Dan Sperry
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At the age of four, Sperry went to see illusionist David Copperfield with his grandparents. At the age of 10 he performed his first show in front of an audience at a hometown picnic in rural Minnesota.
He began to perform at parties including a private party for Johnny Depp's children, universities, and festivals. At the age of 17 he was one of the youngest illusionists to headline the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California and multiple appearances on the TV series Masters of Illusion. Sperry was also the youngest illusionist featured in "The World’s Greatest Magic Show" for three years in Las Vegas and is the only illusionist to ever be awarded the title of most original magician on FOX’s World Magic Awards.
Sperry defines himself as an anti-conjuror, which in his own words is best described as a conjuror or "magician" that goes against the common trend of ostentation in magic.
After spending several years touring throughout Canada, Greece, Italy and numerous other destinations, Sperry appeared on season five of NBC's America’s Got Talent in early 2010. He received more than one million views on YouTube.
In October 2010 Sperry headlined at Fright Dome, a Las Vegas Halloween attraction for one month. Sperry returned to Fright Dome in 2011 to host the grand opening weekend with special performances.
Sperry now lives in New York City and performs in a solo headlining engagement "MAGIC SHOW" in the theater district of Times Square.
Sperry is currently touring around the world with the show titled "The Illusionists" billed as the most spectacular show in the world. He was one of the original 7 magicians who performed with the show and has been with the show ever since its premier in Sydney in 2012.[1]
Shows and prizes
- The Magic Castle (2002) - title "youngest illusionist"; he is the youngest member
- World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas (2002) - Award "International Champion"
- World Magic Awards - winner of "Best Original Cabaret Magician" and "Most Original Magician"
- International Brotherhood of Magicians - 3-time winner of "Award of Merit"
- World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas - "Gold Medal Stage Magic Champion" and winner of the "Lance Burton Award"
- The World's Greatest Magic - for 5 years in Las Vegas; youngest illusionist.
- America's Got Talent (2010) - was in finale
- Masters of Illusion - TV-show
- Das Supertalent (2012) - is in finale (finished 3rd place)
- The Illusionists - member of the regular tour
- Magic No Longer Sucks - Award-winning Off-Broadway show since many years on New York Times Square
- What Now - Guest Star - May 2013
- "Breakfast"[disambiguation needed] - Guest star - May 2013
External links
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/8652374/Magic-doesn-t-suck-anymore-honest
