Sarasota daredevils get a second shot at swaying ‘America’s Got Talent’ judges

Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Angelina Nock, left, and her father, Michaelangelo, competed on “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” during the winter. An illness kept them from the finals, but they have been invited back to compete on the summer edition of “AGT.”
Angelina Nock, left, and her father, Michaelangelo, competed on “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” during the winter. An illness kept them from the finals, but they have been invited back to compete on the summer edition of “AGT.”
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The Nerveless Nocks, a Sarasota father-daughter daredevil duo, will get another shot at attention and a $1 million prize on “America’s Got Talent.”

Michelangelo, 56, and Angelina Nock, 30, who are a part of a family of circus and daredevil performers that date back to 1840 in Switzerland, are scheduled to appear in the episode that airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday on NBC. That broadcast features the final batch of auditions before the judges select which acts will move on to the next round.

The winner of the competition receives a $1 million prize and a headlining slot in a show on the Las Vegas strip.

Michelangelo Nock and his daughter Angelica Nock will compete as The Nerveless Nocks on Tuesday's episode of "America's Got Talent."
Michelangelo Nock and his daughter Angelica Nock will compete as The Nerveless Nocks on Tuesday's episode of "America's Got Talent."

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The Nocks competed on the special winter series “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” with their sway pole act, alongside numerous other danger acts. But after advancing from their initial audition, they had to withdraw from the finals after Michaelangelo got sick. .

Michelangelo is a brother to noted comic daredevil Bello Nock, who has starred in numerous circus productions and competed himself on an earlier season of “America’s Got Talent.”

Earlier generations of the Nerveless Nocks got national attention on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964 on the night of the second performance by The Beatles.

Before their “Extreme” audition aired, Michelangelo Nock told the Herald-Tribune that they had a great experience filming with the crew and judge and show creator Simon Cowell, who is one of the four panelists who will decide whether they move forward this time. Nock described Cowell as “the guy who single-handedly brought our type of entertainment back to the top of the industry, variety entertainment.”

A number of performers with ties to the Sarasota area have appeared on “America’s Got Talent” over the years, including another sway pole artist, Cyndel Flores, who also competed on the winter “Extreme” series. The Pork Chop Revue from Myakka City, appeared on “AGT” in 2020. That same year, Bello Nock performed with his daughter Annaliese.

The young singer Emanne Beasa of North Port competed in 2019 when she was 10.

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