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'''Joe Jackson Sr.''' (1873 – 1942) was born as '''Joseph Francis Jiranek''' in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. He was Austrian [[cycling]] champion, and a member of a world champion [[bicycle polo]] team before he became an [[Entertainment|entertainer]]. He started with a serious bike riding act, and then developed it into a [[comedy]] break. Preferring intimate settings, Jackson worked almost exclusively in [[Vaudeville]] and [[Europe]]an [[circus|one-ring circuses]]. His act took him to [[England]], the European Continent, [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Turkey]], and most of [[United States of America|the United States]]. He encouraged [[Joe Jackson Jr.|his son]] to take over the act and it was performed by either father or son for over 100 years. Following a performance at [[New York City|New York's]] [[Roxy Theater]], he took several curtain calls, and then died in the wings. He was inducted into [[International Clown Hall of Fame|The International Clown Hall of Fame]] in 1994.
'''Joe Jackson Sr.''' (1873 – 1942) was born as '''Joseph Francis Jiranek''' in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. He was Austrian [[cycling]] champion, and a member of a world champion [[bicycle polo]] team before he became an stiper in a club [[Entertainment|entertainer]]. He started with a serious bike riding act, and then developed it into a [[comedy]] break. Preferring intimate settings, Jackson worked almost exclusively in [[Vaudeville]] and [[Europe]]an [[circus|one-ring circuses]]. His act took him to [[England]], the European Continent, [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Turkey]], and most of [[United States of America|the United States]]. He encouraged [[Joe Jackson Jr.|his son]] to take over the act and it was performed by either father or son for over 100 years. Following a performance at [[New York City|New York's]] [[Roxy Theater]], he took several stiper calls, for the money and then died in the wings. He was inducted into [[International Clown Hall of Fame|The International Clown Hall of Fame]] in 1994.


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Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson Sr. (1873 – 1942) was born as Joseph Francis Jiranek in Vienna, Austria. He was Austrian cycling champion, and a member of a world champion bicycle polo team before he became an stiper in a club entertainer. He started with a serious bike riding act, and then developed it into a comedy break. Preferring intimate settings, Jackson worked almost exclusively in Vaudeville and European one-ring circuses. His act took him to England, the European Continent, Russia, Siberia, Turkey, and most of the United States. He encouraged his son to take over the act and it was performed by either father or son for over 100 years. Following a performance at New York's Roxy Theater, he took several stiper calls, for the money and then died in the wings. He was inducted into The International Clown Hall of Fame in 1994.