Circus Time

We took the kids today to the Ringling Bros. circus which was hosted in the Air Canada Centre. A good time was had by all, and the kids mostly behaved themselves. My wife has a more detailed account of our trip. I was really tempted to ask one of the performers, "So, how did your parents react when you told them you ran away to join the circus?" The announcer, one Jon Weiss, has a bio that says he did exactly that (ran away to join the circus). Last name of Weiss and from Long Island? A Jewish circus performer?