Bruce Block
Bruce Block (born April 13, 1967 in St. Joseph, Michigan) is an entertainer, magician, actor, and ventriloquist.
Career
Block has appeared on America's Got Talent (seasons 2 and 3), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and many more.[1] His expertise is appreciated even by his peers. Scott Wells reviewed Block's appearance at the Texas Association of Magicians 2003 conference by stating "Bruce Block was perhaps the highlight of the evening...", His humor and juggling never missed..." and "Very clever and quite memorable".[2] Bruce Block holds the world record for most cigar boxes balanced on his chin.[3][4][5][6]
His special acts include:
- Escaping from a straitjacket
- Lying on a bed of nails and having a lady jump on him
- Ventriloquist act with his rabbit
- Making his or someone else's head vanish
- Juggling balls with his mouth
- Making a miniature horse appear in a box
- Balancing hundreds of cigar boxes on his chin
Recognition
- In 2005, Bruce Block received the "Best of Las Vegas Award" from the Las Vegas Review Journal.[7]
- February, 2005 - Bruce Block wins the $10,000 first prize on Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge[8]
- In February 2005, Block's talking Rabbit "Skippy Ala King" made a surprise appearance at the Aspen Comedy Festival and was given the honor of "Best of the Festival".[8]
References
- ^ theoddballcomedyofbruceblock.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ By Scott Wells, taom.org Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, review of the 2003 Texas Association Of Magicians conference, retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ by Michael Ferguson, juggle.org Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Winter 84-85, "Cigar Box Stack!", retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ juggling.org, Juggler's World: Juggler's World: Vol. 38, No. 4, "Guinness wants heavies and box-balancers", "A heated battle is going on between two cigar box balancers for the honor of appearing as the Guinness world champion in the category. Bruce Block's supremacy in the category is being challenged by Michael Toro of Sarasota, Fla...", retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ juggling.org, Juggler's World: Vol. 39, No. 3, "Great enough for Guinness", "challenger Bruce Block unseated champion Michael Toro by balancing 134 boxes for the requisite five seconds", retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ tv.com[permanent dead link], "Bill Nye: The Science Guy: Balance", under notes section: "Bruce Block set a record when he balanced 212 cigar boxes on his chin for 13.5 seconds in February 1990", retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ reviewjournal.com, Bruce Block, Best Magician 2005, retrieved September 25, 2008
- ^ a b bruceblockproductions.com, "News page, retrieved September 25, 2008