Misty Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee in 2012 | |
| Born | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Magician, voice actress, comedian, activist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
Misty Lee is an American voice actress, comedian and magician.
Misty Lee | |
|---|---|
| Lee in 2012 | |
| Born | Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Magician, voice actress, comedian, activist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
Misty Lee is an American voice actress, comedian and magician.
Misty Lee was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, and spent most of her childhood in Detroit, which she credits as inspiration for her unique sense of humor and interest in magic. [1] Before her calling as a magician, Lee trained in dentistry. At the age of sixteen, she discovered her interest in magic, which quickly took its hold on her.[ citation needed ]
Her onstage performances blend theatre, song, and sleight of hand. She has appeared (as herself) in several comic books, and is a co-creator (and also the voice) of Dinicartoons character Little Rashy. Lee's first venture into magic came when a former high school friend called her and asked if she would like to earn some money as an assistant in his magic act. [2] She was later mentored by some of the leading names in professional magic, including Detroit-based magician Scorpio and illusionist Jonathan Pendragon.
In addition to magic, Lee is a prolific voice actor, appearing in award-winning video games such as The Last of Us , BioShock Infinite , Grand Theft Auto V , Disney Infinity , the Fire Emblem series and more.
She also provided the voice of Aunt May Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man , which airs on Disney XD. At Comic-Con International, Lee designed and taught custom effects to celebrity host and presenters for the "Magic of Comics" themed awards show. [3]
In July 2017, Lee performed on the show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, but failed to fool the hosts.
Lee studied and performed both sketch and musical improv comedy at The Second City in Los Angeles.
She plays the character Misty Hannah in the backstory to Ingress. [4]
In 2010, Lee became a staff Séance Medium at Hollywood's Magic Castle, where she regularly performs Houdini Séances. She is the first female magician in history to hold this position. [5]
Lee is the only magician ever to be admitted into the Institute for Analytic Interviewing.[ clarification needed ] [1] Under the training of "Truth Wizard" J.J. Newberry, and alongside agents from the CIA, ATF, and Scotland Yard, Lee mastered the art of cognitive interview techniques, giving her the nickname of "Human Lie Detector". [1]
Lee is married to animation producer and comic book author Paul Dini, [6] with whom she lives in Los Angeles. [7] Their two Boston terriers, Mugsy and Deuce, were featured in "Anger Management", a 2012 episode of The Dog Whisperer , in which they sought Cesar Millan's help with their dogs' behavioral problems. [8] [9]
She is fluent in American Sign Language and has worked as a theatrical sign interpreter for Michigan State University.
Lee is an activist against domestic abuse. In 2013, Lee wrote and starred in a short PSA on behalf of the Domestic Violence Hotline titled Escape. The video is a "love letter to [her] mother", [10] who endured years of verbal abuse. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | The Garfield Show | Scheherazade, Angie | ||
| 2012–17 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Aunt May, Squirrel Girl | [12] | |
| 2014–16 | TripTank | Various voices | [12] | |
| 2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Betty Ross | Episode "Banner Day" | [12] |
| 2015–18 | DC Super Hero Girls | Big Barda, Mad Harriet | [12] | |
| 2016 | Wabbit | Mushroom Beings, Female Executive | ||
| Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues | Red Sonja | [12] | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Big Barda | [12] | ||
| 2017 | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | [12] | ||
| 2018 | DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | [12] | ||
| 2018–23 | Aggretsuko | Kabae | English dub | [12] |
| 2019 | Lego City Adventures | Freya McCloud | Episode "Cubs and Robbers/Billy the Bug" | |
| 2020 | Amphibia | Priscilla the Killa | Episode "Hopping Mall" | |
| 2022 | Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy | Anthrasax, Baba (season 2) | English dub | [13] |
| 2023 | Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats | Witch Hazel |
Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character and one of the main characters in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original Star Wars film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love with the smuggler Han Solo. In Return of the Jedi (1983), Leia helps in the operation to rescue Han from the crime lord Jabba the Hutt and is revealed to be Vader's daughter and the twin sister of Luke Skywalker.
Erich Weisz, known as Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his magical mentor, French magician Robert-Houdin (1805–1871).
Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination.
David Seth Kotkin, known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.
Zatanna Zatara, commonly known mononymously as Zatanna, is a fictional magician appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in Hawkman #4.
Giovanni "John" Zatara, simply called Zatara, is a fictional magician and superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, making him one of DC Comics' oldest characters.
Walter Brown Gibson was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a day" to satisfy public demand during the character's golden age in the 1930s and 1940s. He authored several novels in the Biff Brewster juvenile series of the 1960s. He was married to Litzka R. Gibson, also a writer, and the couple lived in New York state.
Paul McClaran Dini is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), and the subsequent DC Animated Universe. Dini and Bruce Timm co-created the characters Harley Quinn and Terry McGinnis.
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, known professionally as Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist and musician. Angel began his career in New York City, before moving his base of operations to the Las Vegas Valley. He is known for starring in the television and stage show Criss Angel Mindfreak and his previous live performance illusion show Criss Angel Believe in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor casino in Las Vegas. The show generated $150 million in tourist revenue to Las Vegas in 2010, but has since been replaced by Mindfreak LIVE! in 2016. He also starred in the television series Criss Angel BeLIEve on Spike TV, the reality-competition television show Phenomenon on NBC, and the 2014 stage show Criss Angel Magicjam.
The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery film written and directed by Neil Burger, and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. Based loosely on Steven Millhauser's short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist", it tells the story of Eisenheim, a magician in turn-of-the-century Vienna, who reunites with his childhood love, a woman far above his social standing. It also depicts a fictionalized version of the Mayerling incident.
Joey Camen is an American voice actor, comedian and writer who has performed voice over work in various movies, TV shows and video games.
Dorothy Dietrich is an American stage magician and escapologist, best known for performing the bullet catch in her mouth and the first woman to perform a straitjacket escape while suspended hundreds of feet in the air from a burning rope. She was the first woman to gain prominence as an escape artist since the days of Houdini, breaking the glass ceiling for women in the field of escapes and magic.
Kat Cressida is an American actress whose credits include voicing the character Dee Dee on the animated television series Dexter's Laboratory, as well as playing the Bride in The Haunted Mansion at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort. She also voiced Bloody Mary in the video game The Wolf Among Us.
Madame Mirage is a fictional character, a superheroine from American comics publisher Top Cow Productions. She was created by Paul Dini.
Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close-up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It is to be distinguished from paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world.
The Magic Castle is a clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts and for magicians and magic enthusiasts. It is in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, and it bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."
George Schindler is an American stage magician, magic consultant, comedian, actor, ventriloquist and writer based in New York. In addition to creating noteworthy illusions and publishing many books on magic, Schindler has performed at venues around the world and is currently "lifetime dean" of the Society of American Magicians, having previous tenure in the "S.A.M. Hall of Fame" as well as president and spokesperson. From the 1950s to the 1960s, he had also been a frequent contributor to Billboard Magazine's comedy, magic and vaudeville columns.
Jamie Allan is a United Kingdom-based magician. He is known for the fusion of magic and technology. Jamie Allan performs modern illusions with iPads, Laser Beams, Facebook and Twitter. He has appeared on various TV shows and has worked alongside various other entertainers and performers and designed illusions and effects for them. He has also worked in many aspects of the entertainment industry, as performer, producer, writer and director. He is Creator and Co-Writer of the musical Houdini.
The Houdini Museum of New York is a museum exhibiting memorabilia related to the escape artist, Harry Houdini. It is located at Fantasma Magic, a retail magic manufacturer.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
