"Dynamo (magician) Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), better known by his stage name Dynamo, is an English magician. He has starred in his television show """" which ran from July 2011 to September 2014 and won the Best Entertainment Programme award at the Broadcast Awards in 2012. In 2015 he began touring with his ""Seeing Is Believing Arena Tour"". Frayne was born in Bradford, England to an English mother and a father of Pakistani Pathan ancestry. He was bullied as a child, and one of the first magic tricks he learned was something his grandfather taught him to make"
"Smee in 'Peter Pan' - Dandini in 'Cinderella'- Man In The Mirror ' Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - Aladdin in 'Aladdin' - Jack In 'Jack And The Beanstalk. During this time Steven was nominated for best stage actor for his portrayal of David in Broken String at the stage offie awards in 2016. He is also the co owner of psychotastic productions with his partner. Every production they put on they donate 25% of there profit to the phoebe research fund. He is also a patron for two charities The Shannon Bradshaw Trust, a Warrington-based children's charity helping"
"Obert Skye Obert Skye is the pseudonym of Robert Farrell Smith. He is a bestselling American children's writer known for the ""Leven Thumps"" series, the ""Pillage"" trilogy,[1] and ""The Creature from My Closet"" series. He is also the author of ""Witherwood Reform School"" and ""Beyond Foo"". Skye is known for novels that emphasize the power of imagination and importance of discovering the impossible in the mundane. Even the Obert Skye pen name, which is used to further ""research"" on the world of Foo in Leven Thumps and the existence of dragons in Pillage, is “all about imagination” and “thinking bigger"
"Francis Carlyle Francis Carlyle (17 September 1912 - 27 December 1975) was a professional magician who was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle. Francis Carlyle was born Francis Xavier Finneran. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and lived most of his life in New York, living at one time in Greenwich Village. He was well known and regarded by his peers, contributing his tricks to several books on magic. He was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle in their close-up room, specializing in card and coin magic. He also performed at notable clubs"
"in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fantasma Magic The Fantasma Magic company (also known as Fantasma Toys) was co-founded in December 2001 by Roger Dreyer and Mark Setteducati. Fantasma Magic is a manufacturer of magic tricks, magic sets, science-based toys and Rubik's items as well as other novelties. Fantasma Magic supplies magic tricks, specialty magic sets and other toys to retailers such as Costco, Toys R Us, K-mart, Walmart, Target and others. The first iteration of the Fantasma company was formed by Roger Dreyer in 1987 as a manufacturer of holograms. This led to Fantasma manufacturing clocks and watches for Disney. In"
"died on 27 December 1975. Card Manipulations N° 5 By Jean Hugard -- Stars of Magic, Series 4 By George Starke -- The Magic of Francis Carlyle By Roger Pierre -- Scarne On Card Tricks By John Scarne—1950, Scarne On Card Tricks, published by Crown Publishers, New York Francis Carlyle Francis Carlyle (17 September 1912 - 27 December 1975) was a professional magician who was a regular and popular performer at Hollywood's Magic Castle. Francis Carlyle was born Francis Xavier Finneran. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and lived most of his life in New York, living at one"
"Steven Paulsen Steven Paulsen (born 1955) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world. He is the author of the best selling children's book, The Stray Cat, which has seen publication in several foreign language editions, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies such as ""Dreaming Down-Under"", """", ""Strange Fruit"", ""Fantastic Worlds"", and ""The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror"". Paulsen has also written extensively about Australian speculative fiction in various publications including Bloodsongs, Eidolon (Australian magazine), Sirius, Interzone, The Encyclopedia of"
"both named after racetracks. He won the Academy of Magical Arts' (AMA) ""Special Fellowship"" in 1973, ""Performing Fellowship"" in 1984, and the ""Louie"" Award from Tannen's Magic in 1985. In 2007, he received the 2006 ""Lifetime Achievement Fellowship"" from the Academy of Magical Arts. The award was presented by Steve Martin, who calls Ballantine ""the king of bungling magicians"" in his memoir ""Born Standing Up"", and said in an interview: ""Carl Ballantine influenced not only myself but a generation of magicians and comedians. His was also the most copied act by a host of amateurs and professionals."" According to David"
"managed to ""fool"" Penn & Teller, i.e. perform a trick that they could not explain. In 2007, Etienne Pradier founded the events company Butterfly Trix Agency, featuring a catalog of entertainment artists from all genres. The company grew rapidly, also based at Wye, they currently have over 150 artists listed; they carry out contracts throughout England and even export abroad. Étienne Pradier Étienne Pradier (born 13 January 1965) is a French magician and is a member of the Magic Circle with Gold Star. He is a past winner of the Blackpool Magician's Club Close-up Magic Championships and was awarded third"
"were notable because Paulsen conducted most of these interviews face-to-face instead of via e-mail, recording the interviews and transcribing the conversations. He also conducted a few interviews in collaboration with Van Ikin. Steven Paulsen Steven Paulsen (born 1955) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world. He is the author of the best selling children's book, The Stray Cat, which has seen publication in several foreign language editions, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies such as ""Dreaming Down-Under"", """", ""Strange Fruit"","
"much better than ""CATS"", I would see it again and again."" to a reporter. In an episode of the Canadian sketch comedy program ""The Holmes Show"", there is a sketch featuring Roman Danylo as a stage hypnotist named ""Crevasse the Impossiblist"". A crevasse is similar to a ravine, and is a pun on the name ""Reveen"". During his May 2009 ""Late Show with David Letterman"" appearance, comedian Norm Macdonald revealed he went to one of Reveen's shows as a teenager. In December 2009, IBM Ring 257 named Reveen their 2009 Magician of the Year. Peter Reveen Peter J. Reveen (8"
"Magician (comics) The Magician is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version (Lee Guardineer) first appeared in ""Tales to Astonish"" #56 (June 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers. The last name Guardineer is a reference to the Golden Age comics creator Fred Guardineer who created Zatara, Tor and Merlin the Magnificent who were all magician crimefighters. Lee Guardineer is a stage magician who used his stage acts to rob rich party guests. His activities attracted the attention of Giant-Man's ants who reported this. The Magician"
"the category of Invention)"". In 1989, Christian became president of the Magic Club of Vienna, and in 2005 the Academy of Magical Art at The Magic Castle, Hollywood, awarded him the ""Performing Fellowship"" for his performances. Magic Christian has developed books of magic and magic sets for Piatnik, Austria's renowned playing card, board game and puzzle manufacturer. In later years, Magic Christian has received acclaim for his thorough historic research on the legendary Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. Magic Christian (magician) Magic Christian is the stage name of Christian Stelzel, a professional Austrian magician and author. Christian was born on July 17,"
"Theodore Hardeen Theodore ""Dash"" Hardeen (born Ferenc Dezső Weisz; March 4, 1876 – June 12, 1945), known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the ""brother of Houdini"", was the founder of the Magician's Guild. Hardeen was the first magician to conceive escaping from a straitjacket in full view of the audience, rather than behind a curtain. Hardeen was born as ""Ferenc Dezső Weisz"" (or ""Ferencz Dezso Weisz"") in Budapest, Austria-Hungary and went by the name ""Theodore Weiss"" when he and his family"
"Magic Christian (magician) Magic Christian is the stage name of Christian Stelzel, a professional Austrian magician and author. Christian was born on July 17, 1945, and presently lives in Vienna. He studied industrial design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Christian has received many awards, starting with winning first prize at a competition in Weymouth, 1967, and several awards from all over the continent followed. In 1973 he won the first prize in the category of Manipulation at FISM, the world championships in magic. An accomplishment he repeated at FISM 1976 and FISM 1979 ""(the later time, also winning"
"house environment and has the whole family performing magic with everyday household appliances. You have to watch it to believe. They are the ordinary family with extraordinary powers! Not to be left out, watch this clip to see the fifth member of the household! Gore has appeared at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, LA, performing in the Parlour of Prestadigitation for 21 shows in June 2014. One of the famous actors who saw the show was Josh Brolin, see photo and his act is here Video http://www.magiccastle.com Steve Gore Steve Gore is an English magician from Bradford, West"
"Magician states that he will now go somewhere that ""there aren't any people, like Antarctica or something."" Magician (comics) The Magician is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version (Lee Guardineer) first appeared in ""Tales to Astonish"" #56 (June 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers. The last name Guardineer is a reference to the Golden Age comics creator Fred Guardineer who created Zatara, Tor and Merlin the Magnificent who were all magician crimefighters. Lee Guardineer is a stage magician who used his stage acts to"
"the company. In 2001, after a stint with Marvin's Magic, Dreyer partnered with Setteducati, an inventor and consultant with Tenyo and creator of Milton Bradley's Magic Works line, to form Fantasma Magic. In February 2003, Fantasma Magic became the exclusive magic supplier to the FAO Schwarz flagship store in NYC and remained their exclusive magic supplier until FAO Schwarz closed their flagship store in July 2015. In spring of 2006, Fantasma Magic left their offices at the International Toy Center when it was revealed the Center had been sold. Fantasma opened its first retail location on the corner of 7th"
"alluded to the possibility of this stunt—and to the dangers of the madness of crowds in general: Kreskin The Amazing Kreskin (born George Joseph Kresge; January 12, 1935), also known as Kreskin, is an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's famous comic strip ""Mandrake the Magician"", which features a crime-fighting stage magician. He has always presented himself as an ""entertainer,"" never as a psychic, who operates on the basis of suggestion, not the paranormal or supernatural. George Joseph Kresge was born on January 12, 1935, in"
"Steve Gore Steve Gore is an English magician from Bradford, West Yorkshire. He is probably best known for creating; ""Trick Photography, Visions from Vegas, The Casino Con & most recently the GPS Deck and the Amnesia Deck."" Trick photography was stated as ""Close up trick of the year"" in 2010 by MagicWeek. He is a Past President of the Northern Magic Circle and the Bradford Magic Circle, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (British Ring). He has been interested in magic most of his life but joined the Bradford Magic Circle in 1992. He also lectures his"
"things fresh, I am constantly changing things, adding new routines and old ones that I haven't done in many years. I do that for myself as much as for the show. Helps keep me sharp and fresh."" Steve Dacri Stephen ""Steve"" Robert Dacri (March 22, 1952 – February 11, 2011) was an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician who worked for nearly 30 years at his craft earning him the moniker ""The Fastest Hands in the World."" He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and died on February 11, 2011 from colon cancer, leaving a wife, Jan, and a son,"
"Wilson, Curtis Adams, Hans Klok, Dirk Arthur, Rick Thomas, Melinda Saxe, Steve Wyrick, Murray SawChuck, Luis de Matos, Jason Byrne, Florian Zimmer and Robert Gallup. Don Wayne Don Wayne is an American designer and consultant who has developed illusions for some of the world's most famous magicians. He has also created and marketed smaller illusions used by many professional performers. He is the owner of the company Don Wayne Magic Inc., which does work for television, theater, theme parks and concert touring productions. Wayne was named by ""MAGIC Magazine"" as one of the ""most influential people in magic in the"
"David Blaine David Blaine (born David Blaine White; April 4, 1973) is an American magician, illusionist and endurance artist. He is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, and has set and broken several world records. Blaine innovated the way magic is shown on television by focusing on spectator reactions. His idea was to turn the camera around on the people watching instead of the performer, to make the audience watch the audience. ""The New York Times"" noted that ""he's taken a craft that's been around for hundreds of years and done something unique and fresh with it."" According"
"Dariel Fitzkee Dariel Fitzkee (1898–1977) was the pen name of Dariel Fitzroy. He was a magician and writer, born in Annawan, Illinois. His trilogy, known as ""The Fitzkee Trilogy"" is considered by many to be an important contribution to the theory of magic. In his memoir, ""Born Standing Up,"" comedian and one-time magician Steve Martin describes Fitzkee's ""Showmanship for Magicians"" as ""more important to me than ""The Catcher In The Rye"","" adding that they were, coincidentally, distant relatives by marriage. The current copyrights for Showmanship for Magicians, The Trick Brain and Magic by Misdirection are held by Fitzkee's daughter, Marcia"
"as varied as magic, comics and graphic design. A partial list includes: Steranko's work has been exhibited internationally in more than 160 shows. Among others, his work has been shown in the following locations: Jim Steranko James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature ""Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."" in Marvel Comics' ""Strange Tales"" and in the subsequent eponymous series. Steranko earned lasting acclaim for his innovations in sequential art during the"
"Steven Erikson Steven Erikson (born October 7, 1959) is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian novelist, who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best-known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ""Malazan Book of the Fallen"", which began with the publication of ""Gardens of the Moon"" (1999) and was completed with the publication of ""The Crippled God"" (2011). By 2012 over 1 million copies of the series had been sold worldwide, and over 3 million copies by 2018. ""SF Site"" has called the series ""the most significant work of epic fantasy since"
"Greg Frewin Greg Frewin is an illusionist and ""World Champion of Magic"". His awards include First Place at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM); The Gold Medal of Excellence, also from the IBM; First Place at the Society of American Magicians' annual magic convention competition; and first place at FISM, the ""Olympics of Magic"", which were held in Yokohama, Japan in 1994. A command performance for Prince Rainier in Monte Carlo along with over 35 TV appearances worldwide attest to this magician's notoriety, Greg is recognized by his peers all over the world as ""The International Grand Champion of Magic""."
"in an accent not unlike that of W. C. Fields. Al Flosso Albert Levinson (Oct. 10, 1895 - May 13, 1976) was an American magician and entertainer, better known by his stage name Al Flosso. Levinson was born in Brooklyn, New York, and took his stage name from a vernacular or slang term for cotton candy: ""floss"". Originally performing primarily in Vaudeville and at Coney Island, he was noted among his peers for perfecting the ""Miser's Dream"" illusion of producing numerous coins out of thin air and dropping them with a loud clang into a bucket. Later, he appeared on"
"place again in November 2018 with a brand new line-up, once again. Chris Cross (magician) Christopher Alfred Goode, better known as Chris Cross, is an English magician, escapologist and former contortionist. He has performed Worldwide and appeared on British television. He was born in 1989 at The Newcastle General Hospital in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. He learnt his first ever magic trick ""The Coin Vanisher"" aged 10 and when he was 13, he performed for tips semi-professionally at various Newcastle City Centre bars, casinos and nightclubs. He developed a stage act incorporating comedy, magic and his natural ability of dislocation and contortion"
"tours with Danzig playing bass, and the band occasionally plays Samhain songs live. Steve Zing Steve Zing (born Steven Paul Grecco June 29, 1964) is an American drummer. He has drummed for Implosion, Mourning Noise, and The Undead before joining Samhain. He graduated in 1982 from Lodi High School in Lodi, New Jersey together with Eerie Von and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. Zing left Samhain in July 1985 shortly after the ""Unholy Passion"" EP was released. He was replaced by London May and returned briefly to The Undead in 1986. He later formed Chyna and played briefly for Rubella Umbrella"
"Dobbs. The books have been reprinted, with permission, in late 2008 by Magic Box Productions. Dariel Fitzkee Dariel Fitzkee (1898–1977) was the pen name of Dariel Fitzroy. He was a magician and writer, born in Annawan, Illinois. His trilogy, known as ""The Fitzkee Trilogy"" is considered by many to be an important contribution to the theory of magic. In his memoir, ""Born Standing Up,"" comedian and one-time magician Steve Martin describes Fitzkee's ""Showmanship for Magicians"" as ""more important to me than ""The Catcher In The Rye"","" adding that they were, coincidentally, distant relatives by marriage. The current copyrights for Showmanship"
"by Bob Swadling, Freaky Body Illusions and Freaky Eyeball Illusions created with American illusionist Kevin James and English magician Justin M. Monehen. Marvin's Magic Marvin's Magic is a producer and dealer of magic products in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1987 by Marvin Berglas, son of David Berglas, and is the world's largest magic company. The company has had in-store shops at Hamleys and Harrods in London as well as FAO Schwarz in New York City and Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. It also supports a team of professional magicians who have gone on tour throughout"
"to the New York ""Daily News"", ""Blaine can lay claim to his own brand of wizardry. The magic he offers operates on an uncommonly personal level."" Penn Jillette called Blaine’s first television special, ""Street Magic"", ""the biggest breakthrough (in television magic) done in our lifetime"" for changing the perspective of television viewers toward those seeing the trick live. Blaine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Patrice Maureen White (19461995), a school teacher, and William Perez, a veteran of the Vietnam War. His father was of half Puerto Rican and half Italian descent, and his mother"