Russ Appleby
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Russ Appleby (born July 23, 1980 in Sheffield) is an English magician who specialises in audience participation.
[edit] Biography
Having been shown magic tricks by both his Grandfathers he developed a passion for magic at the age of 4. He was given Paul Daniels magic sets for birthdays & Christmas & began putting on shows for his family. At the age of 11 he took over a geography lesson after being caught practicing by a substitute teacher & entertained his class mates. This continued throughout university upon realising that good entertainment meant free drinks at the bar.
A member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, he now works as a close up magician all over the UK performing at private engagements including weddings & corporate events. He is the resident magician at various hotels including Hilton & Marriot & has performed for celebrities throughout Britain. Russ Appleby supports the UK charities DebRA & Children in Need.