Allen Falkner
Allen Falkner (born April 17, 1969) is founder of TSD, the first suspension group. He is often referred to as the Father of Modern Suspension and is considered the first to bring body suspension to the mainstream.[1]
Allen Falkner | |
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| Born | Charles Allen Huff II April 17, 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Body Piercer, Suspension Practitioner, Performance Artist, Lecturer, Teacher |
| Website | allenfalkner.com suspension.org |
Falkner is also professional body piercer with a long and established history (he was one of the first apprentices of Fakir Musafar), as well as a multi-faceted body artist.
He was hired to help realize the body suspension stunt of Criss Angel for his TV show Mindfreak in which he was suspended in suicide position from a helicopter flying over the mountains in the Valley of Fire.
He also appeared in the movie Modify.
References
- "Hanging by a Moment: Locals hooking into body modification trends in the Valley". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
External links
- Website:allenfalkner.com
- Suspension Website:suspension.org Archived April 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Audio interview with Allen from 2000 in the BME/radio archives.
- 2006 article featuring Mr Falkner: Associated Press
- Article about Mr Falkner from 2007: San Francisco Chronicle
- Article about Mr Falkner from 2008: BMEzine.com
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