AGE: 49
OCCUPATION: CEO of Cirque du Soleil
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1
PRO: As the founder of body-bendy acrobatic show Cirque du Soleil, the former accordion player, stilts-walker and fire-eater has reinvented the idea of the circus — with no ring, nor animals — and created a source of entertainment for both children and their parents.
CON: How many more ways can he get the human body to twist for new shows?