Dynamo (magician)
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Dynamo (magician)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steven Frayne
(born 17 December 1982), commonly known by his stage name "
Dynamo
", is an English
magician
,
[1]
best known for his television show
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
which ran from July 2011 to September 2014.
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Early years[
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Frayne was born in
Bradford
,
England
to an English mother and a father of
Pakistani
Pathan
ancestry.
[2]
[3]
He suffers from
Crohn’s disease
, which has made him small in stature his whole life. He was bullied as a child, and one of the first magic tricks he learned was something his grandfather taught him to make it seem as though he was very heavy so that the other children could not pick him up.
[4]
Media appearances[
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Dynamo's first radio appearances were on
Richard & Judy
, followed by a
Channel 4
special entitled
Dynamo's Weapon state that of
Mind
. He then released a DVD
[5]
and has since appeared on
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
,
Fatherhood
, and at the
MTV EMAs
.
He has appeared in ads for
Adidas
,
Nokia
, and
Pepsi
and appeared on the catwalk for
Naomi Campbell
's
Fashion for Relief
. In May 2009, Dynamo levitated comedian
Matt Lucas
four feet off the ground in front of a crowd at the
Emirates Stadium
in London.
On 25 December 2009, Dynamo appeared on the
Soccer AM
Christmas Special and performed magic for the show's presenters
Max Rushden
and
Helen Chamberlain
. On 19 March 2010, he appeared on
BBC One
in aid of
Sport Relief
, where he appeared to turn
lottery tickets
into cash in front of
Robbie Williams
and
Davina McCall
. Later in the show, he performed a levitation in front of
James Corden
and a live studio audience.
On 18 March 2011, Dynamo appeared on
BBC One
for
Comic Relief
to highlight the work that
British Airways
had done to raise money. On 25 June 2011, he was photographed and videotaped apparently walking on water of the
River Thames
on foot in front of the
Palace of Westminster
, to publicise his forthcoming series
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
.
[6]
In September 2011, Dynamo appeared on sports television program
ESPN
where he performed
card tricks
. On 23 October 2011, Dynamo announced that he had joined the magicians' society
The Magic Circle
. The next day, he appeared as a guest panellist for
Noel Fielding
's team on
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
. In November 2011, he appeared on the BBC's
Young Apprentice
, giving a prize performance in the London Eye for the winning team. He also appeared on
Children in Need
, performing magic for
Vic Reeves
and
Bob Mortimer
.
The second series of
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
was broadcast.
The third series of
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
began on Watch on 11 July 2013.
On 1 August 2013, Dynamo released an autobiography called
Nothing is Impossible
.
On 23 November 2013, he performed card tricks during the 1D Day, with
One Direction
's members,
Harry Styles
and
Liam Payne
.
On 14 December 2013, Dynamo appeared in the semi-final of
Strictly Come Dancing
, as part of a dance routine.
Magic awards[
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On 5 July 2012, Dynamo was promoted by the magicians' society,
The Magic Circle
, to Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star for Performance.
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In the same year,
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
won the Best Entertainment Programme award at the Broadcast Awards.
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Series 2 of
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
won the Broadcast Award for Best Entertainment Programme for the second year in a row and won TV show of the year at the Virgin Media Awards.
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citation needed
]
Dynamo won the Magician of the Year award from The Academy of Magical Arts 48th Annual Awards Show.
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