David Stone (magician)


David Stone is a French actor, writer, lecturer, producer and magician specialized in close-up magic and coin magic.

Biography

David Stone was born in Eaubonne,.
At 19, a school friend showed him magic tricks and taught him card manipulation. At 23, he won the Le Prix Diavol, a regional contest for magicians organised annually in France by FFAP.
At 24, he won the Gold Dove award at the European championships of magic organized in France. The same year, David won the Close-up Grand Prix of South America in Las Tunas, Cuba.
In 1995, David met the French magician Stéphane Jardonnet who truly launched his career by producing a video starring David. This video became the first French magic program ever sold on the American market: with over 28,000 copies sold in 40 countries, this video was a best-seller.
After obtaining a degree in Philosophy at the Amiens University, David decided to become professional magician. He went to Saint-Tropez and started working in some of the most prestigious restaurants of the Riviera, including seven years in La Voile Rouge, an amazing beach restaurant where he honed his craft.
Thanks to these videos, Stone gained recognition in the world of professional magicians. Since 1999, he has performed his lecture on the art of Table hopping at Magic conventions in more than 19 countries and is one of the most famous French magicians outside his country.
His encounter in 2001 with magician and DVD producer Jean-Luc Bertrand produced a successful partnership that has yielded several short films and magic DVDs. Their first co-production, a short movie titled The Real Secrets of Magic, won the 1st prize at the first ever Magic Film Festival in Las Vegas.
In 2003, at the FFFF convention - , the most prestigious gathering of close-up magicians in the world, David was voted as the Most Valuable Performer.
His most recent book ‘Close-up: The real secrets of magic" is a best-seller in France and was sold out in less than 15 days after its release. The DVD "The Real Secrets Of Magic" adapted from this book was nominated Best Magic DVD 2006 by Genii Magazine, Magie Magazine and over 14,000 copies were sold in 13 months.
In August 2006, David won the 3rd prize at the World Championships of magic in Stockholm, Sweden and was voted in April 2008 the TMW Award for Best Magician 2008.
In 2009, David starts acting courses in the famous Paris drama school, the Studio Pygmalion and plays in about 30 shorts movies in 7 years.
In 2010, the FFFF convention voted David Stone as Guest of Honor for FFFF 2012. David becomes the second French magician to receive this honor in 40 years.
In March 2014, David Stone was voted Best Close-up Magician 2014 by the British magic magazine "MagicSeen". In June 2015, David Stone covered Magic Magazine.

Filmography (actor)

Movies