Arthur Trace (born Arthur Tracz December 4, 1979) is an American
magician
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His career started to flourish in 2005 when the
International Brotherhood of Magicians
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gave him their highest honor, The Gold Medal International Award of Excellence.
The following year he became a
FISM World Championship of Magic Award Winner
and that led to many international performance opportunities, such as performing for
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
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at The Princess Grace Theatre and appearing multiple times on the French television show ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde.''
Trace also appeared on The World Magic Awards television special and on
Masters of Illusion.
More recently, he was a featured act at the Wintergarten Theatre in Berlin and produced and starred in his own show onboard
The Queen Mary
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. He currently tours with his show ''The Artful Deceiver'', which is also his
tagline
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In addition to being a performer, Trace is an inventor of magic. His effects are published in various magician periodicals. He is also known to occasionally lecture at
magic conventions
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.
He lives in
Los Angeles
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, California.
Early life
Trace was born in
Krakow, Poland. His parents immigrated to America in order to escape
communism
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when he was two years old. He grew up in the Northwest Suburbs of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, Illinois and later went on to study
advertising
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at the
University of Illinois
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where he graduated in 2001.
Awards and nominations
* 2005 Gold Medal, International Brotherhood of Magicians (Award)
* 2005 First Place, International Brotherhood of Magicians (Award)
* 2005 People's Choice, International Brotherhood of Magicians (Award)
* 2006 FISM Winner - 3rd Place in Manipulation (Award)
* 2006 Prix Marc Klasser, Monte Carlo Magic Stars (Award)
* 2007 Neil Foster - Bill Baird Award for Excellence in Manipulation (Award)
* 2007 Best Male Cabaret Magic, World Magic Awards (Award)
* 2007 2nd Runner Up, The Genting International Magic Festival (Award)
* 2009 Bronze Lion Award, China Wuqiao International Circus Festival (Award)
* 2015 Stage Magician of The Year, Academy of Magical Arts (Nomination)
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References
External links
Official Website
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1979 births
American magicians
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