All the infamous balloon boys are grown up.
In 2009, when he was six years old, Falcon Hean's parents devised an elaborate, earthly potential hoax as part of the reality show stardom failure.
They lied to authorities and told them that the child was trapped in a weather balloon filled with silver homemade helium, about 7,000 feet above Colorado.
News cameras carried the two-hour flight live, in balloon pain. Americans feared that Falcon would not survive the disaster. He didn't know he wasn't near the UFO-shaped balloons made by Richard, the father of a meteorologist.
The National Guard was called to rescue the child and brought the taxpayer back to $40,000. The Falcon was sent to stay in the attic of the family's Fort Collins home during balloon flights.
Today, “Balloon Boy” has gained fans Instagramhe shares footage of himself building a small multi-bedroom home.
With her long hair and mustache, Heene is barely recognisable today.
Falcon owns and operates a small artisanal home in Archer, Florida. His small home sells for between $25,000 and $79,000.
Four years after the hoax, Falcon and his brothers started a metal band called Heene Boyz.
The band's first released single was entitled “Balloon Boy, No Hoax.”
Falcon was later interviewed on CNN, unconsciously giving her parents and told the wolf Blitzer, “We did this for the show.”
Police eventually arrested Richard and Mayumi Heen. He failed a science-based reality show after appearing in “Wife Swap” twice.
They both pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit a crime, contributed to the delinquency of minors, filed false reports with authorities, and attempted to affect civil servants.
He was sentenced to 90 days in prison, but she was sentenced to 20 days.
