A native of Denmark, Henrik began entertaining at the early age of three when he drove the family VW bug into the sea. With fortune on his side, he made a quick escape and was soon mesmerized by plate-spinning acts on The Ed Sullivan Show. This lead to breaking Mom’s plates and throwing Dad’s knives in the wood-shop, until he ultimately attended Aahus Theater Academy to focus on the performing arts. Henrik got his professional start in Europe when he teamed up with David Gomez in the 80s to form the comedy duo “Twist and Shout.” They relocated later in the decade to San Francisco to join the thriving “New Vaudeville” scene. There Henrik was introduced to the world of Improvisational Theatre by Keith Johnstone, an influence that follows him to this day.
In the early 90s Henrik moved to Seattle and headlined as an entertainer for all major cruise lines. During that time Henrik engineered “NeonMan”, a glow-in-the-dark optical illusion that has taken him all over the world for TV appearances and is now a major component in his show. That was also when Henrik “recreated” his plate spinning routine. One of the biggest motivations for Henrik to become a performer/juggler was watching the Ed Sullivan Show on television growing up. Gene Siler who produces “A Really Big Shew” which is a tribute show to Ed Sullivan says: “Henrik’s plate spinning act is as good as people remember the original plate spinning act. When an act can compete with people’s memory of one of the funniest acts they ever saw you know you have a winner.” Performance highlights include appearing on Garrison Keillor‘s “A Prairie Home Companion” where Garrison exclaimed “Henrik is one of the few jugglers that have ever succeeded in performing on the radio.” Henrik has also made appearances with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show, in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace and on Europe’s most widely viewed variety show “Le Plus Grande Cabaret du Monde” in Paris. Today Henrik performs physical comedy as a professional entertainer for corporate, local and national events. When Henrik isn’t performing solo he either tours theaters in the US with Woody Keppel in “Foolz,” a duo show for all ages, or performs with Steve G as “The Bellini Twins,” an act with a “late night” feel. Seattle Times wrote:”Bellini Twins takes inspired idiocy to new heights”. Henrik currently resides in Portland, OR with his wife and family where he performs locally, leads team-building workshops and teaches a circus arts program in metro-area schools.
Henrik Bothe will kick-off your early-morning general session, hilariously engage, entertain, and inform your customers at an incentive dinner, break up a long awards presentation with quick appearances that refocus and energize the audience, or leave them simply spell-bound with his customized headline comedy performance.
A great way to add value to Henrik’s stage performance is when he gives your group an up close and personal magical encounter. Not only is it highly entertaining but it also sets the stage for an even better experience when Henrik performs his stage show.
Your attendees have expectations when they come to a conference. As someone who is planning that special event, one of your goals should be to shatter those expectations!
NeonMan is an option that we sincerely suggest you request!
This glow-in-the-dark super creature is pure magic for the brain and audiences talk about it for years after seeing it. Allow Henrik to create a custom neon sign of your group’s logo and he’ll land it center stage at the end of the routine.
Let the audience run THAT through their filter of expectations!
You have enough to think about when you’re planning a special event.
Let Henrik do the heavy-lifting on levity.
“We’ve had magicians and hypnotists before but we’ve never laughed this hard.”
“I laughed so hard I almost needed an inhaler. We love your witticisms and physical humor.”
“Henrik’s performance truly added another dimension to our annual awards dinner. He had the crowd laughing from start to finish, and everyone was amazed at his many talents. His participation made our 20th SAME anniversary event special, and we hope to have him return soon.”
“Neonman is magnifique. So different. I love how Neonman floats, flies and mesmerizes the audience. Truly magical.”
