Fan Yang (artist)

Fan Yang (born 1962) is a Canadian bubble artist.[10]

Fan Yang
Born
Haiphong, Vietnam
Other namesBubble Man
Bubbleologist
CitizenshipCanada
OccupationEntertainer
Known forThe Gazillion Bubble Show, 16-time Guinness World Record holder
Spouse(s)Ana Yang
ChildrenDeni Yang, Melody Yang
RelativesJano Yang (brother)
Websitehttp://www.gazillionbubbleshow.com
Notes
An example of a bubble (not made by Fan)

Early life

Fan Yang was born in Vietnam in 1962; his mother is a Haiphong native.

Career

He has earned international acclaim as a result of his complex displays of bubble theater.[11] In addition to performing, he has developed his own bubble solution formulas and equipment to create bubbles. Fan Yang has broken bubble-related world records on numerous occasions. Yang produces a show, the Gazillion Bubble Show, in New York City, and has staged it elsewhere, including Las Vegas. His wife, Ana Yang, performs the show in his absence.[12]

World records

Fan's first 11 world records are all unique in the field of bubbles.

  • Berlin, Germany, 1992: The largest spherical soap bubble. (2.3 m circumference)
  • Pacific Science Center Seattle, Washington, August 11, 1997: The world’s largest bubble wall. (47.4 m lengthwise)
  • Hollywood, California, May 5, 1999: The most bubbles inside 9 concentric bubbles, inside each other.
  • Paris, France, March 29, 2000: The most bubbles inside 11 concentric bubbles inside each other.
  • Wavrin, France, April 1, 2000: Passage into a bubble hemisphere. His daughter slid into a bubble hemisphere going through the bubble film without bursting it.
  • Helsinki, Finland, October 20, 2001: Record for the most concentric bubbles. (12 domes)
  • Stockholm, Sweden, November 27, 2001: Record for the most bubbles attached on each other in mid air (9).
  • Santa Ana, California, April 7, 2004: World record for The Most People Inside A Soap Bubble (8 people)
  • New York City, U.S., March 18, 2005: Guinness World Record for the most people inside a soap bubble at Toys 'R' Us
  • Santa Ana, California, April 12, 2006: Encapsulating 15 pairs of people in their own bubble cubicles for 5 seconds and linking them together to create a "Mega Bubble Cage"
  • Madrid, Spain, May 25, 2006: Encapsulating 22 people inside a single soap bubble.
  • Chicago, United States, January 30, 2008: Encapsulating 100 people inside a single soap bubble on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Television performances

Corporate performances
  • Mercedes Benz
  • IBM
  • Hugo Boss
  • L’Oreal
  • BMW
  • Chrysler
  • Omega
  • Audi
  • Carl Zeiss
  • Siemens
  • Pepsi[13]

References
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  8. "World Records with Soap Bubbles". www.recordholders.org.
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  10. "Fan Yangs Bubble Show Back in Seoul". koreatimes. January 5, 2009.
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  13. bubble bath spa soap chocolate at anabubble.com Archived 2007-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "놀라운 대회 스타킹". wizard2.sbs.co.kr.
  15. "| Official Korea Tourism Organization". english.visitkorea.or.kr.
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