Joe Wiegand is the nation’s premiere reprisor of Theodore Roosevelt. Joe is recognized nationally as a Harry S. Truman Scholar and a Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Fellow. Joe is a twenty-six year member of Rotary International and a member of the National Association for Interpretation. A former county commissioner in DeKalb County, Illinois, Joe & his family now reside nearby Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Prior to reprising Theodore Roosevelt, Joe spent twenty-five years in the rough and tumble world of Illinois politics, managing gubernatorial and presidential campaigns at the height of his political career. In 2008, Joe set out with his wife, Jenny, daughter, Sam, and golden retriever, Faith, on a fifty state tour celebrating TR’s Sesquicentennial birthday and the Centennial of TR’s final year in office. The highlight was a performance at the White House for President & Mrs. George W. Bush on TR’s 150th birthday.
Joe’s live performances have been featured at hundreds of historic places associated with TR’s life and legacy, including TR’s New York City Birthplace, the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York. Joe has been featured at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and served as the body model for the seated naturalist Roosevelt bronze sculpture in Roosevelt Memorial Hall at the Museum.
Today, Joe performs in all fifty states and internationally, and summer 2018 will feature a special July 14, Bastille Day performance in France. He has been featured in film and television, most recently in “The Men Who Built America” on the History Channel, and in “National Parks Adventure,” an IMAX film about America’s National Parks playing in IMAX theaters throughout the country. www.teddyrooseveltshow.com