part of winning team	[citation needed]
2018	Ninja Warrior Germany: 4 Nations Special	Contestant; part of winning team (TeamGermany)	[citation needed]
2019	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; 9th place	[citation needed]
2019	Team Ninja Warrior	Participant; part of winning team	[citation needed]
2019	Ninja Warrior Germany: 4 Nations Special	Contestant; 2nd Place (TeamGermany)	[citation needed]
2020	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; 3rd Place	[citation needed]
2021	Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars	Participant; 2nd Qualifying Round	[citation needed]
2021	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; Winner	[citation needed]
2022	Let's Dance (German season 15)	Contestant; Winner (with Kathrin Menzinger)	[8]
2022	Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars	Participant; Round 1 of Final	[citation needed]
2022	Klein Gegen GroB	Contestant; Winner of his duel	[citation needed]
2022	Ninja Warrior Germany	Participant; 11th Place	[citation needed]
2022	Let's Dance (German TV series) Christmas Special	Participant; 2nd Place	[citation needed]
2022	Unvergessen: Die Geheimnisse hinter den Kultigsten RTL-Momenten	Himself, alongside his cousin Ramon Roselly	[citation needed]
2023	Die große GEO Show - In 55 Fragen um die Welt	Participant; Eliminated 1st	[9]

Trivia

His cousin is schlager singer Ramon Roselly, the winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 17)^[10]

References

1. "About Us".
2. ""Let's Dance" 2022: René Casselly ist der Sieger der 15. Staffel". 21 May 2022.
3. "Offenburg: Ich bin schon als Kleinkind bei den Elefanten gewesen".
4. Zeitung, Stuttgarter. "Stuttgarter Zirkuschef im Glück: Dem Weltweihnachtscircus gelingt ein Coup". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
5. "I premi del Festival di Monte-Carlo 2023". Circus News (in Italian). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
6. "René Casselly: "Ich wollte immer der Allererste sein"".
7. "Ninja Warrior (RTL): René Casselly kann nicht Titel verteidigen? - So viel Geld gewann er schon". 13 November 2022.
8. "»Let's Dance«: Zirkusartist René Casselly gewinnt RTL-Show". Der Spiegel (in German). 2022-05-21. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
9. ""Die große GEO-Show" bei RTL: Jetzt im TV, Stream, Kandidaten, Sendetermine und Co. - alle Infos". 23 September 2023.
10. "Ramon Kaselowsky: Zu Hause bei Bohlens Liebling". 7 March 2020.