He came to nationwide attention in the United States in the early 1980s, appearing on NBC's Saturday Night Live six times, the only professional juggler to perform on the show.
On October 3, 1981, Davis made his debut performance on Saturday Night Live, introduced by Eddie Murphy.
[8] On September 25, 1982, and as part of a TV special called A Festival at Ford's, Davis headlined at Ford's Theatre along with E. G. Marshall, Grace Bumbry, David Copperfield, the Gatlin Brothers, Natalia Makarova, Liza Minnelli, Wayne Newton, Lou Rawls, and Ben Vereen.
A pair of YouTube videos, which remain highly watched and referenced, show him entertaining President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan sitting between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker.
The show, hosted by Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg, raised funds for homeless people.
On May 21, 1986, he appeared on NBC's Today, juggling for passengers aboard the SS Norway cruise ship.
Coperformers included Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Michael Bolton, Boyz II Men, Brett Butler, Natalie Cole, and Kenny Loggins.
[25] During the early 2000s, he was head writer and performed nightly for seven years at Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco.