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Simon Pierro (* October 2 1978 in Ettlingen) is a German magician und TV presenter.

Life
Simon Pierro grew up in Waldbronn (Baden-Württemberg), Germany and lives presently in Munich. At the age of 15 he was cheated out of 20 dollars by a thimblerigger on the streets of New York City. As a result of this encounter, Simon's sister gave him a book about magic and card tricks and it was then that he discovered his passion for magic.

Simon Pierro's presentations include modern elements of popular culture and have little to do with the cliché of the "magician with tailcoat and top hat". With his stage show "The American Dream - From Rags to Riches", developed together with director Eberhard Riese, he has won several magic awards. In 2002, the Magic Circle of Germany voted him Magician of the Year" . Amongst other successes he became the German champion and award-winner in the World Championships of Magic (FISM) . In 2004, he received the Siegfried & Roy Award in Las Vegas.

Shortly after finishing his studies of Business Administration and Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, Simon was invited by Frank Elstner to his TV show Menschen der Woche (people of the week). Afterwards he was also chosen to perform on Elstner's Saturday evening show Verstehen Sie Spaß? (the German equivalent of Candid Camera), where he earned his own part as magic decoy and has since played magic pranks in more than 20 episodes to date. Apart from other worldwide TV appearances he also works off-camera as a consultant and, for example, developed an illusion for Heidi Klum's Germany's Next Topmodel.

He also presented the IFA show "Connected World" of the Deutsche Telekom in Berlin. Since 2008 he has been heavily involved in digital magic, a combination of magic and technical innovation. With video clips such as Preview on iOS 5 and iPad Horror he has reached more than ten million viewers in less than a year and was the first German magician to be invited to an Apple Store.

Appearances on TV (selection)

 * Verstehen Sie Spaß? (ARD, 2004 until present, more than 20 appearances, German equivalent of Candid Camera)
 * Unglaublich (RTL, 2008)
 * Galileo Mystery (Pro Sieben, 2007)
 * ZDF-Fernsehgarten (ZDF, 2009 - 2011)
 * Frank Elstner - Menschen der Woche (SWR, 2004, 2011)
 * Le Plus Grand Cabaret Du Monde (France 2, 2003, 2011)

Awards

 * German Champion of Magic
 * Voted "Magician of the Year" in 2002 by the Magic Circle of Germany
 * Coups de Coeur - Monte Carlo Magic Stars
 * Golden Rings of Lausanne
 * Siegfried & Roy - Award
 * Mandrakes d'Or - Award 2005

Weblinks

 * Official Homepage

Category:Professional magicians Category:German_magicians Category:1978 births Category:Living people