Johnny Ace Palmer
Johnny Ace Palmer is an American close-up magician.
Early life
Palmer likes to say that he was "put on this Earth to do magic."[1]
Magic career
Palmer's skills won him the title of World-champion magician. In so doing, he became the first close-up magician in history to receive the Grand Prix award, and only the second American to win (Lance Burton was the first in 1982).[2]
As of 2006, Palmer is the only magician to be awarded both the International Brotherhood of Magicians' Gold Cups Award of Excellence (which he received in 1983) and the Society of American Magicians' Gold Medal Award of Honor (which he received in 1986).[3]
Palmer was one of the original seven magicians who opened Caesars Magical Empire in June, 1996.[3] He has performed tableside magic regularly at many restaurants through the years, including his current weekly gig on Sunday evenings at Earth Wind & Flour in Santa Monica, which he has had since 1994.[4]
Palmer was featured in an episode of the TV series Masters of Illusion aired March 2009.[5][6]
Bibliography
Johnny appeared on the cover of The Linking Ring Magazine in 1998.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Johnny Ace Palmer". johnnyacepalmer.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "FISM - Home Page - FISM - Fédération internationale des sociétés magiques". August 15, 2022. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006.
- ^ a b "Magician Johnny Ace Palmer and His Magic: Career Achievements in Magic". www.johnnyacepalmer.com.
- ^ "Document". www.johnnyacepalmer.com.
- ^ "Masters of Illusion: Episode Info". MSN. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Wayne Kawamoto. "Masters of Illusion - Week Five". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Cover page". The Linking Ring. 78 (4). The International Brotherhood of Magicians: 1. April 1998.