Paul Gerni

Paul Gerni started playing pool at age 6, and his years of experience has really paid off.

Paul Gerni

Lives: Shawnee, Kansas, U.S.A. ( southwestern suburb of Kansas City)

Children: Two. Paul II, 22, at 6'7", he likes computers, and is now currently serving in the U.S. Air Force. Ashley, 21 in January, played college volleyball, got injured, now enjoys success in musical theater.

Paul Gerni Education: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. (1966-1971) Undergrad Degrees: B.S.-Economics, B.S.-Marketing. Graduate work: M.S.-Consumer Behavior.

Paul Gerni's appearances include many personal appearances and performances each year for corporate events, trade shows, benefits, college student centers, sports shows, billiard rooms, tournaments, and other special events. Internationally known, he has promoted the sport in 48 countries around the world. Out-of-the-ordinary appearances: Not only has Paul Gerni performed his trick shot show on Royal Caribbean cruise ships, for the White House, and for the King of Sweden, but also on a concert stage with members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra playing a Patrick Kavanaugh composition which determined the notes according to the position of the balls. (The fourth movement and its exciting finale included Gerni pocketed multiple balls with selected trick shots.)

Paul Gerni

Articles: Paul Gerni has written booklets on pool, and over 200 trick shot articles for the pool and billiard magazines in Australia, Spain, Denmark, Italy, France, Austria, Germany, and the U.S.A. Paul's television appearances include having his trick shots shown on such U.S. television shows as Baretta, Kojak, Columbo, Bionic Woman, Sesame Street, The Dinah Shore Show, Dynasty, That's Incredible, & People Magazine.

Broadcasting: Broadcast host for "Pool Around the World", announcing selected pool tournaments & events. Also doing some broadcast work for tournament events on the Billiard Network.

Video / DVDs: Paul Gerni's 43-minute live show videotape is called "Paul Gerni -- Live & On Cue". Soon on DVD. It is available through the Online Store on paulgerni.com

>Paul is also releasing a series of three DVDs in 2006-2007, two being trick shot DVDs, and another an instructional DVD. The first DVD of the series, "Fun and Easy Trick Shots," was shot on location at the fabled Camelot Castle, and features 21 great shots to learn quickly and share with friends and family. Paul's DVD includes overhead views, slow-motion takes, and graphs of shots when appropriate, plus some light moments with the furnishings of the Castle. This DVD is aimed right at the casual players and the home players who have asked for a shorter DVD with shots that are actually make-able by them, and to not be overwhelmed by too many shots. This DVD is the perfect answer for them. The instructional DVD, "Raising Your Pool Game to the Next Level," a 2-DVD set, is already much anticipated, and will be a useful tool for players wanting to improve every facet of their pool table experience, and for Paul's students at his Pool Players Fantasy Camp. The final DVD of the series is a 2-DVD collection of some outstanding pool trick shots, but with the same careful attention to the proper execution of the shots.

Superstar Poster: Featured in the Birkbeck brothers "Superstars of Pool" Collector Series of poster prints.

Television Commercials: His shots have been used for magazine ads and U.S. television commercials and for selected commercials for billiard industry products.

Endorsements: Paul endorses Pechauer Custom Cues, Simonis Billiard Cloth, Silver Cup Chalk, Sir Joseph Cue Gloves, and Cue Doctor Cue Care Products. Of course, he is open to discussions for other items.

Associations: One of seven original founders of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association) in 1987, which has its pool-billiard federations on five continents. In 1967, Paul was been awarded a lifetime membership in the Billiard Congress of America, and in 1991 was one of the original founding gentlemen of The World Trick Shot Artists Association. Currently Paul has other affiliations with federations around the world, including the WPA and IPT.

Paul Gerni Biography

Date of Birth: 4/15/1949
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Country of Residence: United States
(if any) Nickname: The Ambassador of Pool, Grand Master of Trick Shots
(if any) Sponsors: Paul Gerni publicly endorses Pechauer Custom Cues, Sir Joseph Cue Gloves, Simonis Billiard Cloth, Silver Cup Chalk, and Cue Doctor Cue Care Products.
(if any) Charities: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association
(if any) Email: paulgerni@sbcglobal.net
(if any) Website: http://www.paulgerni.com/
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Paul Gerni's Records and Accomplishments

When you have been playing pool since you were six years old, and have been playing professionally for over 20 years, you are bound to rack up some impressive accomplishments. Here are a few of Paul Gerni's accomplishments:

22 consecutive times Professional World Champion of Artistic, Skill, Trick & Fancy Shots. (Record: This is the longest championship winning streak in all professional sports.)
15 consecutive times "International Challenge Cup Champion," defeating professional pool trick shot artists from around the world in this short format shot-by-shot challenge series.
9 times (in 12 years) voted WTSAA's Artistic Pool Player of the Year (1994-2006).

Paul Gerni wice named "Outstanding College Entertainer" for Novelty-Variety programs. He was also named twice as outstanding shopping mall live promotion of the year. Featured on 13 magazine covers. These are just a few of Paul Gerni's many accomplishments.

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