Nik Wallenda whose real name is Nikolas Wallenda a highly skilled high wire artist, acrobat and aerialist who was born on 24 January 1979 in Florida, USA. He is brave and highly motivated person who holds seven times seven Guinness World Records for various acrobats. His ancestor or family used to show circus performing without any nets from 1700 and it is family influence on him to do something risky in the acrobats.
Many of his family member were paralyzed and killed after performing such acts. He has walked over tightrope on Niagara falls which was broadcast internationally but he had to wait for two years to get approval from both USA and Canada with safety harness for first time in his life. He is to attempt tightrope across gorge near Grand Canyon. Regarding his personal life he is married to Erendira he proposed in during performance on a wire 30 ft high in the yar 1999. They both have three children together.