Nikolas Wallenda, known simply as Nik Wallenda born January 24, 1979 is an American (United States) high wire artist (tightrope walking), Acrobat (Acrobatics), daredevil (Stunt performer) and Guinness Book of Records world record-holder. A direct descendant of Karl Wallenda (founder of the The Flying Wallendas), Nik is known for performing death-defying stunts on highwire (tightrope) without a safety net. On October 15, 2008, during a live broadcast of Today (NBC program), Wallenda walked and then bicycled across a suspended highwire (tightrope) 13 and 1/2 stories (Storey) above the ground off the roof of the Prudential Center in Downtown Newark, New Jersey for a Guinness Book of Records world record for longest and highest bicycle on a highwire (tightrope).