Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Elephant", that every magician of the 20th century was "haunted" by Robert-Houdin, "…who cast an enormous shadow over their generation." American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss) was so impressed by Robert-Houdin that, after reading his autobiography in 1890, Ehrich adopted the stage name of "Houdini" in honour of Robert-Houdin. He incorrectly believed that an "i" on the end of a name meant "like" in French; but Houdini, his own career and reputation established by that time, later lost his youthful respect for Robert-Houdin, believing that he took undue credit for other magicians' innovations, and wrote "The
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