- Born
- DiedMarch 22, 1978 · San Juan, Puerto Rico (fall from high rise building while performing acrobatic stunt)
- Karl Wallenda was born on January 21, 1904 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Great Wallendas (1978), The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) and Telescope (1963). He was married to Helen Kreis and Martha Schepp. He died on March 22, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- SpousesHelen Kreis(July 18, 1935 - March 22, 1978) (his death, 2 children)Martha Schepp(September 23, 1927 - 1934) (divorced, 1 child)
- Founder of the Flying Wallendas, a family troupe of tightrope walkers known for the Wallenda pyramid, in which 7 people form a pyramid and walk the tightrope.
- In March 1978 while in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was crossing a beam between two skyscrapers when he fell to his death.
- Father of Jenny Wallenda and Carla Wallenda.
- Great-grandfather of Nik Wallenda.
- Grandfather of Jenny's children Tino Wallenda, Delilah Wallenda and Tammy, and Carla's children Rick, Rietta Wallenda, Mario, and Valerie.
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