Saturday, December 18, 2010
Honor Blackman
English actress best known for her performance as Cathy Gale from The Avengers and Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. Participated in a campaign against domestic violence by wearing makeup of cuts and bruises.
Harold Sakata
Japanese-American wrestler known for his iconic role as Oddjob in Goldfinger. Died of cancer in Hawaii at the age of 62.
Richard Kiel
One of the icons of the James Bond legacy, Richard Kiel, American actor is a whopping 7 feet and 2 inches. He is famous for his role of Jaws.
Sean Connery
Knighted in 2000, Sean Connery is the first James Bond. Also known for his roles in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Entrapment, and Indiana Jones.
Judi Dench
Known for her role in 007 movies as M, Dame Judi Dench has been considered the world's best stage actor.
Stephen Colbert
Political satyrist. Nightly show on comedy central. Good friends with Jon Stewart and Conan O'Brien.
Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford)
Creator of many of the modern card manipulation techniques. Performs under the stagename, Cardini. Elevated card magic to an artform.
Tony Slydini
The Master of Misdirection, Tony Slydini was best known for his close-up work. Tony Clark was one of his students; he also served as the inspiration to other magicians such as Doug Henning.
Ed Alonzo
Max, from Saved by the Bell. Comedy magician who's worked with Britney Spears to create illusions for her past tours.
Clint Mansell
Musician and composer. Best known for his work in the music of Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain.
De'vo vom Schattenerich
A mysterious underground manipulation artist. De'Ring and Cradle to Grave, two of his most popular releases.
Jerry Cestkowski
AKA "The Flourishman." He wrote the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes and specializes in playing card manipulations, rather than magic. Partners with De'vo vom Schattenreich and released XB, a wildly popular manipulation course.
Justin Miller
Contemporary magician. Known for his innovation to old sleight of hand techniques. Often partners with Ellusionist; released Silver Dream, a coin routine, as well as Factory Sealed and Bullet, both coin-in-bottle routines.
Wayne Houchin
One of the leading modern magicians. Wayne Houchin is the creator of Control, Sinful, and Thread. Many of his work has been featured on Criss Angel's A&E tv show.
Dirk Losander
Often known as the Master of the Art of Levitation. His signature pieces include the levitating table as another bit, in which he dazzles the audience with large bubbles, transitioning into the Zombie Ball.
Darren Aronofsky
Channing Pollock
Everything you may know about the "classical" style of magic comes from this man. He adopted a character in which he performs in; the tailcoat, the sophistication, and the doves. He's inspired many magicians like Lance Burton.
Zhang Huan
Known for his performance pieces involving meat-related "clothing". He usually stays motionless as if meditating in a prison-cell-like setting.
Li Wei
Utilizing wires, scaffolding, and mirrors, Li Wei, a Chinese performance artist creates gravity-defying pieces that are truly astonishing.
Sol Lewitt
His artwork emphasizes their own impermanence. They had been carefully planned out; so detailed that the execution of the piece can be easily done by other artists. His cubes at the VMFA were merely painted onto the walls, they were redone by his followers during rennovations.
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