Wayne Houchin
Magician, Performance Artist, Retired Super Hero
Age: 29
“The more you pay attention to what he's doing, the more you can't help but think you are watching something extraordinary in the making." The Synthesis Magazine wrote that about Wayne Houchin in 2004. He has since become one of the most popular magicians in the world - astonishing audiences in more than 20 countries.
Wayne Houchin grew up in a small town in Northern California. An early interest in music and art led to weekly piano lessons and occasional recitals. Learning to play the piano eventually gave Wayne confidence to pursue another one of his interests: magic.
In 1999 Houchin made headlines by escaping from a straitjacket while hanging 50 feet above an intersection packed with thousands of people - he was 16 years old. A few critically acclaimed theatre shows later, he found himself on the front page again – this time for accurately predicting the exact outcome of the Super Bowl. Next it was being blindfolded with duct tape and driving safely down Highway 99 in Northern California for Synthesis Magazine. Young, ambitious and charismatic, Houchin has a history of pushing himself.
Wayne's original sleight-of-hand magic has delighted non-magicians and magicians alike. He worked with Criss Angel on the hit TV show Mindfreak, co-founded the popular magic website theory11 and has headlined at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. As part of the Curiosidades team, he made history in 2010 by stopping time in the Dominican Republic - for the entire nation! The illusion was broadcast on live national television to a captivated and stunned audience. One year later Houchin again garnered national attention, this time by executing an epic dual escape with his wife, Frania.
His vision for the future is expansive and each success only serves to increase his drive. Believe it. For Wayne Houchin, this really is just the beginning.