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Hans Moretti

Hans Moretti was a German FISM winning mentalist, as well as part of an illusion team with his wife Helga known as The Morettis.

In 1944 Moretti had a choice of a civil service career in the Middle service but opted for a career as a magician. Moretti went on to become world champion (twice), and has 18 entries in the Guinness Book of World Records. He’s also received the Masters Fellowship Award of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Watch Hans & Helga Moretti perform their famous Sword Box illusion.


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For more information about Hans Moretti, please visit his official website.
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Pendragons

The Pendragons

Jonathan and Charlotte Pendragon were an award-winning husband-and-wife team of American illusionists who called their work "physical grand illusion". The couple met at the ...


Dai Vernon

Dai Vernon

Dai Vernon (pronounced alternatively as DIE or as DAY as in David), aka The Professor, was a Canadian magician. His expert sleight-of-hand technique and extensive knowledge ...


Johnny Thompson

When John Thompson was 8 years old, he saw a riverboat gambler in a movie and decided he wanted to be a card cheat. His ...


Ed Marlo

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Ed Marlo was one of the most notable names in card magic. Marlo himself coined the term cardician, a term which has since been used ...


Shimada

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Known throughout the world as an elegant and classical preformer, Shimada has firmly established himself as one of the most successful magicians of all time. ...


Jose Frakson

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Jose Frakson was one of the greatest magicians of Spain. He was also one of the great last vaudeville headliner, of the golden age of ...


Fantasio

Magic Performance of Fantasio doing the Zig Zag

Few people know that Ricardo Fantasio was the highest-paid magician to ever appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," or that he worked on the same ...


Curiosidades Show

Curiosidades magic performances

Feel the thrill of being face to face with the improbable, communicating through a universal language, and amazed by artists who carry you to a ...


Banachek

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Described as the "Cream of the Crop" when it comes to entertainers, Banachek is the world's leading Mentalist. His talents are so incredible that ...


Robert Harbin

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Robert Harbin was a performer, creator, and major inspiration for all of magic. He was the first magician to appear on television in Britain beginning ...


Ching Ling Foo

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He's credited with being the first modern Oriental magician to achieve world fame. His act was in some respects plundered by an American magician who ...


Sino

Sino

Sino (1921 - 2005) was one of the late big magic stars from Germany. With his "Top Hat Parad" he has performed in many ...