Ed Alonzo (born July 26, 1968) is an American comedian,

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, and professional magician.

Acting career

Alonzo had roles on ''

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'' (20 episodes between 1989–1990), ''

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'' and '' Totally Hidden Video''. He also had guest starring roles on ''

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'', '' Murphy Brown'', and ''

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''. Alonzo performed a special daily show incorporating his comedy and magic at California's Great America. Alonzo has also performed for

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, Valleyfair!, and

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, and appeared on one episode of Cycle 11's ''

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''. In 2009 he worked with Britney Spears to create illusions for her 2009

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tour. He also had a role on '' How I Met Your Mother'' as a security guard, and appeared in an episode of ''

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'' as a magician named Kaiser Mayhem. Alonzo was one of the magicians working on

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's This Is It concerts as part of Jackson's crew in the rehearsal which took place the night before Jackson's death on June 25, 2009. He has also worked with Britney Spears, Katy Perry, and magician

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. He also has a show at Knotts Halloween Haunt called Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem. At

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in Mason, Ohio, he performed his show Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem both summers of 2012 and 2013. He performed as part of

Halloween Haunt for the Haunt seasons of 2014, 2015 and again performed in the 2016 season at the Tivoli Theatre. Alonzo reprised his role as Max the magician/owner of Max's Diner in the reboot/sequel ''

'' television series on

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streaming network.

Awards

*The

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Junior Achievement Award (1982) *The Academy of Magical Arts Stage Magician of the Year (1999, 2000) *The Academy of Magical Arts Comedy Magician of the Year (2005, 2006) *The Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year (2009)

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alonzo, Ed American male actors of Mexican descent American magicians American male comedians American male television actors 1968 births Living people 21st-century American comedians Academy of Magical Arts Junior Achievement Award winners Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year winners Academy of Magical Arts Stage Magician of the Year winners