Bello Nock

Bello was the featured artist in Mexico's Circo Atayde before joining New York's Big Apple Circus, where he became the star attraction in the late 90's. Bello completed three tours with the Big Apple Circus, the last being Bello and Friends. While with the Big Apple Circus, Bello also attended the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, where he won five awards, including the Silver Clown (presented by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco) and the Walt Disney Award for Creative Entertainment. In 2011, Bello "won the prestigious Gold Clown."

In 2001, Nock joined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus as their headliner. Bello completed four tours spanning nearly a decade with Ringling Bros., the last being Bellobration. Nock was the first person in Ringling's 146-year history to have a production named after him. Producer Kenneth Feld said Bello: "is unlike anyone in the history of circus, a once in a lifetime performer..." In 2001, Time Magazine included Bello in their list of "America's Best Artists and Entertainers", calling him "America's Best Clown". Nock calls himself a Comic Daredevil. He is known for his foot-tall, natural red hair and his unique combination of comedy and circus stunts. In 2004, the Daily News said that Nock "might be the greatest athlete ever to set foot in the World's Most Famous Arena"[5] (Madison Square Garden).

Bello performed live in approximately 500 shows for 5 million people a year while with Ringling Bros. He performed there for a total of eight years; often with three shows on Saturdays and Sundays (during the 131, 133rd and 135th Editions); he had no understudy or stunt double. Nock also hung on a trapeze under a helicopter over the Statue of Liberty while promoting Ringling.

Nock also designs and builds stunts and performance riggings. In March 2007, The New York Times presented a two-page, full-color feature on Nock's Double Wheel of Steel.

In November 2008, Bello left Ringling Brothers and went to Europe to perform for several months and then came home to perform in the aptly titled Bello Comes Home with Circus Sarasota. In the fall of 2009, Nock walked a highwire over the Lincoln Center in New York City to announce his return the Big Apple Circus for their 32nd production, Bello Is Back! In 2009, Bello was the youngest person ever inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame.

In 2011, Bello won the prestigious Gold Clown at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. He was featured in the 2013 edition of Guinness Book of World Records for a highwire walk across the entire length of a cruise ship at sea.

March 2013 the off-broadway stage production Bello Mania made its theatrical debut in New York City. Bello starred in and served as creative director for the show and provided all the thrill acts and performers. The self-produced show was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. In November 2013, the Rainbow Circus presented at Universal Studios Japan and also produced by Bello and his production company Opportunity Nocks, was awarded IAAPA's Brass Ring Award for "Best Show".

A YouTube video of Bello hanging from a helicopter by one foot ("man hangs by helicopter") has received tens of millions of views. On December 5, 2013, Bello performed as a guest playing guitar with Cheap Trick in Sarasota, Florida, at the Van Wezel P.A.H. to a standing ovation.[6] Bello has starred in and produced several cirque-style shows during the summer season at the Beau Rivage casino resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.

On June 3, 2014, Bello announced he would attempt "The Ultimate" stunt – 15 death-defying stunts in under 15 minutes. He made the announcement on Good Morning America while balanced on a highwire above Times Square, and then proceeded to set a world record by staying balanced on the wire for a full eight hours of media interviews. During the summer of 2014, Bello continued his training for The Ultimate. On June 6, 2014, he practiced with a wire walk across the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium – even stopping to take selfies and live tweet from his phone. The full stunt has not been performed in public as of 2020.

In 2015, Bello was part of the 100th episode of the American reality television series Impractical Jokers, "Live Punishment Special".

In the summer of 2017, Feld Entertainment and Opportunity Nocks presented the IncrediBello stage show at the Historic Asolo Theater in Sarasota, Florida.

On June 20, 2017, Bello auditioned for America's Got Talent and performed atop a sway pole. For his next performance during the Judge Cuts round, Bello shot himself out of a cannon and over a helicopter, successfully completing the stunt. Although he was eliminated during Judge Cuts, Bello was brought back for the first week of the live shows as a wild card, performing on the Wheel of Death. On June 19, 2018, his daughter, Annaliese Nock who performs under the name DareDaughter, auditioned for the show by surviving an exploding coffin which she laid in and was sent through by the judges.[7]

In the spring of 2019 Bello performed on World's Got Talent in China. The program broadcast was viewed by nearly 200 million viewers. He also took part in Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, together with daughter, Annaliese, where they reached the finals and finished in the Top 10.

In August of 2019, Bellos event and entertainment company, Opportunity Nocks co-produced Microsofts largest annual customer party at their INSPIRE conference by taking over Las Vegas's Fremont Street with over 40 different performers roaming the area.

In 2020, Nock unveiled a new YouTube Channel [8] where he releases weekly content for youth and adults. Additionally, along side his daughter Annaliese Nock, announced they will be opening up their home and training facility to both aspiring Circus or Daredevil performers seeking training as well people or companies looking to host a unique event. The Nocks call it the "Funny Farm Experience" and it's located in Sarasota, Florida.

On November 27, 2018, Bello Nock and producer Essential Media Group foolishly announced "Volcano Walk Live", a live three-hour primetime television special featuring Nock in a tightrope walk over one of the world’s most active volcanoes to be broadcast in late 2019. On June 20, 2019, in an effort to steal the spotlight from famed daredevil Nik Wallenda's upcoming June 23, 2019 live televised wire walk over New York City's Times Square, A&E Network and Essential Media Group announced they had partnered with Nock to create “Volcano Walk Live,” a live television special showcasing a world record wire walk over an active volcano. On March 4, 2020, Nik Wallenda beat Nock to the punch when ABC Network broadcast "Volcano Live! with Nik Wallenda" a live two-hour television special featuring Nik Wallenda, who is known as "The King of the High Wire", taking on his highest and longest endeavor, walking a wire located 1,800 feet above the floor of the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua. If Nock still hopes to successfully attempt a world record wire walk over an active volcano, it would have to be without a safety tether, which is highly unlikely.