Silvan (illusionist)

Italian magician (born 1937)

Silvan

OMRI

Silvan makes Mita Medici levitate (Canzonissima, 1973)

Born|

Aldo Savoldello

(1937-05-18) 18 May 1937 (age 87)

Venice, Italy

Occupation| Magician
Website| silvanmagic.co

Silvan (born 18 May 1937) is an Italian illusionist, writer and television personality.

## Life and career

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Born Aldo Savoldello in Venice, Silvan started his career at 20 years old and made his television debut in 1956, in the RAI show Primo applauso (First Applause).[1][2] He gained mainstream popularity in 1973 hosting the RAI Saturday night magic and illusionism show Sim Salabim.[1][2] After six decades as a magician, Silvan continues to perform on television and touring his full evening show.

Silvan won two Merlin Awards, in 1998 and in 2011, being the first Italian magician to win the award.[3] The Academy of Magical Arts awarded him "Magician of the Year" twice, in 1990 and in 1999.[2] He is also in the "Hall of Fame" of the Society of American Magicians.[2] In 2018, The Magic Circle awarded him The Devant for "Services to International Magic".[4]

Silvan has written several books, appeared in some films and has collaborated with a number of publications.[2] He is an honorary member of CICAP, a skeptic scientific organization.[2]

He considers himself Roman Catholic.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). Catalogo dei viventi: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
2. ^ a b c d e f Cioni, Filippo (23 August 2010). "La Pampanini mi disse: 'Col mio nome farai fortuna'". Corriere Canadese (in Italian). p. 6.
3. ^ "Teatro: al mago Silvan il 'Merlin Award', l'Oscar degli illusionisti" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
4. ^ "Silvan". Magic Academy. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
5. ^ Delbecchi, Nanni (January–February 2001). "Sim, Sala... Silvan!". Scienza & Paranormale (in Italian). No. 35\. pp. 42–45.42-45&rft.date=2001-01/2001-02&rft.aulast=Delbecchi&rft.aufirst=Nanni&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Silvan+(illusionist)" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Official website
* Silvan at IMDb

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Academy of Magical Arts Masters Fellowship

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* 1969: Richard Cardini
* 1970: Virgil & Julie
* 1971: Jose Frakson
* 1972: Charlie Miller
* 1973: Slydini
* 1974: Joseph Dunninger
* 1975: Robert Harbin
* 1976: Les Levante
* 1977: Werner "Dorny" Dornfield
* 1978: Walter R. Gibson
* 1979: MacDonald & Mabel Birch, Fred Kaps
* 1980: Gene Gordon
* 1981: Jay Marshall
* 1982: Joe Berg
* 1983: Maurice Rooklyn
* 1984: Eric Lewis
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* 1986: Tihany
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* 1995: Borra
* 1996: Karrell Fox
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* 1998: Marvyn Roy
* 1999: Johnny Thompson
* 2000: John Booth
* 2001: Billy McComb
* 2002: Cesareo Pelaez (Marco the Magi)
* 2003: Terry Seabrooke
* 2004: David Berglas
* 2005: Paul Daniels
* 2006: Paul Potassy
* 2007: Patrick Page
* 2008: Dominique
* 2009: Norm Nielsen
* 2010: Lance Burton
* 2011: René Lavand
* 2012: Juan Tamariz
* 2013: Fantasio
* 2014: Silvan
* 2015: John Gaughan
* 2016: Ger Copper
* 2017: David Copperfield

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