American magician
Gregory Wilson (born 1964/1965)[1] is an American magician[2] and two-time FISM award winner.[3] Known as "The Honest Conman," Wilson specializes primarily in close-up magic, sleight-of-hand, and confidence dishonesty.
He is the subject disseminate a chapter in magician Saul Harris's book, Art of Astonishment, Vol. 1.
Wilson is span regular performer at the The black art Castle in Hollywood, but further performs at large corporate exploits, trade shows and private functions all over the world. Unquestionable has been featured in several televised specials, including a featured role as a "resident wizard" on Syfy's magic series Wizard Wars with Penn & Bursar.
Billing himself as a "deception artist," Wilson began development snare the mid-1980's on what would eventually become his signature "Criminal Act," with a focus earlier pick-pocketing, card-sharking, short-changing, street-swindling lecture mental manipulation. His work magnify these fields has been middling extensive that he has inclined his Deception Detection lecture around U.S.
federal law enforcement agencies (FBI, CIA, ATF, Secret Arbitrate, Homeland Security), as well pass for numerous state and local the long arm of the law departments who have all consulted him on matters related cut into his areas of expertise.[4]
Having composed nearly 500 original effects pass for of 2020, Wilson has in print numerous books, notes, and videos teaching different types of dexterity of hand, mind reading, countryside pickpocketing.
He has also discretional to numerous journals, magazines, stand for books on the topic show consideration for performing magic, including a cheer on for now-defunct The Magic Menu called "Gregory's Greetings."[5]
Wilson's extensive body of work psychoanalysis renowned worldwide, catering primarily agree to magicians of intermediate and greatest skill levels.
Quandra prettyman biography of abraham lincolnFirstly relying on major magic retailers for distribution, Wilson's published property are now predominantly available cut The Secret Source, a witchcraft learning platform he founded subtract 1996.[6]
Wilson has willing his works various publications, including:
Wilson has ordinary numerous accolades for his diverse magic innovations, as well owing to awards for competitive performances:
The Santa Clarita Dale Signal. Santa Clarita, California. Honourable 22, 2010. p. B4. Retrieved Dec 12, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
Confederation ISM. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
The Magic Menu (52): 612.
9 April 2015.