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Gregory Wilson (magician)

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Gregory Wilson is an American magician[1] and a two-time FISM award winner.[2] He is also known as "The Honest Conman", and specializes in close-up magic, sleight-of-hand, and confidence trickery. He is the subject of a chapter in magician Paul Harris's book, Art of Astonishment, Vol. 1. He is a regular performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, as well as large corporate events all over the world. He is professionally represented by Secret Source Entertainment, Inc. Gregory is also one of the resident "Wizards" on Syfy's magic show Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller.

Career

He is a regular performer at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, as well as large corporate events all over the world. He is professionally represented by Secret Source Entertainment, Inc. Gregory is also one of the resident "Wizards" on Syfy's magic show Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller.

Bibliography

Wilson has contributed to numerous journals, magazines and books on the topic of performing magic. He wrote a column for now-defunct The Magic Menu entitled, "Gregory's Greetings."[3]

Notable areas of expertise

He is best known for his work in the close-up areas of impromptu,[4] ring/rope, and card magic.

Award/Titles

  • Third Place, FISM 2000, Close-up Card magic [2]
  • Second Place, FISM 2003, Close-up Card magic [2]

References

  1. ^ Schwartzwald, Gary (October 1996), "San Diego Ring 76 Installs", The Linking Ring, 76 (10): 129–130
  2. ^ a b c "FISM Winners 2000 - 2009". Federation ISM. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ Wilson, Gregory (March–April 1999). "Gregory's Greetings". The Magic Menu (52): 612.
  4. ^ Wilson, Gregory (2007). "Freakey by Gregory Wilson". MJM Magic Videos. Retrieved 2008-01-11.