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Malcolm "Puck" Puckering | |
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| Born | July 17, 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | American magician, stage hypnotist, author, and speaker |
| Known for | The Magic of Puck.[1] Scott Alexander & Puck[2] The Phenomenal Hypnosis of Puck[3] |
| Children | Mikayla S. Puckering Maliah J. Puckering |
| Parent(s) | Learmond G. Puckering (adopted father) Elsie D. Puckering (adopted mother) Malcolm Earl “Mal” Waldron (biological father) Michele Feldman (biological mother) |
Malcolm “Puck” Puckering (born June 17, 1966) is an American magician, stage hypnotist[3], author, and speaker. He currently performs his magic shows all around the world at corporate outing and on luxury cruise ships[4].
Career
editPuck’s first professional act consisted of him magically producing birds. He used doves, parakeets, and a sulphur crested cockatoo named Hoppy[1][5]. In 2012 Puck competed on season seven of America’s Got Talent as participant "The Magic of Puck"[6][7][8]. He performed on the live shows making it all the way to the semi-finals before being eliminated[9][10][11][12].
Puck began a partnership with fellow magician and friend the late Scott Grocki, better known as Scott Alexander. Puck performed with fellow magician and friend the late Scott Grocki, better known as Scott Alexander, on the second season of Penn & Teller Fool Us[2][13][14].
Puck performs on luxury cruise ships all around the world, including Holland America, Norwegian, Carnival, and Princess[1]. He’s also been featured at Six Flags America in Bowie Maryland[3], Monday Night Magic in New York City[4]
Personal life
edit“Puck” as he is better known to the entertainment world, began an interest in magic after his adopted father took him to Adventureland in Long Island, New York. While there a magician performing on a small stage brought him up to help with a trick[5]. The magician embarrassed the young Puck by making him the brunt of several gags. Afterward Puck’s father, seeing the disappointment on his son’s face, noticed a kiosk selling magic tricks and bought him his first trick which began his interest in learning magic[4].
His father continued to help nurture his son’s hobby by making many visits to the local magic shop and taking him to local magic conventions. He also began promoting and booking his son into different night clubs and events in the New York area[5]. In 1980 his father unexpectedly died on New Year’s Eve. Puck was just fourteen years old. This event caused Puck to abandon his love of magic for almost twenty years[14].
With no clear direction for his future he was reintroduced to magic through a current girlfriend who asked the question, “What are you going to do with your life?” That question caused him to reflect on his past love of magic and with that they found a magic shop and the choice to become a professional magician began[5].
Once returning to magic he jumped right in and began looking for mentors to learn the art of magic. He moved to Maryland and began working as an assistant for Denny Haney in his touring show entitled The Denny & Lee Illusion Show[5].
References
edit- ^ a b c "Magic of Puck". Sturgis Journal. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "'America's Got Talent' magician Scott Alexander dead at 52". New York Post. 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c "Six Flags Fight Fest Elicits Screams and Laughs". The Washington Post. 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Magic Touch: Performance to benefit Hilton Head band". The Island Packet. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b c d e "To Become a Magician, It Helps To Be Obsessed". Orlando Sentinel. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "America's Got Talent: Bay Area Dance Troupe Academy of Villains Advances". The Mercury News. 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "America's Got Talent: Academy of Villians, The Magic of Puck, Bria Kelly, Clint Carvalho only highs on a weak YouTube night". Regina Leader-Post. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "America's Got Talent Recap: Who Should Be Going to Finals?". E! News. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "America's Got Talent Recap: Spencer Horsman Could Return". The Baltimore Sun. 2012-08-16.
- ^ "'America's Got Talent' recap: The final semifinalists perform". Los Angeles Times. 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Gymnast Gabby Douglas shows off talent as co-host on 'America's Got Talent'". Today. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "America's Got Talent season 7 semifinalists". CBS News. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "America's Got Talent magician Scott Alexander dies following a stroke". Entertainment Weekly. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "America's Got Talent Magician Scott Alexander Dead at 52 — Full Statement". TVLine. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-07.