Val Valentino

Val Valentino ( born June 14, 1956 in Los Angeles, actually Leonard Montano ) is an American magician, illusionist and actor. He is primarily known for his appearances as " The Masked Magician" on the television program The tricks of the greatest magicians. In it he shows large and small magic tricks and illusions, which are then revealed and explained.

Biography

His first experience with the magic he made at the age of five with a trick he had learned from his father. As a teenager, Valentino repeat performances in a " International Cultural Awareness Program " for millions of students and pupils in the whole United States. Part of these shows was also the unveiling of magic tricks to others with enthusiasm for this art.

The late 1980s until the early 1990s, he moved again and again for Valentino Las Vegas, where he performed his own magic shows in various casinos.

Role as the masked magician

During his work in Las Vegas Valentino was hired by the U.S. television network FOX. The idea of the TV station was to produce a show in which a magician revealing his tricks. Consequently, for a list of possible magicians was created, among whom was Valentino. First, this agreed to, to reveal some old illusions, but later these were joined by more modern.

Between 1997 and 1998 it came to the production of the consignment Breaking the Magician 's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed, the first broadcasts in the United States expired on 24 November 1997 in Germany, the format was first on 21 May 1998 under the title From. Spell - the secret tricks of the great magician aired on Sat.1. Since 2003 or RTL Super RTL shows the program under the name The tricks of the greatest magicians.

By the end of the first season of the show Valentino unmasked in the show itself and gave his identity. It was addressed to the television audience and spoke of his passion magic and motivated young people to deal again with the art of magic. The reason for the unveiling of the illusions he stated that he wanted to bring about that magician discard their old tricks and develop new ones.

After the great success of the mission some performances Valentinos followed in several American films and television series. In part, the role of the masked magician, but as he himself