René Casselly

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. 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)