When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly ...

The famed escapologist had a reputation for death-defying stunts. But his rise to fame and sudden death both came with some ...

Liberty Larsen, Richard Young, Sam Strange and Fernando Velasco, known as the Champions of Magic, join TODAY to talk about ...

This Dangerous Trick Wowed Houdini’s Fans The water torture cell escape was arguably Houdini’s most memorable stunt. So much so that many people wrongly assume it killed him–a myth invented ...

Glen Gerard is a magician, illusionist, and Harry Houdini Historian. He joined What's Brewing Wisconsin to talk about Houdini's deep Wisconsin ties in honor of the escape artist's 151st birthday.

Erik Weisz, better known professionally as the great escapologist, illusionist and stunt performer Harry Houdini, had many links with Ireland. He first came to public attention in vaudeville in ...

During his life, legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini shocked crowds with his stunts and illusions. Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874, moved to the U.S ...