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