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Mark Oliver Gebel takes over for his famous father...
Mark Oliver Gebel takes over for his famous father
TAMPA -- Mark Oliver Gebel knows he's a different breed of showman than his superstar dad, Gunther Gebel-Williams.
"I have a lot of my father in me from years of watching him, but I'm me," said Gebel, 32.
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"When I took over in 1991, he was there to help and support me. I wish he'd had many more years to do that."
Gebel-Williams died in Venice in mid-2001, leaving Mark Oliver to pick up his mantle as the master of the tigers and elephants.
The 11 cats and three rings of pachyderms will be a highlight of the 133rd edition of Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey Circus that opens Thursday in Tampa and Jan. 8 in St. Petersburg.
"It will be an incredible show. I was really impressed by the six motorcyclists doing the Globe of Death," said Gebel, who said he also has cooked up some new routines.
He'll introduce three young tigers and some comedy to his act.
After a big buildup for a tiger that is about to hurdle three tigers, the tiger