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Harry Anderson (1952-2018) was an Emmy Award-nominated American actor and magician.

Biography

Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Anderson was a street magician before becoming an actor. He is famous for the role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984-1992 television series Night Court. In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man "Harry the Hat" on Cheers, toured extensively as a magician, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow (1987). Anderson starred in the 1985 Tales from the Darkside episode 'All a Clone by the Telephone'.

In 1990 he starred in the successful television adaptation of Stephen King's IT directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. From 1993 to 1997, Anderson starred in the sitcom Dave's World, based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with long-time friend Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote a book called Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a collection of gags, cons, tricks and scams. First published in 1989 (ISBN 1-58080-086-6—2001 reprint), this title also contains a survey of "Games You Can't Win" told from an insider's perspective.

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-'''Theodore 'Theo' Annemann''' (February 22, 1907 – January 12, 1942), born Theodore John Squires, was an American professional magician who specialized in the field of [[Mentalism]]. Annemann is most famous for inventing and refining many of the standard mentalism routines that continue to be used by magicians today.
+'''Harry Anderson''' (1952-2018) was an Emmy Award-nominated  American actor and magician.
 == Biography ==
-[[File: AnnemannandVernon.png |right|thumb|200px|[[Theodore Annemann]]]]
+[[File: Harry Anderson.jpg |right|thumb|200px|[[Harry Anderson]]]]
-Born Theodore John Squires in East Waverly, New York, he was adopted by Stanley Anneman. Ted added the second 'n' in 1930.
+Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Anderson was a [[street magician]] before becoming an actor. He is famous for the role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984-1992 television series ''Night Court''. In addition to eight appearances on ''Saturday Night Live'' between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man "Harry the Hat" on ''Cheers'', toured extensively as a magician, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including ''Harry Anderson's Sideshow'' (1987).  Anderson starred in the 1985 ''Tales from the Darkside'' episode 'All a Clone by the Telephone'.
-Early in his life, Annemann began working as a railroad clerk and then got into show business as a tenor singer and a magician's assistant. He eventually became interested in [[mentalism]] and used his invention and performance skills to become one of the most talented and respected magicians of the 1930s.  He invented the "Window Envelope" by 1931 and "Flat Rabbit" in 1937.
-Annemann perfected his own version of the famous [[bullet catch]] illusion, performing the effect outdoors. Accounts of his performance describe the feat as a dramatic effect wherein Annemann would collapse from the apparent force of the gun and then produce the bullet from his blood-drenched mouth.
-In 1934 he became the editor of the famous magazine The [[Jinx]], published primarily for magicians. The magazine was primarily focused on mentalism, but did also feature ground-breaking effects from other fields of magic. The publication of this magazine ceased after Annemann's death and copies of it have become collector's items. Effects from the magazine have been published in several books and manuscripts, among them Annemann's [[Practical Mental Magic]]. This book is considered a classic in the field of mentalism. Annemann also founded and edited [[The Sign of Exceptional Magic]] in 1935
-[[Theodore Annemann |Read more about Theodore Annemann...]]
+In 1990 he starred in the successful television adaptation of Stephen King's ''IT'' directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
+From 1993 to 1997,  Anderson starred in the sitcom ''Dave's World'', based loosely on the life and columns of humor columnist Dave Barry. Together with long-time friend Turk Pipkin, Anderson wrote a book called ''Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers'', a collection of gags, cons, tricks and scams. First published in 1989 (ISBN 1-58080-086-6—2001 reprint), this title also contains a survey of "Games You Can't Win" told from an insider's perspective.
+[[Harry Anderson |Read more about Harry Anderson...]]

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