Nathan William Staniforth is an American magician. He is best known as one of the magicians in season 2 of the Discovery Channel show Breaking Magic.[1][2][3][4]
Nate Staniforth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Website | www |
Early life
editStaniforth was born in 1982 to Arthur and Jayne Staniforth.[5] His Staniforth family has links to Quebec, and are originally from the United Kingdom.[6] Growing up in Ames, Iowa, he attended Ames High School, graduating in 2001.[5] He graduated with a B.A in History and Religion from the University of Iowa and then began working as a magician in Los Angeles before touring the country.[7]
Career
editHe grew up performing in local venues around Iowa, and soon caught media attention. In 2016, he appeared on the ITV series The Next Great Magician where he performed with the cast from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical[8][9] That same year he appeared on Harry Connick Jr's television talk show Harry.[citation needed] The following year he was chosen to co-host Season 2 of the Discovery Channel show Breaking Magic which sees him traveling the U.S and Europe performing street magic. In the show he is most commonly performing solo card tricks as well as illusions. The show has gained him international recognition.[10][11][12][13][14]
On January 16, 2018, he released his autobiography titled Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World.[15] On February 15, 2018, Staniforth appeared on the Today Show where he performed a trick for journalist Megyn Kelly.[16]
He has also hosted TED Talks at the University of Iowa related to his profession, as well as the emotions of those impacted by magic tricks.[17][18]
Staniforth toured with fellow magicians James Galea, Justin Flom, Justin Willman under the group name Band of Magicians which formed in 2014.[19][20]
Works cited
edit- Staniforth, Nate (2018). Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World. United States: Bloomsbury Publishing. 256pp. ISBN 9781632864260.
References
edit- ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (April 4, 2018). "This Iowan is the 'magician of his generation.' See for yourself this weekend". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "WATCH: Iowa magician Nate Staniforth performs street magic". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Magician Nate Staniforth to perform in Evanston". ABC7 Chicago. February 13, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Schlichenmeyer, Terri (January 25, 2018). "'Wow' your way through 'Here is Real Magic'". Fayette Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Ames High School Alumni Newsletter" (PDF). Ames, Iowa. October 2001. p. 2.
- ^ Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World (Nate Staniforth, 2018)[page needed]
- ^ Farmer, Laura (January 28, 2018). "Author Profile | Nate Staniforth". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Nate Staniforth Performs to Willy Wonka | The Next Great Magician. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021.
- ^ https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep4week48/next-great-magician [bare URL]
- ^ Greater Des Moines Partnership (January 31, 2018). "Former Host of Breaking Magic Performs in DSM USA in April 2018" (Press release). Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Perez, Andrea (January 24, 2018). "A night of magic and wonder with Nate Staniforth". Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Nebbe, Charity; Perkins, Katherine (February 9, 2018). "A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Dickinson, Chrissie (April 5, 2017). "Nate Staniforth, a slight man doing sleight of hand". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ Lenker, George (October 9, 2018). "Club Scout: Root Cellar has big shows in October". Masslive.com. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ "HERE IS REAL MAGIC by Nate Staniforth". Kirkus Reviews. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Watch magician Nate Staniforth dazzle live audience with a card trick". Today. February 16, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Magician Nate Staniforth". ABC7 Chicago. April 7, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (September 1, 2017). "UI prof's 'Green Room' transforms community members into students". Iowa City Press-Citizen. USA Today network. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Bailey, John (December 25, 2014). "Band of Magicians keeping the magic alive". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Badham, Van (January 16, 2014). "Band of Magicians – review". the Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2018.