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Dynamo (magician)
Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), commonly known by his stage
Dynamo
name "Dynamo", is an English magician,[1] best known for his television
show Dynamo: Magician Impossible which ran from July 2011 to
September 2014.

Contents
1 Early years
2 Media appearances
3 Magic awards
4 Releases
5 References
6 External links

Early years Dynamo in 2014

Frayne was born in Bradford, England to an English mother and a father of Born Steven Frayne
Pakistani Pathan ancestry.[2][3] He suffers from Crohns disease, which has 17 December 1982
made him small in stature his whole life. He was bullied as a child, and one Bradford, West
of the first magic tricks he learned was something his grandfather taught Yorkshire, England
him to make it seem as though he was very heavy so that the other children Occupation Magician
could not pick him up.[4]
Years active 2002present
Website dynamoworld.com (ht
Media appearances tp://www.dynamoworl
Dynamo's first radio appearances were on Richard & Judy, followed by a d.com/)
Channel 4 special entitled Dynamo's Weapon state that of Mind. He then
released a DVD[5] and has since appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Fatherhood, and at the MTV EMAs.

He has appeared in ads for Adidas, Nokia, and Pepsi and appeared on the catwalk for Naomi Campbell's Fashion for
Relief. In May 2009, Dynamo levitated comedian Matt Lucas four feet off the ground in front of a crowd at the
Emirates Stadium in London.

On 25 December 2009, Dynamo appeared on the Soccer AM Christmas Special and performed magic for the show's
presenters Max Rushden and Helen Chamberlain. On 19 March 2010, he appeared on BBC One in aid of Sport Relief,
where he appeared to turn lottery tickets into cash in front of Robbie Williams and Davina McCall. Later in the show,
he performed a levitation in front of James Corden and a live studio audience.

On 18 March 2011, Dynamo appeared on BBC One for Comic Relief to highlight the work that British Airways had
done to raise money. On 25 June 2011, he was photographed and videotaped apparently walking on water of the River
Thames on foot in front of the Palace of Westminster, to publicise his forthcoming series Dynamo: Magician
Impossible.[6]

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In September 2011, Dynamo appeared on sports television program ESPN where he performed card tricks. On 23
October 2011, Dynamo announced that he had joined the magicians' society The Magic Circle. The next day, he
appeared as a guest panellist for Noel Fielding's team on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In November 2011, he appeared
on the BBC's Young Apprentice, giving a prize performance in the London Eye for the winning team. He also appeared
on Children in Need, performing magic for Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.

The second series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible was broadcast.

The third series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible began on Watch on 11 July 2013.

On 1 August 2013, Dynamo released an autobiography called Nothing is Impossible.

On 23 November 2013, he performed card tricks during the 1D Day, with One Direction's members, Harry Styles and
Liam Payne.

On 14 December 2013, Dynamo appeared in the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing, as part of a dance routine.

Magic awards
On 5 July 2012, Dynamo was promoted by the magicians' society, The Magic Circle, to Associate of the Inner Magic
Circle with Silver Star for Performance.[7] In the same year, Dynamo: Magician Impossible won the Best
Entertainment Programme award at the Broadcast Awards.[8]

Series 2 of Dynamo: Magician Impossible won the Broadcast Award for Best Entertainment Programme for the
second year in a row and won TV show of the year at the Virgin Media Awards.

Dynamo won the Magician of the Year award from The Academy of Magical Arts 48th Annual Awards Show.

Releases
Dynamo's Underground Magic (DVD)[9]
Dynamo's Estate of Mind Channel 4
Dynamo's Concrete Playground (DVD)
Dynamo: Magician Impossible (Series 1,2,3 & 4) (DVD/Blu-ray)

References
1. "Celebrity answers with Dynamo" (https://web.archive.org/web/20080520225737/http://www.aqa.63336.com/celeb
rityanswers/ca_dynamo.htm). 6336.com. Archived from the original (http://www.aqa.63336.com/celebrityanswers/
ca_dynamo.htm) on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
2. "Dynamo: 'Paul Daniels stayed on TV too long... and ruined the magic' " (http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-0
9-04/dynamo-paul-daniels-stayed-on-tv-too-long-and-ruined-the-magic). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
3. Stadlen, Matthew (18 January 2016). "Dynamo: Dying on stage would be good for the legacy" (http://www.telegra
ph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/dynamo-dying-on-stage-would-be-good-for-the-legacy/). The Telegraph. Retrieved
12 October 2017.
4. Miranda Sawyer, "And for Dynamos next trick? A live tour" (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/27/dy
namo-magician-next-trick-live-tour-interview), The Guardian, 27 September 2015.
5. Burt, Josh (17 May 2007). "Watch Dynamo's street magic" (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/72293/W
atch-Dynamos-street-magic.html). The Sun. London. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
6. Press Association, "Trick or feat? Magician Dynamo 'walks across Thames'" (https://www.theguardian.com/uk/201
1/jun/27/magician-dynamo-walks-across-thames), The Guardian, 27 June 2011.
7. "Dynamo Wins Best Entertainment Programme" (http://themagiccircle.co.uk/news/716-dynamo-wins-best-entertai
nment-programme), The Magic Circle, 31 January 2013.

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8. "Fred West drama Appropriate Adult wins TV award" (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16870507).

BBC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
9. "The ace in the pack" (https://www.theguardian.com/theguide/features/story/0,,1741466,00.html). The Guardian.
London. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

External links
Dynamo World (http://www.dynamomagician.com/)
Dynamo: Magician Impossible official site (http://w.uktv.co.uk/dynamo-magician-impossible/article/dynamo-biogr
aphy)
BBC 1xtra Rampage -Dynamo (http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/features/rampage/dynamo.shtml)
BBC 1xtra ME -Dynamo (http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/features/rampage/dynamo.shtml)

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