He’s on ground in Alexanders’ circus

Meet the Flying Alexanders Minus One.

When former "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander isn't rehearsing for his first Las Vegas show, he's frequently watching his family take flight.

Wife Daena and sons Gabriel, 18, and Noah, 14, caught the circus bug several years ago and spend their days training as acrobatic aerialists.

They're regulars at SkyZone , an entertainment center at 4915 Steptoe St., off Boulder Highway.

Their dad is the grounded member of the family.

"I don't like heights," said Alexander, who responded to questions by e-mail to save his voice.

The family involvement began after Gabriel went off to a performing arts camp a few years ago.

"They have a very big circus program there, and he came back all excited about his new skills," said Alexander, who brought his one-man show "The Donny Clay Experience" to Planet Hollywood Resort this month.

Gabriel soon taught Noah the ropes -- first with a climbing rope that was installed in the backyard at the family home.

"Then to everyone's amazement, Daena quickly picked it up. Daena found a local school that taught silks (aerial acrobatics in which performers use a special fabric) and stationary trapeze. They all started taking classes there and have been training silks ever since. The kids got so into it and it is such good body building, we had a circus rigger install a rig in our yard.

"It accomodates silks, stationary trapeze and bungee. Then, we discovered a school in the valley that offers flying trapeze and the family has been playing with that, as well. My wife particularly excels at that one.

The kids also take tumbling, trampoline and gymnastics, he said. "So, we put a trampoline in the backyard, too.

"It's the Alexander family circus," Alexander said. "I guess that makes me the clown."

SIGHTINGS

Former President Bill Clinton, playing golf Tuesday at Harrah's ultra-high roller course Cascata . Also spotted was Craig "The Walrus" Stadler, winner of the 1982 Masters. ... Clinton joined Andre Agassi for dinner at Rao's (Caesars Palace) on Tuesday night. ... NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, along with his pilot and co-pilot, getting a tour Tuesday of Gold and Silver pawnshop from co-owner Rick Harrison. Stewart and his pilots, who are big fans of the reality show "Pawn Stars" -- which stars Harrison and his family -- also stayed to watch filming for the final week of the second season. ... Actress Gabrielle Union, having breakfast on Tuesday morning at Society Café (Encore) with a party of nine, including city of Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow. She was in town to co-host a live televised town hall meeting for high school students at Las Vegas City Hall. ... Human Nature, the Imperial Palace headliners from Australia, singing "You Send Me" to CNN's senior White House correspondent Ed Henry, and his fiancée, Shirley Hung, during Monday's show. They got engaged Sunday during a snowmobile ride to a mountain view overlooking Lake Tahoe. (By the way, I'm pretty sure Gov. Jim Gibbons picked up those nifty new hand gestures he used in his State of the State speech from Human Nature. Maybe a few spin moves, too) ... Retired baseball slugger Jose Canseco, playing softball at the Big League Dreams softball complex over the weekend. In an interview with Steve Cofield of KWNN-radio, 1000 AM (ESPN), Canseco said he's still confident he'll fight former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker in an MMA bout. Canseco says he would be a draw for the UFC.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Americans owe $874 billion to credit card companies. To be fair, most of that is Mel Gibson's bar tab." -- Craig Ferguson

Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.