Scott Arbuthnot (born August 4, 1961) is an American
magician
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
who specializes in escape-artist feats and grand illusions.
He is a third-generation magician. At 17, Scott answered an audition posting for the movie ''
Ragtime'' and got the job to re-create
Houdini's stunt of escaping from a
straitjacket
A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical use is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others. Once the wearer slides their arms into the ...
while dangling upside-down over the streets of New York City. He was a protégé of one of world's foremost escapists,
James Randi, and joined him for his first world tour, celebrating his 18th birthday in Sydney, Australia. While in Australia, Interrante appeared with
James Randi in the film ''Explorer'' and assisted in public paranormal challenges in an effort to give away US$100,000 to anyone who could produce such pre-determined paranormal events under fair and supervised conditions. Interrante has won awards from the
Society of American Magicians, the
International Brotherhood of Magicians and the
International Magicians Society.
References
1961 births
American magicians
Living people
Escapologists
Place of birth missing (living people)
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