René Casselly Jr (born 6 September 1996 as René Kaselowsky) is a circus performer known for appearing on shows like Ninja Warrior Germany and Series 15 of Let's Dance, which he won.
Early life René was born into the Casselly circus family. He grew up in a trailer park because his family toured with the circus. He has been around elephants since being a toddler.
Career
Circus In 2022, Casselly joined the lineup of the in Stuttgart, and in 2023 he performed at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo with Merrylu Casselly and Quincy Azzario and was awarded the Clown d'or (Golden Clown) award.
Ninja Warrior René competed in the German, Japanese and French Ninja Warrior shows. In 2021, he became Germany's first ninja warrior to complete the last obstacle, the famous Mount Midoriyama. However, in 2022, he was eliminated in the first stage of the final and was unable to defend his title. In 2025, he beat Mount Midoriyama in France.
Let's Dance In the spring of 2022, René took part in Let's Dance season 15 and was paired up with Kathrin Menzinger. The pair ended up winning the series.
Filmography
+ Year Title Role 2017 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; 2nd Place 2018 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; 5th place 2018 Team Ninja Warrior Contestant; part of winning team 2018 Ninja Warrior Germany: 4 Nations Special Contestant; part of winning team (TeamGermany) 2019 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; 9th place 2019 Team Ninja Warrior Participant; part of winning team 2019 Ninja Warrior Germany: 4 Nations Special Contestant; 2nd Place (TeamGermany) 2020 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; 3rd Place 2021 Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars Participant; 2nd Qualifying Round 2021 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; Winner 2022 Let's Dance (German season 15) Contestant; Winner (with Kathrin Menzinger) 2022 Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars Participant; Round 1 of Final 2022 Klein Gegen GroB Contestant; Winner of his duel 2022 Ninja Warrior Germany Participant; 11th Place 2022 Let's Dance (German TV series) Christmas Special Participant; 2nd Place 2022 Unvergessen: Die Geheimnisse hinter den Kultigsten RTL-Momenten Himself, alongside his cousin Ramon Roselly 2023 Die große GEO Show - In 55 Fragen um die Welt Participant; Eliminated 1st
Trivia His cousin is schlager singer Ramon Roselly, the winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar (season 17)
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