Daryl (magician)

Daryl in 2010.

Daryl Easton (August 13, 1955 – February 24, 2017) known professionally as Daryl and born Daryl Martinez, was an American magician. He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He would call himself "The Magician's Magician."[1] Daryl usually went by his forename only. He specialized in card tricks, close-up and parlor magic.

Two of his most famous contributions to magic were the "Hot Shot Cut", a knuckle-busting sleight where the spectator's chosen card spins like a boomerang out of the deck, and the "Ultimate Ambition" trick which allows a card to be inserted fairly into the middle of a deck and yet appear back on top.[2]

Daryl accidentally hanged himself in the closet of his hotel room in Hollywood, California on February 24, 2017. He was 61.[3]

References

  1. "Daryl is known as "The Magician's Magician"". Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. "Daryl's Close-Up Magic". Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. Italiano, Laura (February 26, 2017). Magician Daryl Easton accidentally hanged himself in Hollywood’s Magic Castle. https://nypost.com/2017/02/26/magician-daryl-easton-found-dead-in-hollywoods-magic-castle/. Retrieved February 26, 2017. 

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