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Michael Finney is a multi-award winning comedy magician, with more than 30 years in the business.
After only 2 years of his early career as a close-up bartending magician and children's performer at Legend City Amusement Park theme park, Michael then took a leap of faith and decided to concentrate on comedy magic. He knew its what he wanted to do full time. It was a good leap. He has spent the last 30 plus year in comedy clubs, charity and corporate events all over the world, sprinkle in over 12 network television appearance's including 2 guest appearances on the George Lopez show. Two Worlds Greatest Magician specials. 4 appearances on Masters of Illusion as well as being a comedy finalist on Star Search, hosted by Ed McMahon and you will see right away he is a seasoned entertainer.
Michael received the Silver Lions head award from Seigfried and Roy for excellence in comedy and magic performance, soon after he was awarded Comedy Magician of the year and Parlor Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical arts Magic Castle in Los Angeles, voted one of the top 10 comedy magicians in the world by his peers in 2008. In 2009 Michael received the world comedy magic act of the year presented to him by Gay Blackstone.
Opening act for Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall n Oats, Michael MacDonald, The Everly Brothers, Engelbert Humperdink, Chris Kristofferson, Paul Williams, Peter Frampton and Jerry Lee Lewis, Just to name a few.
Finney is one of only a few magicians with their own foundation —- the Michael Finney Foundation - His charities benefit "Hope for the Warrior" "Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association" Dana and Christopher Reeves chapter "Pappas School for the Homeless" "Shriners Burn Camp" and during the holidays finds people in need to lend a hand too. His foundation is nearing 1,000,000.00 donated to the charities as of Jan of 2016
We are thrilled to have Michael Finney part of the FUSION Talent Group family signed under Andrew Pogson aka Freddy Fusion.
