Angela Funovits

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name = Angela Funovits
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birth_date = 1987
birth_place = Avon Lake, Ohio
residence = Avon Lake, Ohio
website= [http://www.angelafunovits.com AngelaFunovits.com]
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Angela Funovits (born on July 29,1987) is an American Magician, Mentalist and [medical student] , And in Indonesia known as QUEEN MARIE, She is best known in the US for her performances on NBC’s Phenomenon and Lenong Rumpi.

Early life

Funovits was born and raised in Avon Lake, Ohio. She became interested in magic at the age of 10 after watching , a TV program on the FOX network that revealed the secrets of magicians. [cite news | url= http://itricks.com/news/?p=457 | title=The iTricks Valentine: Angela Funovits | publisher=iTricks |date=2007-02-14 | first=| last= | access date =2008-02-10] Funovits began modeling at age 11 and won the Miss Teen Cleveland pageant at age 16. [cite news | url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/nbc-reveals-identities-of-phenomenon-contestants-and-host-5912.php | title=NBC reveals the identities of 'Phenomenon' contestants and host | publisher=Reality TV World |date=2007-10-11 | first=| last= | access date =2008-02-10] She graduated from Avon Lake High School in 2005 and entered the combined B.S./M.D. program at NEOUCOM, later forming a program where magicians teach magic tricks to children at a cancer support center in Cleveland. [cite news | url=http://burr.kent.edu/archives/2007/spring/controversy.htm | title=Miss Controversy | publisher=The Burr |date=Spring 2007 | first=| last= | access date =2008-02-10]

Appearances

In October and November 2007, Funovits was the only female of ten mentalist contestants on the primetime NBC series Phenomenon, which was hosted by Tim Vincent and judged by Criss Angel and Uri Geller. [cite news | url=http://www.nbcumv.com/entertainment/release_detail.nbc/entertainment-20071010000000-nbcannouncestimvi.html | title=Identities of the 10 Carefully Selected Mystifying Contestants Revealed | publisher=NBC Universal Media Village |date=2007-10-10 | first=| last= | access date =2008-02-10] She finished as first runner-up on the series, after performing dangerous demonstrations of mentalism involving chain saws, knives, and fire. Funovits represented the USA in the live German TV special “Die besten Mentalisten der Welt” on ProSieben. The special was an addition to the German series “The Next Uri Geller - Unglaubliche Phänomene live”. It featured Funovits (USA), Vincent Raven (Germany), Aaron Crow (Netherlands), and Lior Suchard (Israel). [cite news | url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196724/
title= Die besten Mentalisten der Welt (2008) | publisher=IMDB |date=2008-03-04 | first=| last= | access date =2008-03-14] Funovits has also starred in W-1, a Japanese TV special on the Fuji Television Network alongside Japanese magician Mr. Maric. [cite news | url= http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/0407magic/index_frame.html
title= W-1 | publisher=Fuji Television Network, Inc. |date=2008-04-04 | first=| last= | access date =2008-04-05]

Funovits was a featured guest on Germany’s Johannes B. Kerner Show [cite news | url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1199989/ | title= Johannes B. Kerner Show, Die: Episode dated 11 March 2008 (2008) | publisher=IMDB |date=2008-03-11 | first=| last= | access date =2008-03-14] , and on the late-night syndicated radio talk show Coast to Coast AM, which frequently deals with topics of the paranormal.

References

External links

* [http://www.angelafunovits.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/silverveil Official Myspace]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2797056/ IMDB Profile]
* [http://www.nbc.com/Phenomenon/about/contestants/angela_funovits.shtml Phenomenon Performer Bio]
* [http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/1601.html Angela Funovits on Coast to Coast]