Michael Finney

This article is about the magician. For the professional boxer, see Michael Kenneth Finney.

Michael Finney is a professional magician. He was born in 1954 in Woodland, California.^[1] He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. He has appeared on numerous television specials and performs regularly throughout the U.S. He has appeared on the cover of The Linking Ring.^[1]

Biography

After spending part of his early career as a close-up magician and a children's performer at a theme park, Michael decided to concentrate strictly on comedy magic. Once a comedy finalists on 'Star Search with Ed McMahan', Michael has since been nominated for 'Magician of the Year' by the Magic Castle, performed at the 2004 Presidential Inaugural gala for President Bush, and was a Silver Lion Head recipient for excellence in comedy & magic from Siegfried & Roy.^[2]

NBC

Once a regular performer on NBC's 'World's Greatest Magicians' and 'World's Wildest Magic' shows, Michael now performs primarily one day corporate events, charity events, and casinos. Michael Finney is one of only a few magicians with their own foundation - the Michael Finney Foundation to benefit firefighters and the Pappas School for homeless children.. In eight years, his foundation donated over four hundred thousand dollars to his causes, according to Mr. Finney's estimate. He states in a recent interview that he is now also associated with the Gift of Life, A Rotarian group that provides assistance and operations for children with heart problems.^[2]

On September 7th, 2010, Michael Finney performed in New Plymouth, Taranaki which is located on New Zealands North Island. He was the host for a night with a variety of performers from all sorts of genres of entertainment. The show was put on by various New Zealand children's charities including Heart Children, Taranaki and he and the other performers did a great job. He was heckled by a smart ass kid and dealt with it swiftly and with much hilarity.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Our Cover: Michael Finney A seriously funny Magician", The Linking Ring 81 (6): 55–56, June 2001 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Interview - Michael Finney", The Magic Roadshow Journal of Magic (23), May 15th 

External links

• Interview with Michael Finney

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