Ed Alonzo, misfit of magic

From comedian, to actor, to Vaudevillian Entertainer, Ed Alonzo’s performances grab the audience’s funny bones and tickle relentlessly, leaving crowds rolling in the aisles gasping for air.

By the time he was seven, Ed was already performing in his own puppet and magic shows for friends and family. While in his teens, he became one of the youngest comedy/magicians ever to perform at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Ed Alonzo went on to win the coveted STAGE MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR for two consecutive years, COMEDY MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR for another two consecutive years and in 2010 Ed was named “Magician of the Year”, all from the internationally recognized Academy of Magical Arts. Ed is also the recipient of three WORLD MAGIC AWARDS presented to him on MY-network TV award shows.

He is often recognized as the series regular, Max – the owner of the diner, from the hit sit-com “Saved by the Bell”, and the costar on “XUXA”, the CBS Saturday Morning program.  His numerous television appearances include ABC’s Full House, the CBS comedy Murphy Brown where he became one of the infamous secretaries. In addition, Ed has appeared on over 100 major television variety and talk shows like The Ellen DeGeneres show, Top Chef Masters, Cup cake wars, The Late Late show with Craig Ferguson, E true Hollywood Story, Americas Next Top Model, How I met your mother, Modern Family, Masters of Illusion and more.

In 2009 Ed toured the world with pop star Britney Spears, performing in a magic production number with Miss Spears playing the role of magicians assistant. That same year Ed was hired by and met with Michael Jackson to create the illusions for his O2 London concert “This Is It”. Ed also developed magic and illusions for pop stars Katy Perry, Usher and magician David Blaine. Ed designed magic for A&E’s “American Horror Story”, ABC’s “Castle”, FOX TV’s “Rosewood”, NBC’s “Superstore, Cirque du Soleil, the Tony awards, a Disney feature film called “Magic Camp” and most recently for Justin Willman”s “Magic for humans” on NETFLIX.