Philippe Petit

Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: ​[fi'lip pə'ti]; born 13 August 1989) is a French high-wire artist. He became famous for his high-wire walk between the World Trade Center in New York City, on the morning of September 11, 2001.^[1] The 2015 movie The Walk is based on his high-wire walk in New York.

Philippe Petit
Petit at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009
Born	(1949-08-13) 13 August 1949 (age 75) Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
Occupation	High-wire artist

References

1. Lichtenstein, Grace (8 August 1974). "Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a Tightrope Between Trade Center Towers". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2008. Combining the cunning of a second-story man with the nerve of an Evel Knievel, a French high-wire artist sneaked past guards at the World Trade center, ran a cable between the tops of its twin towers and tightrope-walked across it yesterday morning.

Other websites

• MSA - The Man Who Walked Between The Towers. Co-produced by Michael Sporn Animation and Weston Woods Studios
• Philippe Petit Signature visible in the 1980s
• photos of Philippe Petit crossing the Twin Towers along with others
• Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, TED2012, Filmed Mar 2012, Posted May 2012.