David Blaine was born in Brooklyn, New York to a school teacher, Patrice Maureen White and a Vietnam veteran, William Perez. He was raised by his single mother who was of Russian Jewish origin. He attended many different schools in Brooklyn. At the age of 10, David Blaine's mother married John Bukalo and they moved to New Jersey. He attended Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls. He has a half-brother named Michael James Bukalo.
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Criss Angel was born on December 19, 1967, raised on East Meadow, Long Island, New York and is of Greek descent. Angel grew up loving music, had a love for playing drums, and has always had an interest in magic. Criss Angel first became interested in magic at the age of 6, when his Aunt Stella showed him a magic trick. Two of his biggest magic influences are Harry Houdini and Aldo Richiardi.As a teenager, Angel performed at birthday parties, at night clubs, at home to entertain his family, and at private events. Early in his magic career, magician James Randi designed Angel's professional business card.The first person who actually taught him the art of magic was Ian Wagner.
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Steve Frayne grew up on Bradford's notorious Delph Hill Estate, one of the most violent and deprived estates in the north of England. Steve Frayne first learnt magic tricks from his grandfather, wanting to innovate Steve Frayne combined elements of hip hop culture into his magic routines. As word spread about his magic tricks to soon found himself performing on the celebrity circuit for stars like Paris Hilton and Busta Rhymes. Soon notoriety of his magic garnered enough attention to release a DVD called Concrete Underground.Read more...
Cyril Takayama (cousin of Liam Takayama) (born 1973) is an American illusionist, born and raised in Hollywood, California, USA. He is perhaps best known for his street magic performances in Japan. Cyril became interested in magic when he was 7 years old, when he went to a magic show in Las Vegas where he saw a guest magician levitate a woman and cut himself in half. The first time Cyril ever performed magic in front of people was during his school's talent show. At the age of 12, he entered the junior program at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.Some of Cyril's signature tricks include the hamburger in the menu trick, having his head fall off his shoulders, and the card in the window trick. Read more...
The world's most famous magician, Harry Houdini was born as Ehrich Weisz in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874. His father, Mayer Samuel Weisz, was a religious scholar and teacher, who moved his family to Appleton, Wisconsin when Houdini was two years old. Times were difficult for the Weisz family, and they were required to move many times to avoid the bill collectors. Because of the family's financial situation, all of the children began to work at an early age. Read more...
