Born and raised in Moscow Idaho, Brad Byers joined a traveling circus as a juggler, shortly after graduating High School. Two years later, he left the circus to focus on television and other international venues. In Brad's constant quest to improve his act, he considered Sword Swallowing at the age of 21. Brad had never even seen a sword swallower, but borrowed a friend's college Anatomy book for research. After careful study, Brad began measuring swords at the local Moscow Army Navy Store.

Upon finding a sword he believed to be the proper length, Brad asked the Clerk if he could try the sword out. With only the Clerk in the Army Navy Store in attendance, and never having watched anyone swallow a sword, Brad swallowed his first sword. Brad still remembers the rush from the sensation of that first time he felt cold steel in his esophagus. In front of a stunned clerk, Brad pulled out that sword, and said "I'll take it!"

From the circus, to the hit TV show America's Got Talent, Brad Byers has done it all. Taped performances of Brad Byers are currently shown in Ripley's Believe it or Not museums around the world. He has appeared in 5 episodes of the Fox TV show Guinness World Records Prime Time and was featured on Late Nite with David Letterman. This entertainer is so versatile that he appeared on the Peruvian TV show Que Noche every night for a week and performed different acts each night!

Brad was featured on the Premier Episode of America's Got Talent Season 4. Inserting an 18 inch hook into his nose, through his nasal passages, and out his mouth, he swings a wicked anchor, attached to that same hook! The show's judges commented, "Wildly Entertaining" and "Enjoyed every second of it!"

Brad's work has taken him to over 20 countries for countless television shows and other venues. Due to his worldwide reputation, the country of Grenada has even pictured him swallowing swords on an official postage stamp.

Amazingly, Brad is completely self-taught. His repertoire of 20+ acts began as a hobby with yo-yos, juggling, and chin balancing, at age 15. However, it was his sword swallowing skills that landed him his first national television appearance on "That's Incredible" in the early 80's. X-rays were taken to prove the act is not an illusion! Genuine Daredevil acts became a trademark for Byers. Drilling and hammering a nail into his face, bed of nails, and walking on broken glass were added in the years that followed.

Spinning countless large items at the tip of his finger is yet another skill Brad has added to his routine. Brad choreographed and trained the incredible actor Johnny Depp his spinning routine in the motion picture "Benny and Joon".

Although born and raised in rural Idaho, Brad Byers has definitely gone from a small town boy to an international performer. Brad swallows a curved sword, a wavy bladed sword, a keyhole saw and a common wire coat hanger, which he bends, while in his esophagus with the nod of his head! Brad holds several Guinness World Records, including swallowing 10 swords, then twisting those swords 180 degrees in his throat! To top it all off, he is the only performer to follow by taking a bow before removing those swords. It has been stated by some of his peers, that Brad is the "The BEST Living Sword Swallower today!"