Michael Vincent (born Michael Vincent Louis; 14 February 1964) is a British magician. He won The Magic Circle's Close-up Magician of the Year award three times (1983, 1991 and 2003).News, Magic Week, Number 176, 8 November 2003
Biography He first became interested in magic in 1970, after watching magicians David Nixon, Doug Henning, Fred Kaps and Slydini perform on television. He was later mentored by escapologist and magician Alan Alan and studied with Slydini for 4 days. In an interview with DMC, Michael is quoted as saying, "This happened over a four day period. Never saw him again." "In that week, it was a mixture of Dingle, time at Harry Lorayne's place, time with Slydini, time with Richard Kauffman." What is behind the trick? Giovanni Carta meets magician Michael Vincent DMC meets MICHAEL VINCENT
In 2001 Vincent was hired by Scotland Yard to give a course to 20 top police chiefs involving the use of magic tricks to demonstrate communication skills.Bennetto (28 April 2001); Taylor (28 April 2001); Daily Telegraph (13 June 2001) He performed at Hollywood's Magic Castle in 2003,News, Magic Week, Number 148 - 26 April 2003. and his television appearances have included, Jim'll Fix It, The Paul Daniels Magic Show, Test the Nation (BBC 1) and Heroes of Magic - A Century of Wonder (Channel 4)Duncan Trillo, Review: Heroes of Magic - A Century of Wonder , Magic Week, January 2001Bennetto (28 April 2001)Davis (December 2003)
In 2011 Vincent suffered from sudden overnight hearing loss leaving him partially deaf.
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Sources
Calvi, Nuala, Features: Michael Vincent, The Stage, 8 July 2005 Clinton, Jane, "A new trick to cure illness", The Express on Sunday, 10 December 2006. Accessed via subscription. The Daily Telegraph, "Magician shows top police how to network", 13 June 2001. Davis, Mandy, Review: Test the Nation, BBC 1 22 December 2003, Magic Week, December 2003. Dawes, Edwin A. and Bailey, Michael (eds.), Circle Without End: The Magic Circle 1905 - 2005, Jeremy Mills Publishing, 2005, James, Julian (AIMC), "Interview with Michael Vincent", The Magic Circular (magazine of The Magic Circle), March/April 2002. The Voice, "The Magic Touch: Michael Vincent left the Post Office for showbusiness", 18 April 2004. Tiberio Álvarez Echeverri, E. ('Maqroll el Magiero'), , Ilusiones, reprinted with permission on Portal de Magia, February 2009 (in Spanish).
External links Official website Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame