With a background in Theatre and Puppetry as well as a love for Children and Family Audiences, Allynn Gooen created his own one-man show - GOOWIN'S BALLOOWINS which he performs nation-wide at theatres, festivals, corporate events, and schools.

After earning his BA degree in Speech and Theatre from Montclair State University, Gooen immediately returned as a graduate assistant teaching Media courses in the mornings and earning his MA in the evenings. During the day he worked for his Guru of Puppetry at Bil Baird's Marionettes in New York City.

Completing his MA, Gooen taught Speech, Theatre, and Media courses at Montclair State, NY Tech, Jersey City State, Bergen Community College, and at FIT. At the same time he was working with his puppets and developing his skills with balloons. At one performance he forgot some of his puppets and got the inspiration to turn audience volunteers into puppets using his balloons as costumes. This performance was the beginning of Gooen's original art form... combining story-telling, audience participation, improvisation, and balloons. While demonstrating his work to Bil Baird one day, Bil smiled and said "Goowin's Balloowins!"... and Gooen decided it was time to give up teaching.

From coast to coast in North America, Goowin's Balloowins has performed at theatres, festivals, corporate events, and a variety of gatherings from as small as a dog's birthday party to as large as the World's Fair. Goowin's Balloowins has also performed in Japan and in Australia.

Together with his wife, Gooen has created other performances that have taken them to France, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Bali.

On television, Goowin's Balloowins' appearances include Shining Time Station, Fred Penner's Place, Nickelodeon, and a local cable series in New Jersey that Gooen hosted for two years. Gooen also created a balloon for an American Express commercial starring Jerry Seinfeld.

Besides spending time with his wife, Annie Hickman, and their 18 year old son, Ozzie (named after the Wizard of Oz), Gooen likes to play chess, tennis, and work on his Macintosh computer.