Matt Marcy

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Matt Marcy (born 1976, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian-magician known for his original, comedy illusions. [1] In 1997 he was named by the Academy of Magical Arts (The Magic Castle) as its top ranking young magician when he was just 20 years old. [2] He was a Master of Ceremonies at Wizardz Dinner Theater at Universal Studios Hollywood.[ citation needed ] He is now primarily a corporate entertainer, and has performed for a variety of celebrities and dignitaries, including Prince Faisel of Saudi Arabia. [3] He was also an opening act for The Amazing Johnathan at the Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, [4] and recently appeared on the A&E TV show Magic Castle After Dark. [5]

Marcy wrote and consulted for Walt Disney Imagineering in the Theme Park Productions department, including for the Thea award-winning CinéMagique at Walt Disney Studios Park in Disneyland Resort Paris. [6] He has also written for Magic Magazine . [7]

In 2006, Marcy released his own instructional DVD, Simple Tricks...To Blow Their Minds! [8]

In 2018, Marcy performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.

He has a political science degree from Brown University.

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References

  1. ↑ Review from Magic Castle Magician Member
  2. ↑ Magic Castle Junior Society Newsletter, September 1997
  3. ↑ "Bio". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  4. ↑ Marcy Resume
  5. ↑ Matt Marcy at IMDb
  6. ↑ "2003 Thea Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  7. ↑ MAGIC, The Magazine For Magicians Archived 2007-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Simple Tricks...To Blow Their Minds". Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
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