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Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), commonly known by his stage name "Dynamo"

, is an English magician,[1] best known for his show Dynamo: Magician Impossible
. Dynamo was born in Bradford, England.
Contents [hide]
1 Media appearances
2 Awards and accolades
3 Releases
4 References
5 External links
Media appearances[edit]
Dynamo's first television appearances were on Richard & Judy, followed by a Chan
nel 4 special entitled Dynamo's Estate of Mind. He then released a DVD[2] and ha
s since appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Fatherhood, and at the MTV
EMAs (where he performed for the Foo Fighters, Nelly Furtado, and Joss Stone). H
e has appeared in ads for Adidas, Nokia, and Pepsi and appeared on the catwalk f
or Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief. In May 2009, Dynamo levitated Little Bri
tain comedian Matt Lucas four feet off the ground in front of a crowd at the Emi
rates Stadium in London.
On 25 December 2009, Dynamo appeared on the Soccer AM Christmas Special and perf
ormed magic for the show's presenters Max Rushden and Helen Chamberlain, as well
as fellow guests David Haye and Neil Ruddock. On 19 March 2010, he appeared on
BBC One in aid of Sport Relief, where he appeared to turn lottery tickets into c
ash in front of Robbie Williams and Davina McCall. Later in the show, he perform
ed 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 w
ork that British Airways had done to raise money. On 25 June 2011, he was photog
raphed 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. This series featured appearances by Rio Ferdinand, Ian Bro
wn, Noel Fielding, David Haye, Tinie Tempah, Mat Horne, Travis Barker, Natalie I
mbruglia, and Robert Sheehan.[3]
In September 2011, Dynamo appeared on sports television program ESPN where he pe
rformed 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 panel
list 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 magi
c for Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
The second series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible featured appearances from Wretc
h 32, Labrinth, Will Smith, Rio Ferdinand and others.
The third series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible began on Watch on 11 July 2013,
and featured appearances by Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Keith Lemo
n.
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 Direct
ion'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.
Awards and accolades[edit]

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.[4] In
the same year, Dynamo: Magician Impossible won the Best Entertainment Programme
award at the Broadcast Awards.[5]
Series 2 of Dynamo: Magician Impossible won the Broadcast Award for Best Enterta
inment Programme for the second year in a row and won TV show of the year at the
Virgin Media Awards.

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