Franz Harary Net Worth
Franz Harary Net Worth is
$15 Million
Franz Harary Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Franz Harary (born 1962) is an American magician and inventor who has appeared on television shows such as the first episode of NBC's The World's Greatest Magic, on which Harary made the Space Shuttle appear to vanish.While studying music at Eastern Michigan University and aspiring to be a singer and dancer on Broadway, Harary was designing illusions as a hobby. He began performing publicly after persuading the university's marching band leader to let him appear as part of the halftime show. Between 1982 and 1984, Harary's Odyssey In Illusion team designed and executed illusions for ballet troupes, ice revues, marching bands, and symphony orchestras. It was featured on ABC-TV's live telecast of the 1983 Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit. At the end of 1983, Harary sent Michael Jackson a videotape of Odyssey In Illusions greatest hits and within a week was invited to perform as part of the Jacksons' "Victory Tour" in 1984. Harary made Jackson levitate and disappear on one side of the stage and reappear with his brothers on the other side. In 1990, a character in World Championship Wrestling called The Black Scorpion used magic in efforts to anger the popular Sting. Wrestling websites claim Harary was the masked man performing the magic.Among other music acts he has designed illusions for are N*SYNC, Cher, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Tone Loc, Styx, Dr. Dre, Usher, Boyz II Men, Queen Latifah, Hammer, Tina Turner, Reba McEntire and Missy Elliott.In 1996 Harary created all the magic segments for the Broadway production Ragtime, in which Houdini was one of its main characters.Harary's own touring show is especially popular in Asia and the Far East. In the U.S. he is most often seen in Atlantic City.Franz Harary recently appeared as a technical advisor for the Magic Challenges during seasons 3 and 5 of America's Best Dance Crew.This was highly rated and critically acclaimed in the industry.In 2010, Franz Harary was the principal judge in a magical TV series called India's Magic Star, which is being telecast on the Indian channel Star One. In addition to acting as judge and "magic guru," Harary designed over 90 original effects that were performed by him as well as the other magicians on the show. The program is currently being shown in the UK.In 2011, he also performed between 21 January to 21 April at the Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon, India. | Date Of Birth | July 18, 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Miscellaneous Crew |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His interest in magic began in his teens when his mother bought him a magic kit. |
| 2 | He attended Eastern Michigan University on a music scholarship, and studied musical theater. He created illusions at University of Michigan halftime shows, including the Rose Bowl. He taped the shows, sent one to Michael Jackson, and was hired to create illusions for Jackson's Victory tour. He has also worked with Janet Jackson, Madonna, Usher, Paula Abdul, Cher, Alice Cooper, and Shania Twain. |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge | 1990 | TV Special illusion design | |
| The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter | 1989 | TV Special additional illusion designer | |
| The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle | 1988 | TV Special additional illusion designer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TVs 50 Greatest Magic Tricks | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 2009 World Magic Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2007 | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Magic | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| 50 Greatest Magic Tricks | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Masters of Illusion | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Impossible Escapes | 2000 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The World's Greatest Magic | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Space Shuttle vanish |
| The Best of Magic | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Known for movies
50 Greatest Magic Tricks (2002)
as Himself
The World's Greatest Magic (1994)
as Himself - Space Shuttle vanish
TVs 50 Greatest Magic Tricks (2011)
as Himself
The 2009 World Magic Awards (2009)
as Himself