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vinsmagic![]() Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10843 Posts ![]() |
Several names come to mind: Orson Wells Milton Berle, Chester Morris..to name a few.
some a vinny |
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stevehw![]() Veteran user Collinsville, Mississippi 303 Posts ![]() |
Johnny Carson, Steve Martin....
I think Bill Bixby, Dick Cavette and Cary Grant also may have been magicians too. I know they had a lot of envolvement with it. I also heard that Rita Hayworth was a pretty good magician, hanging out with Orson Wells and the gang at the Chavez College of Magic. Steve |
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Peter Loughran![]() V.I.P. Ontario, Canada 2683 Posts ![]() |
Sadly enough Ed Alonzo was frequently on Saved By the Bell. And who can forget Harry Anderson on Night Court. Oh and wasn't Channing Pollock an actor also??
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Peter Marucci![]() Inner circle 5389 Posts ![]() |
And please don't forget Carl Ballantine!
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hat trick![]() New user 53 Posts ![]() |
Also, Milton Berle and Tony Curtis.
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vinsmagic![]() Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10843 Posts ![]() |
Peter, was Carl Ballantine the Amazing Ballantine that did comedy magic and later played on TV show McHales Navy? I'm not sure.
BTW, Peter did you get the warped and restored trick I sent? vinny |
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Peter Marucci![]() Inner circle 5389 Posts ![]() |
Vinny,
That is, indeed, the same Carl Ballantine. He was also guest of honor at the IBM convention in San Diego this year. And, yes, I just got your tapes. Went through them quickly but haven't had a chance to really study them. Your handling of Card Warp, though, is beautiful. And the wrist change is amazing! ![]() |
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Mr. Ed![]() Veteran user California 337 Posts ![]() |
Jason Alexander, who was George on Seinfeld, is supposed to be very good as well.
He who laughs, lasts.
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vinsmagic![]() Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10843 Posts ![]() |
My wife told me Vinny Testerverde of the New York Jets is an amateur magician.
Thought I might add this piece of information. vinny |
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Jim Davis![]() Special user What is....? Utah 945 Posts ![]() |
What about Jim Varney? (AKA Ernest?) I thought I heard he was a magish? We also can't forget John Denver.
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Lyndel![]() Inner circle wrote the theme to the TV show COPS! 1623 Posts ![]() |
Aresenio Hall was an accomplished magician as well.
I've seen a very young Arsenio in a promo picture producing a dove! Lyndel ![]() |
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Sariel![]() Loyal user 258 Posts ![]() |
Wasn't Gene Grant an actor/magician also?
I remember hearing something about that... |
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Mark Ennis![]() Inner circle Raleigh, NC 1030 Posts ![]() |
"My wife told me Vinny Testerverde of the New York Jets is a amateur magician.
Thought I might add this piece of information" She is correct. Steve Martin did some stuff too.
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Paul![]() Inner circle A good lecturer at your service! 4399 Posts ![]() |
Steve Martin as a young man performed magic at Disney. He later developed his Flydini act
![]() From the old days movie comedian Harold Lloyd was a magician as was actress Barbara Stanwick,(they both have tricks in The Jinx magazine!) |
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Dorian Rhodell![]() Inner circle San Francisco, CA. 1633 Posts ![]() |
Here's some names...
Don Knotts Orson Welles Steve Martin Tony Curtis Cary Grant Walt Disney Johnny Carson Paul White a.k.a. The Big Show (pro wrestler) Michael Jackson Harry Anderson Muhammed Ali Lou Derman Dom Delouise These are just some of the names that I am aware of that were or are active to some degree in magic. I would love to know more. Take care, Dorian Rhodell |
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Donny Orbit![]() Special user 944 Posts ![]() |
I don't know of too many more than Dorian has already posted, but I think Mel Gibson is a big fan of the magical arts. Also, just to piggyback off of what Dorian said, the wrestler's name is Paul Write. Although I didn't know he was a magician...
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vinsmagic![]() Eternal Order sleeping with the fishes... 10843 Posts ![]() |
The Marx brothers, was Harpo Marx a magician?
And what about Jackie Gleason? These are two more name that I heard were into magic. |
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Necromancer![]() Inner circle Chicago 3063 Posts ![]() |
Wow, could this thread get any geekier?
![]() A couple more names for the list: Tom Cruise (witness his CD palm in Mission Impossible, taught by Shaxon); Shari Lewis (puppeteer, whose father was a professional magician); and a definite confirmation of Bill Bixby (who played the title character in a suspenseful magic whodunit series of the 70s, The Magician, whose Technical Director was Mark Wilson). Yes, Channing Pollock was also an actor. (Aren't we all?) I believe he starred in a movie called Judex. But if we get into that area (magicians who act vs. performers who magish) we'll likely be here all day. On Max Maven's site, he even confesses to an appearance as a driving instructor on Mork & Mindy. This just in: I understand that Madonna will be getting into magic next week, but should be onto something else in a month or so.
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Marduke Kurios![]() Veteran user Vancouver, Canada 316 Posts ![]() |
I sold some magic to George Segal about 10 years ago. He was in town doing a play. He loved the funny stuff. (Remember his movies King Rat or Fun with Dick and Jane?)
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prospero![]() Special user Elsewhere 572 Posts ![]() |
Apparently Val Kilmer is into coin stuff... who knew?
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