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蒙面魔術師 (The Masked Magician)
本名為法爾·范倫鐵諾(Val Valentino),法爾·范倫鐵諾原先是在拉斯維加斯工作的職業魔術師,他在1996年到1998年期間為福克斯廣播公司拍攝了一系列的《魔術掲密》節目(英文原名為:Breaking the Magicians' Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed),因為他在影片中戴上面具,聲稱是為了要保密身份,在他的身份尚未曝光之前,魔術界人士都以「蒙面魔術師」稱呼之。在節目第4集時,Val Valentino自行揭開面具及公開身份,之後辭去工作。直至2008年FOX繼續拍攝新的「Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed」第一季共13集(截至到今天2009年3月17日),片尾標上 producer:Val Valentino。 有充分的理由相信他對魔術的職業道德有一定程度的認知和了解,而且製作《魔術掲密》這種破解魔術的節目並非出自他的本意,而是由當時福斯電視的副總 Michael Darnell 以及其製作人的主意。 Val Valentino (The Masked Magician) Val Valentino (born June 14, 1956) was born in Los Angeles, California. He is an American illusionist who gained fame by starring in four magic specials exposing magic secrets on the Fox network, using the stage name the Masked Magician, his real name being Leonard Montano. |
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Valentino's first foray into magic was at the age of five with a trick called "the ball and vase" that his father gave him. In his teens, Valentino performed with the “International Cultural Awareness Program” for over a million students throughout the Unified School Systems. The performances also included revealing magic secrets to encourage others to become magicians. By the end of the 1980s and into the 1990s, Valentino had moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and was performing in casino shows including Viva Las Vegas and Splash, after having appeared on The Merv Griffin Show, as well as in a music video by Herb Alpert. Masked Magician
For a span of two years (circa 1997-1998), Valentino performed, unbilled and disguised, as the "Masked Magician" on Fox network television specials called Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed which exposed long-guarded trade secrets. The Masked Magician was also shown in the UK on the ITV network during the late 1990s and is still occasionally repeated on ITV4. Valentino had been approached by Fox while he was performing in Las Vegas showrooms. After some negotiation, Valentino signed to do the program, promising that he would only reveal the secrets behind old illusions. However, when the programs aired, many newer illusions were also revealed. This sparked controversy, as many magicians feared that their illusions were now worthless. When he finally revealed himself at the end of the fourth show, he emphasized that he felt that revealing the secrets would encourage children into trying magic instead of discouraging them, and that the entertainment of magic shows was more in the magician's showmanship instead of the wonder of how the trick was pulled off. New episodes of the show later returned to broadcast on MyNetworkTV. Episodes can also be seen on Fox Reality Channel. It has been disclosed that Valentino is reprising the role. Valentino appeared in the Masked Magician persona on a 1999 episode of Diagnosis: Murder. In an episode of the animated series King of the Hill, "Sleight of Hank" Bobby Hill wears a mask like the Masked Magician while narrating the secret behind a magic trick witnessed by Hank and Peggy Hill. In October 2007, a graphic novel starring the character of the Masked Magician was released. The website of Nash Entertainment — the producers of the Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed — lists a movie called Masked Magician, about a magician who uses illusions to fight crime, as "in development". A character also called "The Masked Magician" was created earlier by Andy Kaufman and Bob Zmuda as part of Kaufman's comedic stage act. |
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