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John Carney
is no ordinary "magician". His approach is smart, engaging and always surprising. He is widely acknowledged as one of the top sleight of hand magicians in the world with unique, thoughtful, and often hilarious presentations. He has performed in casinos in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas, as well as made appearances on The Jerry Seinfeld HBO Special and CBS Magicians Favorite Magicians. He has served as spokesman for MasterCard, performing magic for their national television commercials.
His many instructional books include The Book of Secrets and Carneycopia, which are considered modern classics by his peers. He teaches his approach to the craft in seminars to magicians throughout the world. Carney studied under Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand expert of this century. His comic acting was honed through training with Second City and the Harvey Lembeck Workshop. John performs his comedy stage act for groups of up to 1500. Besides his normal charming self, John also performs as his alter ego character, Mr. Mysto, an eccentric magical savant that makes you howl while he performs the impossible, drawing a picture that comes to life, or baking a cake in a man's shoe!
Carney embodies the state of his art, combining exceptional skill and creativity with pure entertainment.
© COPYRIGHT 2000-2007 BY JOHN CARNEY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Hollywood's Magic Castle has awarded Carney more awards than anyone in their history, the only performer to win in every category.
