Michael Vincent (born Michael Vincent Louis; 14 February 1964) is a British
magician. He won
The Magic Circle's Close-up Magician of the Year award three times (1983, 1991 and 2003).
Biography
He first became interested in magic in 1970, after watching magicians
David Nixon,
Doug Henning
Douglas James Henning (May 3, 1947 – February 7, 2000) was a Canadian magician, illusionist, escape artist and politician.
Early life
Henning was born in the Fort Garry district of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Henning became interested in magi ...
,
Fred Kaps and
Slydini
Tony Slydini (September 1, 1900, Foggia, Italy – January 15, 1991), known as Slydini, was a magician known for close-up artistry magic. His public performances and lectures to other magicians inspired Doug Henning, Dick Cavett, Bill Bixby, ...
perform on television. He was later mentored by escapologist and magician
Alan Alan
Alan Alan (born Alan Rabinowitz, 30 November 1926 – 4 July 2014) was a British escapologist and magician. He originated tricks that have subsequently become familiar features of the repertoire of other performers and he was honoured by T ...
and studied with Slydini for 4 days. In an interview with DMC, Michael is quoted as saying, "This happened over a four day period. Never saw him again." "In that week, it was a mixture of Dingle, time at Harry Lorayne's place, time with Slydini, time with Richard Kauffman."
In 2001 Vincent was hired by
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's London boroughs, 32 boroughs. Its name derives from the location of the original ...
to give a course to 20 top police chiefs involving the use of magic tricks to demonstrate communication skills.
He performed at Hollywood's
Magic Castle
The Magic Castle is a performance venue, restaurant, and clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts for magicians and magic enthusiasts in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, United States. The Academy was started in 1952 by ...
in 2003, and his television appearances have included, ''
Jim'll Fix It
''Jim'll Fix It'' is a British television series broadcast by the BBC, presented by Jimmy Savile and running for almost two decades, between May 1975 and July 1994. Devised by Bill Cotton, the show encouraged children to write a letter to Savi ...
'', ''
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
''The Paul Daniels Magic Show'' was a British magic show presented by entertainer and magician Paul Daniels that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994. Daniels' assistant throughout the series was Debbie McGee
Debra Ann McGee (born 3 ...
'', Test the Nation (
BBC 1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includ ...
) and ''Heroes of Magic - A Century of Wonder'' (
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
)
In 2011 Vincent suffered from sudden overnight hearing loss leaving him partially deaf.
References
Sources
*Bennetto, Jason
"Police hire magician to teach them some new tricks" ''
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...
'', 28 April 2001. Accessed via subscription.
*Calvi, Nuala
Features: Michael Vincent ''
The Stage
''The Stage'' is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry and particularly theatre. Founded in 1880, ''The Stage'' contains news, reviews, opinion, features, and recruitment advertising, mainly directed at thos ...
'', 8 July 2005
*Clinton, Jane
"A new trick to cure illness" ''
The Express on Sunday
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first ...
'', 10 December 2006. Accessed via subscription.
*''
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was found ...
''
"Magician shows top police how to network" 13 June 2001.
*Davis, Mandy
''Magic Week'', December 2003.
*Dawes, Edwin A. and Bailey, Michael (eds.)
''Circle Without End: The Magic Circle 1905 - 2005'' Jeremy Mills Publishing, 2005,
*James, Julian (AIMC), "Interview with Michael Vincent", ''The Magic Circular'' (magazine of
The Magic Circle), March/April 2002.
*''
The Voice'', "The Magic Touch: Michael Vincent left the Post Office for showbusiness", 18 April 2004.
*Tiberio Álvarez Echeverri, E. ('Maqroll el Magiero'), , ''Ilusiones'', reprinted with permission on ''Portal de Magia'', February 2009 (in Spanish).
External links
Michael Vincent MagicVincent AcademyMichael Vincent's YouTube ChannelTikTokInstagramDiscordTwitterLOST IN THE SHUFFLESociety of American Magicians Hall of Fame
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British magicians
1964 births
Living people