Celebrity Magicians — the 5th degree
Here’s one of those fifth-degree-of-separation-deals, but with celebrities…who do magic. Talk about a stretch.
We start this journey with Neil Patrick Harris (Doogies Howser, Harold & Kumar), and his coming out of the closet as a magician. Not only has he performed numerous times on the Ellen Degeneres show, but he also participated in a fantastic, intelligent theatrical piece called Palingenesia:
The co-star of Palingenesia was a brilliant performer and actor named Jonathan Levit. Mr. Levit also played the part of a criminal magician in an episode of the x-files called The Amazing Maleeni, alongside another magician/actor named Ricky Jay:
Ricky Jay, with his vast wealth of magic knowledge, has consulted on many films, including the Illusionist, where Edward Norton learned some advanced ball manipulation:
A young Edward Norton starred in a terrible Woody Allen movie called Everyone Says I Love You. As many people know, Woody Allen is a very big magic enthusiast.
Woody Allen caught one of his earliest breaks on Johnny Carson’s legendary late night show. Johnny Carson, also a devoted amateur magician, provided air time for a hysterical magical number from Stever Martin:
Well that’s the curious list for now. Stay tuned for more magician-celebrity facts!
Tags: Celebrity Magic, Edward Norton, Johnny Carson, Jonathan Levit, Neil Patrick Harris, Ricky Jay, Steve Martin, Woody Allen