When Gary was 12, he invited 20 friends into his garage, charged 10 cents a head and locked the garage door so they couldn't escape. He spent the next hour performing illusions he'd learned from library books.

Show business was in his blood. His mother was a singer and dancer and his father a drummer in his own orchestra. But it was the famous escape artist, Harry Houdini, that set him on the road to magic. After seeing the Houdini movie, starring Tony Curtis, he was determined to be just like the master illusionist. Add to that, just across the Canadian border from his hometown of Niagara Falls, NY sat the Harry Houdini Museum. Now you have the makings of a magician!

Barely a teenager, he had the good fortune of meeting one of Houdini's illusion builders. He taught Gary how to build and perform some of the same illusions he had built for Houdini. He began performing these and his own original illusions during high school and college.

Gary continues to relentlessly sharpen and expand his skills in the three major categories of magic; Sleight-of-Hand, Stage Magic, and Grand Illusion. This degree of tenacity has taken him around the world performing for the most discriminating audiences.

He recently had the pleasure of performing for Regis Philbin, Chevy Chase, Mike Wallace and the incomparable Mohammed Ali! Other celebrities Gary has performed for: Celine Dion, Chris Evert, Donnie and Marie Osmond, Jackie Mason, Mr. Food, Neil Patrick Harris, Mel Torme, Nick Nolte, Keith Hernandez, Milton Berle, Joan Rivers, Smother's Brothers, Steve Gutenberg, Mike Douglas, Shari Lewis, and many more…

In recognition of his rare magical accomplishments, Gary was presented with the coveted "Order of Merlin" award. The leading organization for professional magicians, The International Brotherhood of Magicians, presented him the award in recognition of his outstanding performance record.

"Your personality is the magic"...Chevy Chase

"Your great - Thanks for all the fun" Regis Philbin

"Your fantastic ....encore, encore..." Celine Dion

"I really enjoyed your show...you make me laugh" Jeff Zucker, NBC President

"You make the magic fun to watch" Stone Phillips, 20/20

"You're very talented ...Thank you for everything" Chris Evert

"Your illusions were everything they were predicted to be! You delivered a top-notch, high energy half time performance that will improve any arena's overall game presentation."  Miami Heat

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