Naathan Phan Explained

Naathan Phan
Birthname:	Nathan Bao Quoc Gia Phan
Birth Date:	20 August 1988
Birth Place:	California, USA
Occupation:	Magician

Naathan Phan (born August 20, 1988) is an American magician and internet personality.

Phan is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts.^[1]

Early life

He was born in Irvine, California.

When he was 1 year old, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where he lived for ten years.^[2] He attended Orange County High School of the Arts, where he did musical theatre.

Career

As a magician, he was featured on America's Got Talent, Estrella TV's Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento, Hollywood Christmas Parade, Syfy's Wizard Wars (S01E06: Birds of a Feather), where he and his partner won and took home the $10,000 prize, and Penn and Teller: Fool Us.

In April 2007, Naathan Phan joined the national tour of Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent^[3] for one performance at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Phan was featured in the fifth season of Masters of Illusion on The CW.

Personal life

He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2006.^[4] Phan is of Vietnamese descent.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Perkel. Nick. Masters of Illusion: An Interview with Magician Naathan Phan The Aquarian. 2021-03-16. The Aquarian. en-US.
2. Web site: Kane. Dan. October 8, 2015. Phan brings the funny to 'Masters of Illusion' Presto! Magicians ready to dazzle Canton Palace at 'Masters of Illusion'. 2021-03-16. Canton Repository. en.
3. Web site: Voices for RENT. 2007-10-28. 2007-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011072355/http://voicesforrent.com/voices/index.html?fuseaction=news.main. dead.
4. Web site: A.R.T. - Naathan Phan. July 8, 2022. The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.