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Ottavio Gesmundo hails from more than six generations of Italian circus performers. He is a director, choreographer, and stunt coordinator who has performed on numerous television specials, Broadway, and over twenty-five productions in Las Vegas. Currently, Ottavio travels the globe performing death-defying crossbow stunts with his wife, Naomi, as MR. & MRS. G. Gesmundo lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Ottavio Gesmundo I find yoga and exercise to be a great way to focus the mind. Taking a break from the material and coming back to it works. Then again, it did take me…moreI find yoga and exercise to be a great way to focus the mind. Taking a break from the material and coming back to it works. Then again, it did take me seventeen years to complete The Grand Gypsy. Lol.(less)

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Ottavio Gesmundo I'm not that big of a fiction reader but if I were, I would travel to Westeros in the Game of Thrones series to be a fire breathing dragon of Khaleesi…moreI'm not that big of a fiction reader but if I were, I would travel to Westeros in the Game of Thrones series to be a fire breathing dragon of Khaleesi.(less)

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🪩 Disco will never die! 🪩

So, “Let it Whip!”

This 1982 Grammy Award winning song, originally sung by the Dazz Band, was so much fun for which to create our third music video shot on location in Porto Cervo, Sardegna, Italy, and in Las Vegas, NV.

Once again we hired the services of our good friend, @JacobAndersonAviner , to create these awesome tracks and record our vocals at his home studio in

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