Alan Shaxon

Alan Shaxon

Alan Shaxon is a professional magician and president of The Magic Circle. He specialises in cabaret performances and is billed as one of England's foremost magicians.

The Magic Circle gave Shaxon its highest award, "The Maskelyne", for services to British Magic. His television appearances have been seen by millions and he has cruised the world in cabaret on the finest luxury liners, and entertained on four occasions at Buckingham Palace. Fact|date=February 2007

Shaxon taught Tom Cruise the sleight of hand for "Mission Impossible", and appeared in Rowan Atkinson's "Mr. Bean".

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