10 things about Archer, Florida’s Falcon Heene

Falcon Heene is a resident of Archer, Florida, United States. Aside from Florida, he has lived in other states in the country including Colorado and New York.

BIOGRAPHY

Heene is a Japanese-American singer and bassist. His mother Mayumi Iizuka Heene is a former rock band guitarist born in Gifu, Japan and his father Richard Alan Heene Jr. is a scientist and an inventor born in Virginia, USA.

In 2009, Falcon was called the Balloon Boy. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is Richard and Mayumi’s third child.
2. He has two older brothers namely Bradford Heene and Ryo Heene.
3. In 2008, he, his brothers and their parents appeared in the ABC show “Wife Swap“.
4. He and his brothers were homeschooled after their family was involved in a balloon controversy in 2009.
5. In 2010, he, his brothers and their parents moved from Colorado to Florida.
6. In 2014, he and his two brothers released a song titled “Balloon Boy No Hoax.”
7. In 2016, he and his brothers recorded “The Youth of America for Trump”, a song that supported Donald Trump during the U.S. presidential election.
8. In 2019, he, his brothers and their parents moved from Florida to New York.
9. In 2020, he, his brothers and their parents moved back to Florida.
10. On December 31, 2024, he turned 22.

TIMELINE

Falcon, Bradford and Ryo are the respective vocalist, guitarist and drummer of the heavy metal band Heene Boyz. Their family owns Craftsman Tiny Homes, which specializes in building affordable, custom tiny homes with a focus on craftsmanship.

2000s

• He, his two brothers and their parents appeared in a “Wife Swap” episode aired on ABC on October 3, 2008. They were voted by the viewers to be featured again in the reality show’s 100th episode on March 13, 2009.
• On October 15, 2009, he earned the named the Balloon Boy because of the controversy involving his family and a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer released into the atmosphere above Fort Collins, Colorado.
• On October 16, 2009, he leaned his head against his father and vomited in front of the camera while they were on the NBC show “Today.”

2010s

• He, his brothers and their parents left Fort Collins on August 30, 2010 and moved to Spring Hill, Florida on September 2, 2010.
• He and his brothers performed at the Holiday Matsuri Convention at an Embassy Suites in Kissimmee, Florida from December 14-15, 2012.
• On September 20, 2015, he, his brothers and their parents appeared again on “Today.”
• He and his two brothers starred in the musical “American Chilly,” which premiered at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 28, 2015. It was written and directed by their father.

2020s

• On May 30, 2020, he, his brothers and their parents moved from New Hampton to Archer.
• On July 15, 2025, Netflix released “Trainwreck: Balloon Boy”, a documentary about his family.