Philippe Petit
Acting
April 13, 1949 (77 years old)
Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
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Acting Credits
Biography
Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974. Since then, Petit has lived in New York, where he has been artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, another site of his aerial perf...
Known For
Filmography
Marty Supreme
2025
as Brussels MC
7.4
Theater of Thought
2024
as Self
432 Park Avenue
2019
as Self
Man on Wire
2008
as Himself
7.4
Sydney Harbour Bridge crossing
2008
as Himself
Mondo
1995
7.1
Film Lesson
1991
as Self
High Wire
1984
as Self
9
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
8.3
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
5.8