Bobby Jule was born Joseph Pegnato in 1924 in New Castle, Pennsylvania (USA). He was one of the breakout juggling stars from the USA in the 1940s and enjoyed a forty-year performing career. Bobby Jule was a versatile and successful juggler who traveled around the world entertaining audiences. He was a charter member of the IJA. Bobby was also the first juggler to juggle five clubs on television. He was the 2015 recipient of the IJA’s Historical Achievement and still attends juggling festivals far into his nineties.