Meet the
No Ordinary
Balloon Man
Bruce Carr
No Ordinary Balloon Man is a professional award-winning balloon artist currently living in Orlando, FL, serving the Central Florida area and beyond. Bruce has entertained and built balloon creations for companies such as Disney, Wal-Mart, Kennedy Space Center, Geico, Lockheed Martin, Addition Financial, Tampa Bay Rays, Nascar Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, Build-A-Bear, Dunkin Donuts, Belk and Chick-fil-a. As an award-winning balloon artist, Bruce has been honored with sponsorship from Qualatex, the world's leading latex and foil balloon distributor.
Bruce is an entertainer for parties, festivals, restaurants, weddings, corporate trade shows, conventions and fandom events throughout Florida and the United States, including Colossal Con in Ohio, Screw Attack Gaming Convention in Texas, Mobicon in Alabama, Omni Expo in Orlando and many more. Bruce combines balloon art, acting, singing and puppetry to construct beautiful lightweight costumes to delight attendees of any large event. Recognized in social media, Bruce’s balloons have been made into countless memes featured on such websites as Kotaku, MTVgames and Know Your Meme (Balloon Solid Snake and Balloon Colossal Titan) Equestria Daily (Balloon Party Favor Pony and Balloon Bridge), Cartoon Network (Balloon Finn and Jake) and news outlets such as Fox News and The CW (Giant Red Dragon, Tarrasque, Queen Alien, Lord Zedd and Doomsday).
As a performer, Bruce has collaborated with other amazing artists for unique balloon performances with Grammy Nominated punk rock band Green Jellÿ, Zombie Orpheus, creators of the Amazon Prime original series Journey Quest and YouTuber Joey O with Pecach Pictures in the web series "Pony Meets World"as "Human Discord".
As an individual with Asperger Syndrome, Bruce encourages communities of people on the Autism spectrum to pursue their life goals through his panel " Twisting Up the Odds" presented at the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Conference and the Hartwick Symposium.
Bruce currently lives in Orlando with his wife and beautiful new baby girl.
Bruce with his wife and new daughter.
Bruce and his entertainment partners look forward to adding their whimsical balloon artistry to your next celebration.
Insured:
No Ordinary Balloon Man is covered with Entertainment Liability Coverage for all of his events, ensuring that he is safe to perform at any event, regardless of scale. With this coverage, he has performed in 16 different states and internationally in Japan.
Safe:
Safety is a high priority for Bruce and any of his entertainment partners. As we are still in the midst of a pandemic, Bruce ensures safety by wearing a mask, using sanitizer in between each balloon, and by being fully up-to-date on his vaccinations.
Highly Recommended:
From kids to parents to big-name celebrities, Bruce has entertained thousands of people, many of which have left glowing reviews for the entertainer. “He is worth his weight in gold!” says Jamey Nunley of Tupelo Con after having Bruce out for the 5th year of attendance. “He was very life-changing to meet for many of students also for the parents and many of the educators.” Says L. Danielle Roberts-Dahm of USF Hartwick Symposium and Lord of the Rings actor John Rhys Davis says “What I see behind me is astonishing, it is art and it is fun!”
