▁American ▁jug g ler ▁who ▁holds ▁several ▁jug g ling ▁world ▁records . ▁He ▁began ▁performing ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁Maryland , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁jug g ling ▁pro dig y : ▁world - class ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁television ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁That ' s ▁In cred ible ! ▁G atto ' s ▁early ▁expos ure ▁to ▁jug g ling , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁initial ▁act , ▁can ▁be ▁cred ited ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁Nick ▁G atto , ▁a ▁long time ▁perform er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁G atto ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife ▁Daniel le , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁assistant ▁during ▁his ▁performances . ▁A ▁professional ▁dan cer , ▁Daniel le ▁added ▁circ us - style ▁skills ▁to ▁her ▁rés um é ▁to ▁accomp any ▁her ▁husband ▁on ▁circ us ▁t ours . ▁Daniel le ▁and ▁Anthony ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁so ▁far ▁only ▁jug g ler ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Golden ▁C low n ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁International ▁Circ us ▁Festival ▁of ▁Monte - Car lo . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁G atto ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁a ▁part