Background
Gatto"s early exposure to juggling, and much of his initial act, can be credited to his father Nick Gatto, a longtime performer.
Gatto"s early exposure to juggling, and much of his initial act, can be credited to his father Nick Gatto, a longtime performer.
He began performing in Las Vegas at the age of ten. Born in Manhattan April 14, 1973 and growing up in Maryland, he was a juggling prodigy: world-class by the age of nine. He made his first television appearance at the age of 8 on the program That"s Incredible! Between 2007 and 2009 Gatto"s performance was a part of Cirque du Soleil"s show KoozÄ.
From 2010 to 2012 he was part of Cirque du Soleil"s show Louisiana Nouba.
In 2012 Anthony Gatto retired from performing in Cirque Du Soleil in order to run a concrete resurfacing business "Big Top Concrete Resurfacing Limited Liability Company" under his birth name of Anthony Commarota. The business was founded by him in August 2012 and is located in Orlando, Florida.
Gatto formerly shared the record for most rings juggled and caught at least once. He currently holds the following 12 juggling world records:
Rings
7 rings for 15 minutes 5 seconds in 1989.
8 rings for 1 minute 17 seconds in 1989.
9 rings for 235 catches in 2005. 10 rings for 47 catches in 2005. 11 rings for 17 catches in 2006.
12 rings for 12 catches in 1993.
Clubs
6 clubs for 7 minutes 38 seconds in 2005. 7 clubs for 4 minutes 23 seconds in 2005.
8 clubs for 16 catches in 2006. Balls
7 balls for 11 minutes 37 seconds in 2011.
8 balls for 1 minute 13 seconds in 2006.
9 balls for 54 seconds in 2006.