Harry Houdini a boarding house on East 79th Street. He was joined by the rest of the family once Rabbi Weiss found permanent housing. As a child, Ehrich Weiss took several jobs, making his public début as a 9-year-old trapeze artist, calling himself "Ehrich, the Prince of the Air". He was also a champion cross country runner in his youth. When Weiss became a professional magician he began calling himself "Harry Houdini", after the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, after reading Robert-Houdin's autobiography in 1890. Weiss incorrectly believed that an "i" at the end of a name meant "like" in French. In
PiP Comic Illusionist PiP Comic Illusionist PiP Comic Illusionist (born 28 October 1986) is an Australian Comedian, Magician, Illusionist, Actor and Hypnotist. He is also known for his charity work, including his work as an Ambassador for Barnardos Australia and Book's in Homes. PiP's career started performing at his local pub on weekends before moving on to Comedy Clubs and working in the corporate entertainment industry. He was then picked up to work on P&O and Princess Cruises. In 2006 he was one of only 18 teens chosen worldwide to compete at the World Magic Seminar. In 2007 he was requested to come