I was born on April 4th 1975 in Brooklyn, New York

As a teenager, I began to pursue acting as a career and took regular trips to Manhattan to attend classes

I was fortunate enough to land some commercial spots and appearances on daytime dramas

As a child I was inspired by a subway performer’s card trick and chose to learn some magic in my spare time, encouraged by my mother.

As a young adult, I moved back to the city, to the notorious neighbourhood of Hell's Kitchen. My mother was stricken with cancer around the same time and passed away in 1994, when I was just 21.

I began to make a name for myself at celebrity functions by doing magic tricks for famous people, such as Mike Tyson, Al Pacino and David Geffen. Through a common contact, I struck up a friendship with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.

I made a tape of a performance and sent it to ABC. The response was tremendous and an interview was requested soon after. My first special was later produced

          I was soon in demand on the talk show circuit and appeared on just about every major show imaginable. I was even rumoured to be dating Madonna at one time

In April 1999, I recreated the hype of Houdini when I was buried alive under 6 feet of Plexiglas filled with 4000lbs of water. I remained there for one week.

In November 2000, I was encased in ice in New York’s Times Square for 61 hours and in May 2002 I squatted on top of a 105 foot tall pillar for 35 hours. I am the world’s best-known street magician.