Canadian actor and magician (born 1961)
Christopher Hart
(born 22 February 1961) is a
Canadian
actor
and
magician
whose roles include
Thing
, the disembodied
hand
, in the 1991, 1993, and 1998
movies
The Addams Family
,
Addams Family Values
, and
Addams Family Reunion
.
Early life
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Christopher Hart was born in
Nanaimo
,
British Columbia
, to an
English
mother and Canadian father. He was raised in
Los Angeles
, where he was educated in
Catholic
schools.
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At the age of eight he became intrigued after discovering a magic book at the local library. It was at this same time that the television series "The Magician" starring
Bill Bixby
was on the air and further fueled his passion for magic.
Career
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At sixteen, after an extensive audition and interview process, Hart was accepted into the Magic Castle's elite junior program. As a teenager, he earned extra money working in a cemetery as a grave digger and was nicknamed
Lurch
due to his tall, lanky frame. Soon realizing that it was a dead-end job, Hart accepted a position demonstrating tricks at Hollywood Magic, the largest West Coast magic shop.
Working in Hollywood gave Hart the opportunity to meet and perform before the likes of Michael Jackson, Johnny Carson, Muhammad Ali, and
Harry Anderson
. As Hart's reputation grew he soon came to the attention of
David Copperfield
for whom Hart first worked as a Magic Roadie. Impressed with Hart's knowledge and expertise in the field of magic, Copperfield continued to use him on several more live and television shows, including the Great Wall of China special.
His sleight-of-hand magic has been featured in national television commercials for
McDonald's
,
Honda
and
RCA
. He has twice been awarded "Stage Magician of the Year" by Hollywood's Magic Castle, and
Princess Stephanie of Monaco
personally awarded him the top prize at the Grand Prix Magique held in
Monte Carlo
.
Hart is currently performing in
TV's Magic Stars
at the Golden Cabaret at the Horizon Casino Resort in
Lake Tahoe
, Nevada.
Hart appeared on
To Tell the Truth
in 2018 and on
I Can See Your Voice
in 2022.
Filmography
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References
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