Chris Nicholson (magician)

Biography

Nicholson grew up in Brighton and began learning magic from the age of 10. He won his first award from The Magic Circle Youth Initiative when he was just 15 years old.

His first television appearance was on MTV's On Call with Richard Blackwood. Nicholson impressed the presenter who said "David Blaine, this man here might mash you up!" After making an impact on Blackwood and the viewers, he successfully auditioned for the new hidden camera magic show that aired on Trouble TV's, Playing Tricks. The show featured seven of Britain's finest young magicians performing to an unsuspecting public. Although the show only lasted one series, the show was well received and was one of Trouble's highest rated homemade programmes. It is still repeated today on Trouble, Challenge and Ftn.

Nicholson went on to appear on Ready Steady Cook with fellow Playing Tricks star Tariq Knight. He also appeared on ITV2's A Few Records More and broke the Guinness World Record for Most Bras Unhooked in One Minute.

He is also part of the comedy duo, Black and Paris, under his other alias, Chris Paris. He and his partner, Matt Black, performed a number of stage shows with magic, comedy and special guests. They made an impact on the magic world with a parody of David Blaine's stunt where he lived above the River Thames in a transparent Plexiglas case for 44 days; Black and Paris lived in a cardboard box on Brighton beach for 44 hours while interacting with the local residents. They also made an appearance on the Sky One hit show, Whatever.