By combining mike caveneys experience as a biographer of magicians the great leon, carter the great and servais le roy and the vast resources of his egyptian hall museum with bill miesels thirty years of research into the life of harry kellar, the. Harry anderson, wise guy from the street to the screen 1993 magical publications, ca hardcover, wdj, 160 pages isbn. The skunk trap, the gang of four, the handcuffs, the burned bill. I performed monarch monte about 20 years ago as my audition to join torontos hat and rabbit club at the. A great biography and instructional book dealing with the life and magic of harry anderson, the star of the hit sitcom night court. Please rename the topic wise guy by harry anderson. Harry anderson biography facts, childhood, family life.
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Needlethrougharm is a magic illusion that was created by bruce spangler and later popularized by comedy actormagician harry anderson. Harry anderson wise guy by mike caveney martins magic. He is best known for the lead role of judge harry stone on the 19841992 television series night court, and later starred in the sitcom daves world from 1993 to 1997 in addition to eight appearances on saturday night live between 1981 and 1985, anderson. Harry anderson, who died monday in asheville, moved to the city in 2006 from new orleans, in the wake of hurricane katrina. Wise guy includes a wide array of close up effects, sight gags, mentalism and virtually all of the stand up routines that made harry anderson a headline act including the needle thru arm, linking finger rings, handcuffs, 3 card monarch monte and many, many more. Wise guy here is a perfect example of how harry could take a standard magic prop, one that most magicians wouldnt give a second thought to, and turn it into a memorable piece of theater that encompassed humor, tension, shock value and. Watch his character harry the hat slowly evolve over. The skunk trap, the gang of four, the handcuffs, the burned bill routine, the monarch monte, and yes, harry s classic needle thru arm plus many more. Wise guy from the street to the screen by mike caveney 1993, hardcover at. Harry anderson wise guy by caveney magic biography1st edcard closeup illusion. Description here at last, is the whole story behind americas most successful comedy magician.
Harry anderson, best known to audiences for his role as judge harry stone on night court, was found dead early monday in his home in asheville, north carolina. Harry has a son, dash, and a daughter, eva, from a previous marriage to leslie pollack. The great leon followed by the best selling harry anderson wise guy. All of the sidesplitting routines that helped make harry anderson a household name are packed into this book. Wise guy by harry anderson book harry anderson tips his mitt. Harry anderson wise guy from the street to the screen caveney. The trick can be performed as part of either a stage magic or a parlor magic routine.
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