The Great Zucchini

Eric Knaus (born c. 1970), better known as The Great Zucchini, is a professional children's entertainer who specializes in performing for children ages 2 to 6 in the Washington Metropolitan Area. According to the Washington Post he is "Washington's top preschool entertainer" and "just stupendously great with kids."^[1]

Knaus developed the role in 2004. He has performed, among others, at the U.S. vice president's residence for a granddaughter of Dick and Lynne Cheney and at the 2003 White House Easter Egg Roll.^[2] He has also performed at eleven embassies and The World Bank. He does some 900 performances a year and has trained other entertainers in working with children.^[3]

The Great Zucchini is the only children's entertainer to have performed at DC Improv.^[4]

References

^ Weingarten, Gene (2006-01-22), "The Peekaboo Paradox", The Washington Post, retrieved 2009-03-24
^ Knaus, Eric, The Great Zucchini, retrieved 2009-07-20
^ Staff, Times. "The Great Zucchini rhymes with Houdini". Fairfax County Times. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
^ "The Great Zucchini". The National Theatre | Washington D.C. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

External links

The Great Zucchini (Eric Knaus)

[WP-1] Weingarten, Gene (2006-01-22), "The Peekaboo Paradox", The Washington Post, retrieved 2009-03-24

[TGZ-2] Knaus, Eric, The Great Zucchini, retrieved 2009-07-20

[3] Staff, Times. "The Great Zucchini rhymes with Houdini". Fairfax County Times. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

[4] "The Great Zucchini". The National Theatre | Washington D.C. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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