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Release. November 24, 1997. ( 1997-11-24) –. February 21, 2009. ( 2009-02-21) Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is a series of television shows in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained. In its original incarnation there were four shows in 1997–1998 and a special in 2002 ...
2) Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is an American sports drama television series created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht for HBO, based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman. The first season, comprising 10 episodes, chronicles the 1980s Showtime era of the Los ...
Murray SawChuck. Murray John Sawchuck (born November 25, 1973, [1] stage name Murray SawChuck) is a stage illusionist, magician, comedian, actor, and host. Based in Las Vegas, SawChuck has dubbed himself "The ' Dennis the Menace ' of Magic," and his shows often consist of a blend of "comical mishaps" that result in illusions and magic tricks. [2]
March 17, 1973. ( 1973-03-17) –. April 15, 1974. ( 1974-04-15) The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was named ...
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning . Produced by Edgar Lansbury , Joseph Beruh , and Ivan Reitman , it opened on Broadway on May 28, 1974 at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, and ran for 1,920 performances, closing on December 31, 1978.
Mark Wilson (magician) James Mark Wilson (April 11, 1929 – January 19, 2021), known professionally as Mark Wilson, was an American magician and author. He was widely credited as the first major television magician, and in the process established the viability of illusion shows as a television format. [1]
Dick Williams (magician) Dick Williams (17 July 1927 – 10 July 2020) was a television and radio presenter and magician who holds the Guinness World Record for hosting the longest-running television magic show in the world. Under the name "Mr. Magic" he presented the show Magicland on WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1966 until his ...
The World's Greatest Magic was a series of American television specials showcasing magic acts. [1] The first of five shows was broadcast by NBC in 1994, and continued with annual editions through 1998. These shows were most often first telecast during the Thanksgiving holidays when special programming would occur. [2]