René Casselly Jr (born

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1996 as René Kaselowsky) is a circus performer known for appearing on shows like

Ninja Warrior Germany ''Ninja Warrior Germany'' (german: Ninja Warrior Germany – Die stärkste Show Deutschlands) is a Ninja Warrior spin-off that first aired in Germany on RTL in the Spring of 2016. Based on the Japanese broadcast television show, ''Sasuke'', and ...

and Series 15 of Let's Dance, which he won.

Early life

René was born into the wealthy and famous Casselly

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...

family. He grew up most of his life in a

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as he was touring, but when not working lived in a luxurious

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resort, where he also has had his own elephants since he was a toddler.

Ninja Warrior Germany successes

René competed in both the German and Japanese

Ninja Warrior ''Sasuke'' (サスケ; stylized in Japan as ''SASUKE'', also known as ''Shin-Sasuke'' (stylized as ''新SASUKE'' from Seasons 18 to 21, ''Sasuke Rising'' from Seasons 28 to 30 and ''Sasuke Ninja Warrior'' since Season 35) is a Japanese sports ...

shows. He won in 2021, becoming Germany's first ninja warrior to complete the last obstacle, the famous Mount Midoriyama. However, in 2022, he had his worst result to date, being eliminated in the first stage of the final and was unable to defend his title.

Let's Dance champion

In the spring of 2022, René took part in Let's Dance (German season 15) and was paired up with

Kathrin Menzinger Kathrin Menzinger (born 24 September 1988 in Vienna) is an Austrian dancer. Menzinger and her partner won the World Championships in Latin Showdance in 2016 for the secnd time. Biography She started to dance at the age of 3, first with ballet, bu ...

. The pair ended up winning the series.

Filmography

Trivia

His cousin is schlager singer Ramon Roselly, the winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 17)

References

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