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Farquhar appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 13, 2010, where she referred to him as "the best sleight-of-hand magician in the world". He presented several effects, including his creation of a signed card in a sealed deck in Ellen DeGeneres' hands, and a torn and restored signed photograph.
Mat Franco (born May 10, 1988) is an American magician best known for his personality-driven, skill-based sleight of hand magic. He was the first magician to win America's Got Talent, in the show’s ninth season. Franco went on to produce and star in his own primetime TV specials on NBC, Mat Franco’s Got Magic.
Sleight of hand is often used in close-up magic, where the sleights are performed with the audience close to the magician, usually in physical contact or within 3 to 4 m (10 to 13 ft). [3] This close contact eliminates theories of fake audience members and the use of gimmicks . [ 3 ]
Magician of the Year, Tannens, NY 2000 [2] Best Close Up Magic, World Magic Awards, 1999 [2] Gold Medalist, World Sleight-of-Hand Competition, FISM, 1982; Best Sleight-of-Hand, International Magic Awards, 1991; Best Sleight-of-Hand, International Magic Awards, 1992; The Academy of Magical Arts Parlour Magician of the Year (1985, 1990) [6]
World champion magician Shawn Farquhar delves into a medieval murder cold case among Jacks, Queens and Kings as he devises a new trick inspired by the world’s best sleight-of-hand artists.
Karl Fulves (27 July 1938 - 16 February 2023) was a magician and author and editor of publications on magic, [1] including the Pallbearers Review, a series of books on sleight of hand and close-up magic.
Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018) [1] was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". [2] In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.
In so doing, he became the first close-up magician in history to receive the Grand Prix award, and only the second American to win (Lance Burton was the first in 1982). [2] This award is given out only once every three years. The Magic Castle named Palmer Best Close-Up Magician two years in a row (1987, 1988) as well as Lecturer of the Year ...