Bob Kann was born on November 11, 1953 in Chicago, but it happened so long ago that he remembers nothing of the event. Bob grew up in Skokie, Illinois, a suburb which proudly proclaimed itself to be "the largest village in the world." He had an uneventful childhood until a mild concussion resulting from an overspun back-flip off of a swing set changed the budding gymnast's mental outlook- permanently (but he thinks he still can do a back flip!).

Bob attended UW-Madison, became a teacher, and eventually received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from UW-Madison. He became a Professor of Education at UW-Parkside - a job he assumed would lead him to nirvana.

However, he quickly discovered that the 'pot-of-gold' at the end of the rainbow- being a professor- was not the right pot for him. Instead, he realized that making his students laugh was the right fit. Hence, in 1982 he began his career as a storytelling/juggling entertainer. Twenty-three years later, he is still performing, teaching, and consulting. Bob believes it is easier to climb the ladder of success when it's lying flat on the ground and that any ten-year-old with fifteen-years of experience can become a juggler.

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