Bruce Block

Bruce Block

Bruce Block is a entertainer, magician, actor, and ventriloquist. He was born in St. Joseph, Michigan.

Career

He has appeared on "America's Got Talent" (Season 2 and 3), "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno and many more. [ [http://www.theoddballcomedyofbruceblock.com theoddballcomedyofbruceblock.com] ] His expertise is appreciated even by his peers. Scott Wells reviewed Block's appearance at the Texas Association of Magicians 2003 conference by stating "Bruce Block was perhaps the highlight of the evening...", His humor and juggling never missed..." and "Very clever and quite memorable".By Scott Wells, [http://www.taom.org/html/scott_wells_review.html taom.org] , review of the 2003 Texas Association Of Magicians conference, retrieved September 25 2008] Bruce Block holds the world record for most cigar boxes balanced on his chin. [by Michael Ferguson, [http://www.juggle.org/archives/jugmags/36-4/36-4,p31.htm juggle.org] , Winter 84-85, "Cigar Box Stack!", retrieved September 25 2008] [ [http://www.juggling.org/jw/86/4/news.html juggling.org] , Juggler's World: Juggler's World: Vol. 38, No. 4, "Guinness wants heavies and box-balancers", "A heated battle is going on between two cigar box balancers for the honor of appearing as the Guinness world champion in the category. Bruce Block's supremacy in the category is being challenged by Michael Toro of Sarasota, Fla...", retrieved September 25 2008] [ [http://www.juggling.org/jw/87/3/tidbits.html juggling.org] , Juggler's World: Vol. 39, No. 3, "Great enough for Guinness", "challenger Bruce Block unseated champion Michael Toro by balancing 134 boxes for the requisite five seconds", retrieved September 25 2008] [ [http://www.tv.com/bill-nye-the-science-guy/balance/episode/241880/trivia.html?tag=episode_tabs;trivia tv.com] , "Bill Nye: The Science Guy: Balance", under notes section: "Bruce Block set a record when he balanced 212 cigar boxes on his chin for 13.5 seconds in February of 1990", retrieved September 25 2008]

His special acts include:
*Escaping from a Straitjacket
*Laying on a bed of nails and having a lady jump on him
*Ventriloquist act with his rabbit
*Making his or someone else's head vanish
*Juggling balls with his mouth
*Making a miniature horse appear in a box
*Balancing hundreds of cigar boxes on his chin

Recognition

*2005, Bruce Block receives the "Best of Las Vegas Award" from the Las Vegas Review Journal [ [http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/2005/LongReturns.jsp?bestID=7275 reviewjournal.com] , Bruce Block, Best Magician 2005, retrieved September 25 2008]
*February, 2005 - Bruce Block wins the $10,000 first prize on "Steve Harvey's Big Time [http://www.bruceblockproductions.com/main.htm bruceblockproductions.com] , "News page, retrieved September 25 2008]
*February, 2005 - Bruce Block's talking Rabbit "Skippy Ala King" made a surprise appearance at the Aspen Comedy Festival and was given the honor of "Best of the Festival"

References

External links

*imdb name|id=2045838|name=Bruce Block
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784880/ imdb.com, "The Great Magic of Las Vegas" (2005)]
* [http://www.fancast.com/tv/Americas-Got-Talent/2116/794561561/Bruce-Block/videos fancast.com, Bruce Block accepts a challenge from David Hasselhof on America's Got Talent]
* [http://itricks.com/news/?p=4336 itricks.com, "America’s Got Talent: Is Magic On The Bubble?"]


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