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Nate Staniforth
Nathan William Staniforth is an American Magic (illusion), magician. He is best known as one of the magicians in season 2 of the Discovery Channel show ''Breaking Magic''. Early life Staniforth was born in 1982 to Arthur and Jayne Staniforth. His Staniforth family has links to Quebec, and are originally from the United Kingdom. Growing up in Ames, Iowa, he attended Ames High School, graduating in 2001. He graduated with a B.A in History and Religion from the University of Iowa and then began working as a magician in Los Angeles before touring the country. Career He grew up performing in local venues around Iowa, and soon caught media attention. In 2016, he appeared on the ITV (TV network), ITV series ''The Next Great Magician'' where he performed with the cast from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical), ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' musical That same year he appeared on Harry Connick Jr's television talk show ''Harry (talk show), Harry''. The following year he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (illusion)
Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It is to be distinguished from paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world. Modern entertainment magic, as pioneered by 19th-century magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, has become a popular theatrical art form. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, magicians such as Maskelyne and Devant, Howard Thurston, Harry Kellar, and Harry Houdini achieved widespread commercial success during what has become known as "the Golden Age of Magic." During this period, performance magic became a staple of Broadway theatre, vaudeville, and music halls. Magic retained its popularity in the television age, with magicians such as Paul Daniels, David Copperfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Galea
James Galea is an Australian illusionist, magician and actor based in Sydney and Los Angeles. Early life and education Galea was introduced to the art of magic (illusion), magic at the age of 14. He spent most of his youth studying sleight of hand magic, practicing for eight hours a day. He also attended Marcellin College Randwick, graduating in 1998. Career In 1999, at age 18, Galea performed at James Packer, James Packer's first wedding. That same year also saw him open his own stage show in Japan. In 2002, Galea became the Australian Close-Up Magic Champion. In 2005 and 2006, Galea headlined venues, including the famed The Magic Castle, Magic Castle in Hollywood and the Flamingo Las Vegas, Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. On returning from the United States, Galea filmed a six-part series for the Nine Network titled ''Urban Magic''. After a chance meeting in 2007, Galea teamed up with writer, actor, and director Nicholas Hammond to co-write the play ''Lying Cheating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Today
''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virginia. Its newspaper is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. The paper's dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide through its use of concise reports, colorized images, Infographic, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features. With an average print circulation of 159,233 as of 2022, a digital-only subscriber base of 504,000 as of 2019, and an approximate daily readership of 2.6 million, ''USA Today'' is ranked as the first by circulation on the list of newspapers in the United States. It has been shown to maintain a generally center-left audience, in regards to political persuasion. ''US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa City Press-Citizen
The ''Iowa City Press-Citizen'' is a daily newspaper published in Iowa City, Iowa, United States that serves most of Johnson County and portions of surrounding counties. Its primary competitors are ''The Gazette'' of Cedar Rapids, which has a news bureau in Iowa City, and ''The Daily Iowan'', the University of Iowa's student newspaper. History The ''Press-Citizen'' was formed in 1920 from the merger of two newspapers: the Democratic ''Iowa State Press'', founded in 1860, and the Republican ''Iowa City Citizen'', founded in 1891. Merritt Spiedel bought the ''Press-Citizen'' in 1921; Spiedel's company merged with the Gannett Company in 1977. In 1937, Spiedel hired architect Henry L. Fisk as consulting architect for a new Streamline Moderne style building for the paper. Located at 319 E. Washington Street, the building also housed a mural by artist Mildred W. Pelzer, ''Symphony of Iowa''. In 1966, the mural was restored by Forrest Bailey, who was commissioned by Richard Feddersen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC7 Chicago
WLS-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, airing programming from the American Broadcasting Company, ABC network. owned-and-operated station, Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on State Street (Chicago), North State Street in the Chicago Loop, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower. History WENR-TV (1948–1953) The station first signed on the air on September 17, 1948, as WENR-TV. It was the third television station to sign on in the Chicago market behind WGN-TV (channel 9), which debuted six months earlier in April, and WBKB (channel 4), which changed from an experimental station to a commercial operation in September 1946. As one of the original ABC-owned stations on channel 7, it was the second station to begin operations after WABC-TV, New York City, and before WXYZ-TV, Detroit, KGO-TV, San Francisco and KABC-TV, Los Angeles. The station's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
