Emil Teodorovich Kio (né Emil Teodorovich Girshfeld-Renard) (russian: Эмиль Теодорович Кио, Эмиль Теодорович Гиршфельд-Ренард; 11 April 1894 – 19 December 1965) was

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

illusionist 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 ...

,Emil Teodorovich Kio

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...

. His sons,

Igor Kio Igor Emilievich Kio (né Igor Emilievich Hirschfeld-Renard) (13 March 1944 – 30 August 2006) was a Russian illusionist with the Russian State Circus (Росгосцирк). Born Igor Emilievich Hirschfeld-Renard, He was the son of the legendary m ...

and Emil Kio, Jr., became famous Soviet magicians as well.

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1894 births 1965 deaths Artists from Moscow Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian magicians Soviet magicians {{Russia-artist-stub Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery