Born in Budapest he started as a trapeze artist and then went on to perform some of the now world famous escape routines, famous for being able to escape from any set of handcuffs. My favourite routine is from the Fool Us show on ITV – the nail gun routine!Īt his time Harry Houdini was one of the most famous magicians around – performing every more dangerous escapes he drew massive crowds and was always the showman. Penn & Tellerįamous for performing gory magic tricks and exposing some of magics secrets, Penn & Teller they are also accomplished comedians and their act continues to wow audiences in Las Vegas They then went on to perform one last show after performing together for over 45 years. Night after night for more than 5000 performances Siegfried & Roy never missed a step, then one Friday night Roy was attacked by one of the tigers, he had devastating injuries, but survived. Earning over 57 million dollars a year – their show took 220 cast and crew members. Famous for their big cats and Las Vegas Shows – Siegfried & Roy are right up there with famous magicians.

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