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You have seen Mark Bennick on The CW’s Hit TV Show ‘Masters of Illusions’, History Channel’s HIT show ‘Pawn Stars’ and HBO’s ‘Showtime at The Apollo’
Mark has performed around the world, across 4 continents in 10 countries . Now is your chance to see him Live!!!
Chris Funk has spent the last 15 years traveling the world, performing for theatres, cruise ships and TV. From NBC’s America’s Got Talent, FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen, CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Masters of Illusion as well as Syfy’s Wizard Wars, this magician’s unique approach to magic has garnered him performances at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood and Tropicana casinos. Whether it’s Sri Lanka, Chile, LA, NY, Las Vegas, the middle of the ocean, or the Midwest, Chris’ show has garnered standing ovations and a reputation for excellence.
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT – SIMON COWELL: “BEST MAGICIAN we’ve had on the show so far! I’ve NEVER seen anything like that!”
DISNEY: “Absolutely FANTASTIC!”
CBC: “HEAD-SCRATCHING MAGIC!”
PENN & TELLER: “There’s a WILDNESS and beauty to Chris Funk’s daft and funny presence that we – and the audiences we’ve seen him with – find IRRESISTIBLE.” PENN & TELLER
Two-time “Comedy Magician of the Year!”, CHIPPER LOWELL, has toured around the world for the last two decades to rave reviews. His performances are a high-energy blend of original, cutting-edge magic, hilarious one-liners, and a roller-coaster of rapid-fire adlibs & razor-sharp wit.
Chipper has also been nominated three times for “Stage Magician of the Year!”by the Academy of Magical Arts (aka The Magic Castle in Hollywood), and was honored to receive the award for “Specialty Act of the Year”, and the prestigious Senator Crandall award for “Excellence in Comedy Magic.” He was also named as one of the “Top Funniest Magicians Performing Today!” by Magic Magazine.
His television appearances include The Tonight Show, Disney Channel, America’s Funniest People, Christmas Magic, Don’t Blink!, The MDA Telethon, Street Magic, Empty Nest, General Hospital, Show Me The Funny!, and all NINE seasons of the popular Masters Of Illusion series on the CW network.
He has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and England.
Chipper’s unique magic, jaw-dropping mentalism, and side-splitting audience interactions will have you rolling in the aisles. The Sacramento Bee calls him “Delightfully Funny!” and BroadwayWorld.com put it best: “His magic was truly inspired, and he had everyone in the theater laughing hysterically!”
Spending his summers just miles from the strip in Atlantic City, he saw every magic show in the area and was intent to master each trick and illusion on his own. It was not long until he had his own acclaimed show, Wonder, premiering at Bally’s in Atlantic City and he has been performing at the highest level ever since.
Turco made his national television debut in 2011 on NBC’s America’s Got Talent and since then has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family, The CW’s Hollywood Christmas Parade, REELZ’s Extreme Escapes, Pop TV’s Don’t Blink, the international series La Grande Magia, and more.
Outside of television, Turco headlined his own show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, where he brought a little bit of Jersey flare to the strip. He created new illusions specifically for that stage and collaborated with Dancing with the Stars pro Lacey Schwimmer to bring cutting edge choreography to the show, setting the bar high for the type of experience fans have come to love.
The press describes him as “a natural born talent… a true success story,” and he does not plan on stopping any time soon. He can currently be seen in the live tour of Masters of Illusion, the international stage show, which he has been apart of for 8 years. Likewise, he has been a featured performer on the CW’s television version of show, now going into its eighth season. When he’s not touring, Turco and his team produce a series of shows for theme parks across the US.
Almost four years ago, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and is currently working with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on bringing awareness and fundraising for a cure. Michael is a Member of the Society of American Magicians, International Brotherhood of Magicians and acclaimed Academy of Magical Arts. He is also a Goodwill Ambassador for Distressed Children and Infants International.
He is the youngest performer to ever receive a Performing Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts (the governing body of the Magic Castle). He is the Grand Master of Grand Illusion: Jonathan Pendragon.
At the turn of the millennium, MAGIC magazine created a list of the 100 most influential people in the history of 20th Century magic. The list included Harry Houdini as well as more contemporary artists. Jonathan was one of only a handful of current performers named. David Copperfield said that “When the history of magic is written, Jonathan Pendragon will be remembered as one of its most creative performers.” Siegfried (of Siegfried and Roy) declared him a “Genius!” International magicians from Hans Klok to Criss Angel have identified Jonathan as one of their greatest influences.
Jonathan is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine with a degree in Theater, and it was there that he began to develop his trademark highly-physical performance style. Immediately following graduation, he found work in the film industry as both an actor and a stuntman. Jonathan’s gift for Illusion put him both in front of and behind the camera. Creating the famous “back handsprings down the church aisle” scene in THE BLUES BROTHERS, Jonathan worked with director John Landis and actor John Belushi to create the illusion that it was actually Belushi doing the tumbling. He worked several years for CIRCUS OF THE STARS, teaching and performing with actors like William Shatner.
Beginning in the early 80s, Jonathan began to develop a wholly unique form of magic, “Physical Grand Illusion.” This style of Illusion put the emphasis on the physical performance instead of the prop. At a time when magician after magician presented larger and larger illusions on television, some of which were elaborate camera tricks, Jonathan wowed international audiences with illusions based on years of physical training, including dance, gymnastics, and martial arts. He created The Pendragons, an illusion team who were as spectacular in their appearance and movement as anything they presented. Metamorphosis, their most famous illusion, involved a split-second transposition that would have fooled Houdini (the illusion’s inventor), according to the 2005 50th Anniversary Edition of the GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.
Many of today’s most popular illusions were invented by Jonathan Pendragon: including Clearly Impossible, the most deceptive “sawing a woman in half” illusion ever invented, and the Fire Cage, the most popular assistant production in the world. He created and staged the opening illusion for Norman Jewison’s film BOGUS, and designed effects presented by the most famous names in magic.
Jonathan Pendragon’s work in the field of magic has encompassed everything from street magic to the largest illusion ever presented on stage (vanishing 25 showgirls for the TV special WORLD’S GREATEST MAGIC). He has written books on the philosophy of the art, and lectured internationally. He was twice named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts, and has won the Grand Prix de Magique de Monte Carlo. The World Magic Awards has twice named him Best Illusionist and, in 2000, Magician of the Year.
Jonathan appeared in at least 14 prime time network television specials in the United States, and starred in the most elaborate magic special ever filmed: DISNEY’S NIGHT OF MAGIC, shot in Disneyland Paris. He has performed on television in approximately 50 countries around the world, and graced the stages of the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the Palladium in London, the Olympia in Paris, the Wintergarten in Berlin, the Theater an der Wein in Vienna, the Toledo Opera in Spain, the Beijing Opera House in China, and the Music Hall in Cincinnati, where he created an evening of illusion presented in front of a symphony orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel (a performance which was repeated at the Detroit Opera House). He gave a special performance at the foot of Mt. Fuji, in Japan, which was broadcast all over the country. Recently he appears regularly on three different magic television series, showcasing his versatility and skill in multiple styles: MASTERS OF ILLUSION on the CW network, DON’T BLINK on the Pop Channel, and EXTREME ESCAPES, on Reelz. Since January 2014 he has been a regular bi-monthly columnist for Genii Magazine.
Today Jonathan Pendragon is revered in the art of Grand Illusion. He continues to travel the world, often touring with MASTERS OF ILLUSION LIVE, creating new magic as well as performing many of his classic effects, his performances garnering praise from a wide spectrum of luminaries outside of the magic world, including Stephen Hawking, Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, and Neil Gaiman (who described him as a “magical person”). Once Ray Bradbury, after witnessing a performance by Jonathan, exclaimed “Remarkable!” Jonathan has transcended the line between art and life, between illusion and reality. When asked by USA TODAY how he wished to be remembered, Jonathan replied “As a myth.”
As a result of his jaw-dropping performances on multiple record-breaking international tours, numerous network television appearances and some of the most underground viral videos to ever plague the Internet, his legion of hundreds of thousands of dedicated fans span world-wide.
Combining the art of magic with the macabre, his totally unique and edgy illusions initially capture the imagination of crowds across the globe. But it is his unhinged, shockingly eccentric humor and audience interaction that makes his live show a truly unique experience that has been dubbed, “Totally icky, yet totally awesome”, “…Left me laughing to tears. The cynical Alice Cooper of Magic”, and one that “Has audiences laughing and shuddering in equal measure”.
From receiving numerous awards and honors for his performances such as “Most Original Magic” and “Most Cutting-Edge Mgaic” to sky-rocketing ratings on America’s Got Talent, Germany’s hit series Das SuperTalent, The Today Show, TLC’s Cake Boss, Penn & Teller Fool Us, Masters of Illusion and more to selling out countless performance venues around the world, Dan Sperry presents a magic show for people who love magic shows but an even better show for people who hate magic shows.
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