Don Wayne

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Don Wayne on the cover of MAGIC magazine

Don Wayne is a designer and consultant who has developed illusions for some of the world's most famous magicians.^[1] He has also created and marketed smaller illusions used by many professional performers. He is the owner of the company Don Wayne Magic Inc., which does work for television, theater, theme parks and concert touring productions.

Wayne was named by MAGIC Magazine as one of the "most influential people in magic in the past 100 years". He has received a multitude of industry and peer awards, including The Academy of Magical Arts "Creative Fellowship", International Magicians Society "Magic Illusion Designer and Inventor of the Decade", and an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects".^[2][3]

[edit] Famous clients

Don Wayne has been David Copperfield's principle magic creator and illusion director for over 18 years, which included 17 television specials and over 800 weeks of international touring. He has created, designed and/or built such noted illusions as Copperfield's Statue of Liberty Vanish, Walking Thru the Great Wall, Escape from Niagara Falls, Vanish of the Orient Express, Floating Across the Grand Canyon, and Escape from Alcatraz.

In conjunction with Jim Steinmeyer he developed a vanishing jet plane illusion performer by Mark Kalin and Jinger at the Reno Hilton in February 2001, which was described at the time as the largest stage illusion in the world.^[4] Wayne’s other clients have included Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Cher, Siegfried & Roy, Andre Kole, Criss Angel, Mark Wilson, Hans Klok, Dirk Arthur, Rick Thomas, Melinda Saxe, Steve Wyrick, , Luis de Matos, Chris Hart, Jason Byrne, and Robert Gallup.^{[5][citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ Don Wayne. Inbaseline. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
2. ^ MAGIC (Magic Magazine Inc.) 8 (10), June 1999 
3. ^ MAGIC (Magic Magazine Inc.) 8 (8), April 1999 
4. ^ History Making Magic. Majikal Productions. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
5. ^ Gallup Credits. Gallup Extreme Productions Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.

[edit] External links

• Don Wayne Magic Inc.
• Don Wayne at IMDB

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