Acrobatic Juggling of Jack & Jeri Kalvan

Jack

Unlike most jugglers, Jack earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He quit his job in robotics at IBM Research to follow his dream of showing off of making people laugh.Since the age of 12, Jack has spent thousands and thousands of hours practicing juggling and other circus skills. And he’s happy to show off what he learned. Jack has amazed audiences around the world with his unique mix of odd skills, performing more than 3,000 shows in over 200 cities. From street performing to performing arts theaters and corporate motivational speaking. From the White House in Washington, DC to the Wintergarten in Berlin to Cirque du Soleil. Cruise ships, fairs, casinos, television and movies… Jack has done it all.TV appearances include: The Tonight Show, Conan, The Drew Carey Show, NCIS, and Days of our Lives. Movie credits include: Alice in Wonderland, Water for Elephants, and Coyote Ugly. Well respected in the juggling community for his skill and creative innovation, Jack has won several gold medals and even set some world records. In 2006, Jack co-created and produced the Extreme Juggling Competition, to help promote the creativity and excitement of juggling.Jack currently enjoys performing with his wife, Jeri, also a talented juggler and acrobat. They are based in Los Angeles.

Jerri

Jeri Kalvan’s career in acrobatics and stunts began as a small child when she was inadvertently dropped on her head. As a teenager she competed in elite gymnastics and she also excelled at many skills, including skydiving, cliff jumping, and barefoot waterskiing.Jeri Kalvan holds a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction. For ten years, she enjoyed teaching movement and circus to elementary school children, motivating them to learn difficult skills and create group performances.Jeri’s love of circus skills led to working as an aerialist, juggler, acrobat, circus trainer, and rigger in the U.S and Australia.In 2000, her brother, stunt coordinator, Jeff Habberstad, assisted her entry into the film industry, where she met success as a stunt actor, stunt double, and stunt coordinator. Jeri film credits include working as Kirsten Dunst’s stunt double in Spider-man 1&2. TV credits include stunts for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Bold and the Beautiful. She has also doubled Marg Helgenberger, Alyson Hannigan, Ashley Judd, Jennifer Garner, Calista Flockhart, Amy Irving, and Bryce Howard.Jeri lives in Van Nuys, CA with her husband Jack, stepdaughter Ellen, and sons, Max & Oz.