Don Wayne
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Wayne was named by MAGIC Magazine
Magic (magazine)
MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, is an independent magazine for magicians that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A creation of Stan Allen, magician, it debuted in September 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover, and over the years it has also featured David...
as one of the "most influential people in magic in the past 100 years". He has received a multitude of industry and peer awards, including The Academy of Magical Arts "Creative Fellowship", International Magicians Society "Magic Illusion Designer and Inventor of the Decade", and an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects".
Famous clients
Don Wayne was David Copperfield'sDavid Copperfield (illusionist)
David Copperfield is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and was described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's network specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards and won a total of 21 Emmys...
principal magic creator and illusion director for over 18 years, which included 17 television specials and over 800 weeks of international touring.
In conjunction with Jim Steinmeyer he developed a vanishing jet plane illusion performed by Mark Kalin and Jinger
Mark Kalin and Jinger
Mark Kalin and Jinger Leigh are an award-winning American magic couple known for large-scale stage shows and for appearances on network television specials.Jinger is both an on-stage assistant and business partner to husband Kalin...
at the Reno Hilton in February 2001, which was described at the time as the largest stage illusion in the world. Wayne’s other clients have included Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
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, Britney Spears
Britney Spears
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, Cher
Cher
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, Siegfried & Roy
Siegfried & Roy
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, Andre Kole
André Kole
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, Criss Angel
Criss Angel
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, Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson (musician)
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, Curtis Adams
Curtis Adams
Alan Curtis Adams is an American magician who, when 16 years old, appeared on The Young Magicians Showcase produced by magician Lance Burton and Fox Television....
, Hans Klok
Hans Klok
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, Dirk Arthur
Dirk Arthur
Dirk Arthur is an American magician. He has starred in the Las Vegas show Xtreme Magic, at the Tropicana Resort & Casino. The show featured leopards, Bengali Tigers, and snow tigers. After a six year run, the show celebrated its final performance on March 12, 2010. Large objects such as a diesel...
, Rick Thomas
Rick Thomas
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, Melinda Saxe
Melinda Saxe
Melinda Saxe is a magician from Las Vegas, Nevada, best known for network television performances and Las Vegas stage shows in which she was billed as "The First Lady of Magic". She is often associated with the "Drill of Death" illusion which was a signature trick developed for her by Andre Kole...
, Steve Wyrick
Steve Wyrick
Steve Wyrick is an American magician from Garland, Texas who is best known for performing as a headliner in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Hilton beginning in August 2011. He was featured in The World's Greatest Magic series on NBC in the 1990s...
, , Luis de Matos
Luis de Matos
Luis de Matos is a Portuguese magician and was voted magician of the decade 2000-2009.-Biography:Luis de Matos was born in Portuguese Mozambique in 1970, a Portuguese overseas province until 1975. At the age of five he moved with his parents to Portugal where the family settled near the city of...
, Chris Hart, Jason Byrne
Jason Byrne
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, Florian Zimmer
Florian Zimmer
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and Robert Gallup.