Glen Heroy was raised in New Paltz, NY. When he was twelve years old, he crashed a Fourth of July parade as a clown. Later that summer, the Isaac Van Amburgh Circus (a small local show with a big circus name) came to perform in New Paltz, and Glen watched all the performances for three straight days. The Ringmaster couldn't fail to notice such an assiduous spectator, and after a show, he went to speak with Glen. Glen stated his desire to be part of the circus one day. Asked if he had any performing experience, Glen mentioned his stint in the Fourth of July parade: "That was you? We have been looking for you for 3 months!" was the Ringmaster's answer. Thus Glen Heroy became a professional clown even before he began high school! While attending New Paltz High School, Glen performed for 90 Miles Off Broadway, a community theater founded by his mother, while studying dance and performing with the Ulster Ballet Company. Glen studied theater at the State University of New York's New Paltz College briefly, all the while performing comedy and music with his band Glen Heroy and the Bad Smells. Moving to New York City, Glen helped Co-found the comedy group Mental Furniture which appeared at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in New York, and the Melrose Playhouse in Los Angeles. Glen was also a Macy's Santa Claus for 12 seasons. After studying physical comedy and clowning with such teachers as Ami Hattab, Dick Monday, and David Shiner, Glen became a member of the Big Apple Circus Clown Care™ Program, and performed as "Dr. Bovine" for pediatric patients and their families at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for eight years. Glen was also a Clown in Residence for 6 seasons at Paul Newman's The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Connecticut, which serves children and their families coping with cancer and other serious illnesses. In addition, Glen was featured in 2008-2009 in the Big Apple Circus production of Play On! and is a featured subject in the 6 hour PBS series Circus. He was most recently seen performing with Cynthia von Buhler's SpeakEasy DollHouse and Zeigfeld Midnight Frolic. Glen lives in New York City and can be seen Vespa-ing around Manhattan like it's his own personal playground.