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By PDX People<\/p>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. \u2013 There\u2019s no doubt that Brian Kidd, Portland\u2019s Unipiper,<\/strong> is by far one of the most unique people to gain worldwide acclaim over recent years thanks to his fantastic ability to play the bagpipes, dressed as Darth Vader, while riding a unicycle.<\/p>\n

Although Brian Kidd has earned a celebrity status online and on TV thanks to appearances on television shows like Jimmy Kimmel live! the reality is that he\u2019s just doing what most all other Portland Creatives have done in the past, Keep Portland Weird.<\/p>\n

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About Brian Kidd<\/span><\/h1>\n

Like many people, Brian Kidd came to Portland from another state in search of opportunity and in a city, that embraces the eccentric and the weird, Brian created his Unipiper character and instantly fell at home here.<\/p>\n

Brian Kidd moved to Portland, Oregon, from North Carolina in 2007. The Oregonian newspaper wrote in 2017 that he came up with the act that he would later name the Unipiper “shortly before he moved to Portland”, but developed it in Portland, where he was influenced by the city’s receptiveness to quirky characters. He named his character the Unipiper when he moved to Portland.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Unipiper is an American performance artist whose work regularly combines unicycling with playing the (sometimes flaming) bagpipes. The Unipiper first found Internet fame in 2011 when a video of him performing The Imperial March went viral. The video featured The Unipiper wearing a Darth Vader mask while riding a unicycle and playing the bagpipes and was subsequently featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His other mainstream media appearances have included America’s Got Talent and Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He has since branched out into performances referencing non-Star Wars fictional elements, including Game of Thrones, Batman v. Superman, and Pok\u00e9mon. His antics as Uncle Sam have attracted international attention<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n