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This is a list of magicians/illusionists, prestidigitators, mentalists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For the list of supernatural magicians, see List of occultists. Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. Magicians' actual names, when applicable, follow in parentheses.
First interested in magic at the age of eight, Walton was a world-recognised card magician creating hundreds of card effects, including his most famous effect, Card warp. He mentored numerous Scottish magicians including Jerry Sadowitz, [4] R. Paul Wilson and Peter Duffie.
Appearing on The Secret Cabaret. Jay first performed in public at the age of seven, in 1953, when he appeared on the television program Time for Pets. [10] He is most likely the youngest magician to perform a full magic act on TV, the first magician to ever play comedy clubs, and probably the first magician to open for a rock and roll band.
Card trick. Upper left: "Pick a card, any card". Upper right: Back-palming a card. Bottom left: A "spring" flourish. Bottom right: Mixing the cards allows for card trick preparation. Card manipulation, commonly known as card magic, is the branch of magic that deals with creating effects using sleight of hand techniques involving playing cards.
The United States Playing Card Company employs his services as a "touch analyst" to evaluate the texture, flexibility, and cut of dozens of decks of cards each year. [ 1 ] Although semi-retired, Turner appears several weeks a year at The Magic Castle, performs his act and presents lectures to his peers, and performs at private parties at the ...
Dan and Dave became mesmerized by a VHS instructional tape made by American magician Brian Tudor known as Show Off. The three-volume tape introduced new card flourishes such as the "Revolution Cut", a variation of the common "Charlier Cut". [4] Inspired, the twins released their own Show Off-like tape in 2001.
John Scarne (/ ˈ s k ɑːr n i /; March 4, 1903 – July 7, 1985) was an American magician and author who was particularly adept at playing card manipulation.He became known as an expert on cards and other games, and authored a number of popular books on cards, gambling, and related topics.
Rick Smith Jr. (born 5 March 1981) is a professional illusionist and card thrower from Cleveland, Ohio.Having derived his throwing skills from his time as an NCAA Division I pitcher at Cleveland State University, Smith currently holds three world records: farthest throw of a playing card, [3] highest throw of a playing card, [4] and most playing cards consecutively thrown into a horizontal ...