ABSTRACT

Larry Pisoni born in New York, 1950 founded the Pickle Family Circus in San Francisco in 1974. Pisoni's clown partners were Geoff Hoyle and Bill Irwin. The circus continues in the form of the New Pickle Circus, although Larry is retired. Lorenzo Pisoni born in San Francisco, 1976, Larry's son, grew up in the Pickle Family Circus and began performing with the company as a boy in 1978. He eventually moved on to work with Cirque du Soleil and many other circuses around the world. Lorenzo has a thriving career as an actor in film and theater. His solo performance Humor Abuse chronicles his young life in the Pickle Family Circus. Lorenzo has a thriving career as an actor in film and theater. Lorenzo solo performance Humor Abuse chronicles young life in the Pickle Family Circus. Larry worked in New York, Connecticut, Jersey, pretty much in that area.