: a person who produces illusory effects: such as. a : a sleight-of-hand performer or a magician. b : one (such as an artist) whose work is marked by illusionism.

What is another word for illusionist?

The Illusionists is a touring magic production which features a rotating cast of 5 to 8 magicians who all specialise in specific branches of magic from stage illusions to mind reading to escapology and comedic magic.

Technically a mentalist and an illusionist could both be considered magicians, but generally speaking, a magician is someone who works on a smaller scale and may or may not admit they are completing illusions, not magical acts. An illusionist is someone who performs grand illusions like disappearing humans or vehicles.

Use the noun sorcerer when you’re talking about a magician who practices enchantments and conjures spells. Sorcerers appear in many fantasy novels and Shakespeare plays. The word for a female sorcerer is sorceress.

David Copperfield (illusionist)

• David Seth Kotkin (born September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.
• Copperfield’s television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards and 38 nominations.

David Copperfield is easily the best-known magician in the world. He has presented innovative magic in his many television specials and continues to tour and perform for live audiences.

The Ten Greatest Wizards of All Time

• Merlin (Arthurian Myth and Legend)
• Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit)
• Glinda the Good Witch (The Wizard of Oz)
• Yoda (Star Wars Franchise)
• Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter Books)
• Morgana Le Fay (Arthurian Legend)
• Rand al’Thor (The Wheel of Time)

Legends surround the trick, claiming that more than twelve magicians have been killed while performing it. Although there are few documented cases of death, there are several accounts of the performer being shot.

1918: Chung Ling Soo, magician (real name: William Ellsworth Robinson), died as a result of a bullet catch illusion going wrong on stage.

Harry Houdini

Houdini

Chinese Water Torture Cell a.k.a. the “Houdini Upside Down” A combination of his suspended straitjacket and milk can escape stunts, this was his most famous and daring trick yet.

Bess Houdinim. 1894–1926

Erik Weisz

Before Houdini died, he and his wife agreed that if Houdini found it possible to communicate after death, he would communicate the message “Rosabelle believe”, a secret code which they agreed to use.

Ehrie

Metamorphosis

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller; February 14, 1948) is an American magician, illusionist, writer, actor, painter, and film director. Teller usually does not speak during performances. …

Gilbert Genesta

The Strange Friendship Between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One of the strangest friendships ever was the one between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and Harry Houdini.

In 1907, Houdini unveiled a dangerous stunt in Rochester, N.Y., where, with his hands handcuffed behind his back, he jumped from a bridge into a river. Then in 1908, Houdini introduced the dramatic Milk Can Escape, where he was locked inside a sealed milk can filled with water. The performances were huge hits.

Master escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween of 1926 from a ruptured appendix, but many of the circumstances surrounding his demise remain mysterious to this day.

In 1908, in St. Louis, Houdini introduced his escape from a giant milk can filled with water. It became a very popular trick and he took it on tour throughout the U.S., England, and Germany.

As Houdini wrote at the bottom of the telegram, which she had carefully preserved: “This wire changed my whole Life’s journey.” Beck and Houdini became close personal friends. Beck advised Houdini to concentrate on his escape acts, and booked him on the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.

Machpelah Cemetery, New York, United States

Houdini Died of a Ruptured Appendix On Halloween of 1926, Houdini died in Detroit’s Grace Hospital from peritonitis, an inflammation of the internal wall of the abdomen, which was a complication from his ruptured appendix.