[1][2] David Shiner is an American clown and physical comedian who has worked in various fields of entertainment, including circus, theater, film, and television.

Shiner began his career as a street mime, first in Colorado, and later moved to Paris, where he worked with the French clown, Marcel Marceau.

[5] In 1993, Shiner and Bill Irwin then created the two-man, wordless Broadway show Fool Moon, featuring music by the Red Clay Ramblers.

[citation needed] In addition to his work as a performer, Shiner wrote and directed Cirque du Soleil's touring production Koozå,[2] in 2007.

Using such performers as Gordon White,[2] Jason Berrent, Stephan Laundry, Michael Halvarson, Joshua Ryan Zehner and Christian Fitzherris for the original cast.