We reveal the secrets of the famous magic tricks. Rating of famous magicians Famous illusionist in America

But all the same, sometimes you really want to be deceived and not understand how it happened. Illusions and real miracles have always been with these magicians.
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His real name is Eric Weiss and he was born in Wisconsin back in 1874. At the age of 10, Harry began to show the public various card tricks. He owes his pseudonym to the French illusionist Robert Goodin, and he got the name thanks to Kellar Harry. The world fame of Harry Houdini was brought by the ability to get out of any shackles and handcuffs. He always demonstrated his skill on his own. Tied or handcuffed, he always got out of the shackles very quickly. He was hung by his legs, thrown into the river with a 30-kilogram load, he was buried alive in a coffin - he always got out. Harry Houdini was the real star of his time - that is what killed him. One day a young man decided to test his ability to withstand blows to the stomach, but, unfortunately, the great illusionist did not have time to tighten his abdominal muscles and eventually got a ruptured appendicitis. This time he could not get out of the coffin in which he was showing all his tricks.

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The illusionist went down in history as the man who completely made the great legend Harry Houdini. The fact is that the trick with the name The Ambitious Card was never solved by the great maestro. Dai Vernon lived humble life and never became arrogant. The only one he never spoke of with reverence was Harry Houdini.

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Uri built his career on the supernatural and mysticism. He learned to bend spoons with one movement of his hand, but most of all he is remembered for the ability to stop time. It was thanks to him that London Big Ben once stopped, although there is no video confirmation of this. Uri is often accused of fraud by colleagues in the shop, including thanks to the story with Big Ben. Now the magician himself admits that he is tired of his own paranormal fame and wants to be just a "stage illusionist."

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His name is definitely known to everyone and has become a real synonym for the words magician and illusionist. He shows his magic tricks - like real Hollywood multimillion-dollar blockbusters. It was he who passed through the Chinese Wall, got out of the flames, conquered Niagara Falls, "stole" the Statue of Liberty in New York and the plane. He shows his shows with the help of a large team of assistants. David's free time to spend on women and wasting his life.

The most famous representative of the younger generation of magicians. He successfully uses "street magic" and shows the whole world the incredible capabilities of the body. The most famous numbers of David are burial alive in a plastic container, freezing in ice (being in an iceberg, his body temperature reached 33.7 degrees, which equates to clinical hypothermia with irreversible consequences), a 35-hour standing on the top of a 22-meter column, and also imprisonment without food in a box above the surface of the Thames for 44 days.

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Chris has been called one of the most successful illusionists since the great Houdini. A versatile personality, he is not only a magician and illusionist, but also a yogi, stuntman, hypnotist, musician and director. Chris became famous thanks to levitation, walking on water. Dedicated all his life to magic, he now hosts his own television show, has several shops and his own bar-restaurant. In addition, in 2006 he released a book in which he reveals all his secrets.

7 Nicolas-Philippe Ledru (Comus)
Demonstrator physicist who built his illusions on a scientific basis. He became one of the first famous magicians in the world. With his tricks, he entertained both the royal court and the general public. Traveling in Europe brought him immense popularity. A special hall was assigned for him in Paris, where he showed experiments with sound, light, electricity and magnetism. One of the performances that Comeu showed was a robot woman with an artificial hand that recorded the thoughts of other people.

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Emil Teodorovich Hirschfeld-Renard became the founder of a whole dynasty of illusionists. Initially, Emil was attracted not by the circus, but by cinema and theater, and at the age of 26 he became an actor in the theater of miniatures in Moscow. But gradually a circus came into his life, as he did not work there until he came with his tricks to the arena. He came up with his pseudonym thanks to the fallen letter H from the word Kino. Emil also suggested decrypting his pseudonym as “Kiev Known Deceiver”.
A number of tricks that Kio invented are still used by illusionists around the world. In 1960 he became the best illusionist in the world.

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This magician's talent brought him from poverty to wealth. He decapitated the pigeons and swapped their heads, but at the same time the birds came to life - such a master of illusions was the Turin magician. Bartholomew could not live without adventures and therefore joined Napoleon's army during the campaign against Russia, and at the moment when the soldiers robbed their victims, the master cleared their pockets. What led him to exile in Siberia, but this did not discourage him from developing his craft. Having freed himself, the magician conquered many European capitals, and Russia succumbed 30 years later.

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A boy from a simple family, he started out by scamming and selling fake treasure maps and potions. It was with this that the career of the young count began. He owes his name and title to his aunt Vincenza Cagliostro, after whose death he took her name and added the title of count. Calistro claimed that he knew the secret of the philosopher's stone, calmly increased the size of diamonds, or removed cracks from precious stones... The count conducted magic sessions and was in charge of the world about the elixir of immortality.
His adventurous life has become the basis for many novels and films.

Sometime in immemorial antiquity, people realized that manipulation techniques can be used not only to control people, but also for entertainment. The first professional artists, showing card tricks and using various cunning mechanisms for their "miracles", appeared already at medieval fairs. Over time, the skill of illusionism has improved and developed, actively using the achievements of science and technological progress. But at all times, in order to become an illusionist, technical skills and sleight of hand were not enough. A lively mind, an adventurous disposition of character, a craving for discoveries and charisma are the qualities necessary for every future magician. The history of illusionism knows many glorious names, familiar even to people far from magic: Alessandro Cagliostro, Harry Houdini, Igor Kio.

V modern world satiated with technology, special effects and entertainment for all tastes, magic still captures the minds and delights. Eminent illusionists gather huge halls, while not very eminent ones amaze casual spectators on the streets around the world. Until recently, there were no large-scale events in our country where the general public could see and appreciate the performances of various genres of illusionists. "Enough tolerating this!" - decided on the new adventurous entertainment TV channel TRiCK and organized the first television award in Russia for magicians and tricksters. So you can see real miracles and test the strength of the boundaries of reality on TV. Illusionists and tricksters, tricksters and researchers of the subtleties of perception will fight for half a million rubles, the opportunity to make their own TV show and many other prizes. In the meantime, preparations for the award are underway, the site recalls the most mysterious illusionists of our time.

David Copperfield

David Seth Kotkin, whom we all know under the creative pseudonym David Copperfield, and whose piercing gaze from under black eyebrows penetrated more than one girl's heart, was born on September 16, 1956 in Metachen, New Jersey. David began his career as a twelve-year-old teenager, and at 16 he was already teaching magic students at the University of New York.

Fame has come to Copperfield since 1970, when he began appearing on television in various shows. On the rise of popularity, he came up with the idea of ​​creating large-scale illusions, which he began to embody with the disappearance of the plane. Then there was the disappearance of the Statue of Liberty, the passage through the Great Wall of China, the escape from the Alcatraz prison, the fall from Niagara Falls and other incredible performances that brought David worldwide recognition. David Copperfield has entered the Guinness Book of Records 11 times, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was named the most commercially successful magician in history by Forbes magazine.

David Blaine

The name of David Blaine thundered in the late nineties and early 2000s. Many remember the parodies of the famous street magician, where a bearded guy pestered passers-by, hilariously parodying David's gaze. It was that amazing case when the parodist became almost more popular than the original.

David was born in 1973 in Brooklyn, New York. He began to practice street magic since 1997. His show on one of the American channels quickly became popular. From the grandiose performances that he staged, the audience remembered being buried alive in a plastic container, standing for 35 hours on a 22-meter column, freezing in ice, 44 days being imprisoned in a box without food over the Thames surface and holding the breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds. Unfortunately in Lately almost nothing is heard about David Blaine. But maybe he is preparing something incredible for us?

Penn and Teller

Penn and Teller met in April 1974, but have been performing as a duo since the 1980s. Their shows are usually a mixture of humor and magic trick. Penn and Teller specialize in a wide variety of tricks, practical jokes, and fraud exposure. V different time on the stage of their famous show "Fool the Deceiver", where magicians from all over the world try to surprise Penn and Teller, were visited by both the most venerable professionals from the sphere of illusions and various tricks, as well as novice artists.

Participation in the show brought fame to many of them. A special award in the show goes to the one who manages to outwit Penn and Teller. But there are very few of them, because the presenters easily reveal the tricks of any trick. No wonder Penn and Teller have their own star on the Walk of Fame not far from the famous Harry Houdini's star. During their careers, the members of the renowned duo have won numerous awards, such as the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award.

Luc Langevin

The famous Canadian illusionist was born on February 16, 1983 in the small town of Saint-Augustin-de-Demore, Quebec, Canada. From a very young age, the boy was interested in the nature of phenomena and everything that surrounds us. Seeing a magician performing at the age of six, Luke decided exactly who he wanted to become. But since there is still no university where magic was taught due to some misunderstanding, Luke began to study science on his own. At 34, he not only holds a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and a master's degree in optics, but is also preparing a dissertation in biophotonics.

Luc Langevin's skill is based on the deepest scientific knowledge, and, coupled with his brilliant humor and charisma, delights even the most hardened skeptics. The Science of Magic program, hosted by Luke, features over 400 different magic tricks. The most striking of them is the transformation of matter, when a painted object turns into a real one in front of the audience, transparency, when Luke makes a metal ball pass through the glass, levitation, where objects move in the air at the behest of the illusionist. And this is just a small part of the amazing tricks, thought out to the smallest detail, which you want to watch over and over again, puzzling over the solution.

Antonio Diaz

Antonio is a young and incredibly talented magician, winner of the National Illusionist Competition in Spain. His talent manifested itself in early childhood, and by the age of 28 he won the love and recognition of thousands of people in his homeland, but he cannot sit still. Antonio has a dream - to show the trick to one very big skeptic, and that skeptic is Stephen Hawking.

To get to the famous physicist, Antonio overcomes great distances, travels from continent to continent and actually checks the history of six handshakes, simultaneously demonstrating his skills to everyone he meets on his way - ordinary passers-by, actors, musicians, scientists.

Well, the names of those who will be able to press these stars of the world of magic on their Olympus, we will know already on November 21, when the TRiCK Prize super show will take place in the center of Moscow in the best traditions of Las Vegas. Follow the broadcast!

The art of illusion dates back to ancient times. Manipulating human consciousness turned into a brilliant show that both frightened and attracted curious viewers. Everyone wanted to see the future or the past. The word "illusionner" in translation from French means "to mislead." Which magicians are in the top ten?

10 Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragons

9 Harry August Jansen (Dante the Magician)

8 Harry Blackstone Sr.

7 Cyril Takayama

6 Duo Penn and Teller

5 David Blaine

4 "Megic Babe" Ning

3 Chris Angel

2 David Copperfield

1 Harry Houdini

Magic tricks, illusions, performances with disappearance - all this has been fascinating and attracting people's attention for a long time. Paradoxically, even after revealing the secrets of how magical illusions are performed, the audience's delight is no less. All over the world, contests, forums, festivals are held, at which the best illusionists of the world demonstrate their skills. With respect to the inimitable talent of magicians and magicians, we present the top 5 most odious illusionists in the world.

The rating includes those individuals whose names have become household names. They were able to conquer millions of viewers, demonstrating the original numbers of their own authorship. Each of their performances makes you freeze in bewilderment, delight, and sometimes fear. So, on the stage are the most famous illusionists in the world.

1. The consummate Harry Houdini

Namely, the parents named the greatest illusionist of all times and peoples, was born at the end of the 19th century. The craving for magic was born into a family of Hungarian Jews, thanks to the evening entertainment of Eric's siblings. From the age of 10, the future Houdini performed in entertainment establishments.

Gradually, the magician switched from card tricks to numbers that were super-extreme for that time:

• Release from a water tank while his hands were handcuffed.
• He was hung in a sack from the eaves of a skyscraper.
• Houdini passed through brick wall in front of a crowd of thousands.
• Shocked the London public with the disappearance of the elephant.
• He emerged from the bottom of the Thames after being lowered into the water with a 30-kilogram weight tied to his leg.
• He left the locked death row in Butyrka prison.

He died of peritonitis, which provoked a rupture of the appendix. One of Harry Houdini's fans asked him if it was true that his body was capable of withstanding the strongest blows. Thoughtfully, the illusionists nodded back and his fan, being a professional boxer, punched Houdini in the stomach before he could group. The greatest illusionist was killed not by a risky trick, but by the absence of antibiotics, which had not yet been heard of in 1924.

The most "large-scale" illusionist - David Copperfield

The career of this master of illusions began with one card trick that his grandfather showed him. David was 4 years old. Parents, who were Jewish immigrants, supported his hobby and already at the age of 7 he performed on stage, and at 12 he developed his own tricks.

At the age of 16, his skill was already enough to teach students at New York University the art of magic. Widespread popularity gradually began to come after Copperfield became the host of The Magicof ABC. It was the distant 1978 and he only turned 22.

Now the number of tricks and tricks developed and shown totals more than a hundred.

His most mesmerizing and stunning numbers:

• The disappearance of the Eiffel Tower, the plane and the Statue of Liberty. The stunts were shown in front of thousands of viewers and simultaneously broadcast live on multiple channels.
• Escape from America's most guarded prison - Alcatraz.
• Leap from Niagara Falls.
• Liberation from the restraining shirt when the illusionist was suspended at a height of 20 meters by burning ropes.
• Passing through the stone massifs of the Chinese wall.

In all the stunts, there is a huge influence of Harry Houdini, who was Copperfield's idol.

The most "frozen" participant in the rating - David Blaine

... and at the same time the most extravagant in his tricks. was born in 1973 in America. The impetus for the art of card magic and tricks was given by his mother, a Soviet Jew. She showed 7-year-old David simple card tricks.

Television popularity came to him in 1999. And 19 years before that, he managed to conquer North and Central America with his tricks.

He is known for his extreme stunts - they freeze the blood in his veins:

• Burial of the magician in a plastic pipe, which was lowered from the sarcophagus of water. He was buried in the ground. Blaine was in this container for 7 days. All this time, the show was broadcast on rating TV channels.
• Conclusion in an iceberg. Before Blaine, it had never occurred to anyone to freeze themselves in a huge block of ice. The illusionist said that he underwent special training and this will help him stay in a state of suspended animation. The show lasted 62 hours.

• Standing for 32 consecutive hours. This took place at the top of a 22 meter high column.
• David Blaine holds the official record for the longest breath holding underwater - 17 minutes 4 seconds.

Circus Physics Juggling - Emile Kio

Emil Kio became the next link in the dynasty of Soviet illusionists Kio, taking over from his father Emil Teodorovich. Before he came to the world of tricks, he studied an intellectual specialty - an engineer-urban planner. He entered the circus arena as an assistant to his father at the age of 23.

He created more than 100 original magic tricks, which are now in the repertoire of all illusionists in the world. Physics was the source of inspiration for his non-standard numbers.

The most famous tricks of Emile Kio:

• Tossing a rope, which took the form of a pole, and an acrobat stood on top of it.
• A young man and a girl sit in huge balls, they are raised under the dome of the circus, and then lowered. A pair emerges from opposite balls.
• Sawing a woman in a box.

Spoon Bending Master - Uri Geller

Uri Geller is known not only for his tricks, but also for "psychic ambiguity." The Israeli illusionist has always shocked the public with his statements: communication with space and messages from aliens.

Parents became convinced of Uri's talent after he began to stop the mechanical clock and bend spoons on the adjacent tables in the cafe. Until now, scientists argue about the nature of his abilities: some claim that this is an illusion, while others are conducting experiments. In their course, it turned out that Geller can bend metal objects and disable mechanical watches even at a distance of a thousand kilometers.

Studies of bent objects show that deformation occurs due to directed thermal energy, the source of which is Uri Geller. He has an explanation - he conducts cosmic energy through himself. His most amazing performances:

• Stop for the world famous clock at London's iconic Big Ben Tower.
• Bending the spoons.

The secret of the great illusionists

There is no doubt that the ability for tricks and illusions in this "magnificent" five woke up in childhood. The main thing is that they were supported by their parents. Interestingly, all 5 illusionists had Jewish roots. Whether this factor influenced their skill and career is anyone's guess.

The art of illusion dates back to antiquity, when the techniques and techniques of manipulating people's consciousness began to be used not only to control them, but also for entertainment. The word illusion itself comes from the French word "illusionner" which means "to mislead." Below is a list of the top ten illusionists in the world.

Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragons - husband and wife, blowing American illusionists. They are widely known for their numerous international television appearances. And their world famous focus of "metamorphosis" is recognized as the fastest in history. Charlotte is the first woman to receive The Magician of the Year Award from the Magic Castle in the United States.

Harry August Jansen (Dante the Magician)

Harry August Jansen - Born October 3, 1883 in Copenhagen, Denmark and later settled in the United States. Traveled all over the world showing his magic tricks under the stage moniker Dante. It was he who was the first, in all his speeches, to utter the meaningless words "Sim-Sala-Bim", which later many magicians began to use. Died June 15, 1955 at his ranch in California, from heart attack, aged 71. With the death of Dante, the historical period known as the "Golden Age of Magic" ended. It is undeniable that Jansen was at one time the greatest magician in the world.

Harry Blackstone Sr. is a famous magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Born September 27, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois. Started his career back in adolescence, and by the end of the 30s he became one of the best illusionists in America. During World War II, he often performed in front of American soldiers. He died in November 1965 at the age of 80. His son Harry Blackstone Jr. also became a famous illusionist.

Cyril Takayama

Cyril Takayama is an American-Japanese illusionist widely known in Japan. Born September 27, 1973 and raised in Los Angeles, California. Takayama became interested in magic when he was six years old, and at the age of 15 joined the junior team at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Since 2005, it has become more and more popular in the world thanks to the Internet. In 2007 at The Magic Woods Awards he won first place in the "Best Magician" category.

In sixth place on the list of the top ten magicians in the world is the duo Penn and Teller (Penn Gillett and Teller) - American illusionists who have performed together since the late 1970s. Known for their combination of humor and magic. On April 5, 2013, they were awarded the 2494th Star of Fame on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their star is not far from the star of legendary illusionist Harry Houdini.

David Blaine White is a famous American illusionist who became famous for his "Street Magic". Born April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York. Since 1997, he began to engage in street magic, periodically showing more grandiose wonders, including "Dizziness", "Burial" and so on. Immediately became very popular. He owns several world records, among them - 17 minutes and 4 seconds under water without air.

Ning Cai is a famous Singaporean illusionist who has been called "the sexiest woman in the world of magic." Ning's interest in illusion was sparked by David Copperfield's televised show. And also she did not like the fact that in the representations of illusionists, women play only a passive role (assistants). Today "Magic Babe" together with their partner illusionist J C Sum (Sum Jan-chung) are very popular all over Asia. The duo holds a world record - in 2009 they performed 15 great illusions in 5 minutes.

The record itself:

Chris Angel

Chris Angel is an American stuntman, magician, hypnotist and musician. He became interested in magic at the age of 6 after his aunt taught him the card trick. After leaving school, he decided to study magic professionally. He performed such tricks as: walking on water, levitation surrounded by a dozen people, the disappearance of the New York Statue of Liberty, etc. He hosts his own show Criss Angel Mindfreak (in Russia “The Magic of Criss Angel”).

David Seth Kotkin is better known by his pseudonym David Copperfield, a famous American illusionist and hypnotist, who was born on September 16, 1956 in Metachen, New Jersey, USA. He began his career at the age of 12, and at the age of 16 he taught a "magic course" at the University of New York. Since 1970, he has been widely known throughout the world for his numerous television appearances. During his career, David has been included in the Guinness Book of Records 11 times, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was also recognized by Forbes magazine as the most commercially successful magician in history.

Eric Weiss is a famous American illusionist, hypnotist, famous for his complex tricks with escapes and liberation, as well as exposing charlatans. Born March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary to a Jewish family, and at the age of four he emigrated to the United States. Harry Houdini started doing stunts when he was just 10 years old. In 1892 he took the pseudonym Houdini in honor of the French magician Robert-Gooden and initially toured the United States with his brother. Soon he became famous all over the world. With age, Houdini's tricks became more and more difficult. Even after a successful performance, he was hospitalized more than once. In the last decade of his career, Harry Houdini wrote a number of books in which he revealed the secrets of his craft. The best magician in history died on October 31, 1926. The circumstances of his death are shrouded in mystery.