Draft:Malcolm Puckering



Malcolm "Puck" Puckering
Born (1966-07-17) July 17, 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s)American magician, stage hypnotist, author, and speaker
Known forThe Magic of Puck.[1]
Scott Alexander & Puck[2]
The Phenomenal Hypnosis of Puck[3]
ChildrenMikayla S. Puckering
Maliah J. Puckering
Parent(s)Learmond G. Puckering (adopted father)
Elsie D. Puckering
(adopted mother)
Malcolm Earl “Mal” Waldron (biological father)
Michele Feldman (biological mother)

Malcolm “Puck” Puckering (born June 17, 1966) is an American magician, stage hypnotist,author, and speaker. He performs internationally for corporate events and on luxury cruise ships.[3][4]

Career

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Puckering’s first professional act consisted of him magically producing birds. He used doves, parakeets, and a sulphur crested cockatoo named Hoppy.[1][5] In 2012 Puckering competed on season seven of America’s Got Talent as participant "The Magic of Puck".[6][7][8] He performed on the live shows, making it to the semi-finals before being eliminated.[9][10][11][12]

Puckering began a partnership with fellow magician Scott Grocki, known professionally as Scott Alexander, on the second season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us.[2][13][14]

Puckering performs on luxury cruise ships that including Holland America, Norwegian, Carnival, and Princess.[1] He's also been featured at Six Flags America in Bowie Maryland, and Monday Night Magic in New York City.[3][4]

Personal life

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Puckering began an interest in magic after his adopted father took him to Adventureland in Long Island, New York. While there a magician performing on a small stage brought him up to help with a trick.[5] The magician embarrassed the young Puckering by making him the brunt of several gags. Afterward Puckering’s father, seeing his son's disappointment, noticed a kiosk selling magic tricks and bought him his first trick which began his interest in learning magic.[4]

His father continued to help nurture his son’s hobby by making many visits to the local magic shops and magic conventions. He promoted and booked his son into different night clubs and events in the New York area.[5] In 1980 his father unexpectedly died on New Year’s Eve. Puckering was fourteen years old. This caused Puckering to abandon magic for almost twenty years.[14]

He was later reintroduced to magic through a girlfriend.  They found a magic shop and the decision to become a professional magician began.[5]

Upon returning to magic Puckering started looking for a mentor to learn the art of magic. He moved to Maryland and began working as an assistant for Denny Haney in his touring show entitled The Denny & Lee Illusion Show.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Magic of Puck". Sturgis Journal. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ a b "'America's Got Talent' magician Scott Alexander dead at 52". New York Post. 2023-02-07.
  3. ^ a b c "Six Flags Fight Fest Elicits Screams and Laughs". The Washington Post. 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. ^ a b c "Magic Touch: Performance to benefit Hilton Head band". The Island Packet. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  5. ^ a b c d e "To Become a Magician, It Helps To Be Obsessed". Orlando Sentinel. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  6. ^ "America's Got Talent: Bay Area Dance Troupe Academy of Villains Advances". The Mercury News. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  7. ^ "America's Got Talent: Academy of Villians, The Magic of Puck, Bria Kelly, Clint Carvalho only highs on a weak YouTube night". Regina Leader-Post. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  8. ^ "America's Got Talent Recap: Who Should Be Going to Finals?". E! News. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  9. ^ "America's Got Talent Recap: Spencer Horsman Could Return". The Baltimore Sun. 2012-08-16.
  10. ^ "'America's Got Talent' recap: The final semifinalists perform". Los Angeles Times. 2012-09-05.
  11. ^ "Gymnast Gabby Douglas shows off talent as co-host on 'America's Got Talent'". Today. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  12. ^ "America's Got Talent season 7 semifinalists". CBS News. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  13. ^ "America's Got Talent magician Scott Alexander dies following a stroke". Entertainment Weekly. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  14. ^ a b "America's Got Talent Magician Scott Alexander Dead at 52 — Full Statement". TVLine. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.