As host of the show, along with Liliana Escobar, Jon seems to be everywhere at once – and that’s how he likes it. “I can go anywhere and interact with anyone in the audience who is interested in learning about the circus. And it’s a real pleasure to preside over our fans’ backstage visit during the FREE All Access Pre-show I love playing a part in creating lasting memories like these.”

A former clown and human cannonball with The Greatest Show On Earth®, Jon’s fame has recently spread as half of the most popular team to ever compete on Amazing Race , the CBS television reality show.

Jon is a native of Port Washington, New York, and in 1986 married his high school sweetheart – lovely Laura, a production woman in this show – in front of 16,000 people in Madison Square Garden. They have two sons, eleven-year-old Johnny and six-year-old Max, and a daughter Nicole, who’s eight. On tour with Ringling Bros.® last year, the Weisses logged 26,000 miles in their RV. “We’re lucky to be a family that gets to spend so much time together,” says Jon. “And our children have seen so much of their country. On tour, they’re very ably schooled by a certified teacher who travels with the show. But we’ve also been making a special effort to take them – and us, too – to our great national parks. That’s a facet of education few children get to experience.