- Ali Bongo
Ali Bongo (born as William Wallace in India, 1929) is a British
comedy magician who has an act in which he is known as the "Shriek of Araby".Bongo has written many books on magic, many containing tricks of his own. As well as writing them he also illustrates them in his instantly recognisable style. He has acted as magic consultant for many
TV shows and musicals, including the "Paul Daniels Magic Show " for theBBC .Bongo was featured in an episode of Children's TV show "Rainbow" and appeared in the science-fiction show "
The Tomorrow People " in the serial "Revenge of Jedikiah".He also acted as the magical advisor to 70s cult TV show, "Ace of Wands ".Bongo won the 1993 Carlton Award for Comedy.
On 8 September 2008, he was elected President of
The Magic Circle .ee also
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Paul Daniels
*"Jonathan Creek ", BBC crime series with a major character inspired by BongoExternal links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/jonathancreek/stars/bongo.shtml Ali Bongo biography] at Jonathan Creek on
BBC
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/jonathancreek/interviews/bongo/ Interview with Ali Bongo] Jonathan Creek onBBC
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