| Terry Evanswood | |
| Birth Place: |  St. Charles, Illinois |
| Occupation: | magician, illusionist |
Terry Evanswood is a Merlin Award-winning professional magician who has appeared in live stage shows and on television throughout the United States as well as on international stages. He has performed professionally since the age of ten.Early in his career, Evanswood was awarded an entertainment scholarship to attend the Chavez College of Magic. In 1991, Evanswood became the youngest illusionist in history to perform at Hollywood's famed Magic Castle.[1] Evanswood was presented with the Certificate of Excellence award, which was the first and only honor given by the American Museum of Magic.
Evanswood is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and the Society of American Magicians having been endorsed by David Copperfield and Harry Blackstone Jr. He is a lifetime member of the International Magicians Society (IMS).
Evanswood has starred in review shows around the world including "Rio Ecstasy" in Cancún, Mexico; "Stars of Magic" in Sarnia; "Fabulous Miami" in Miami Beach, Florida and "Grand Illusion" at the American Hotel and Casino in Aruba. Recently, Evanswood has been touring Alaska as onboard entertainment for several cruise lines. He had his own theater show called Magic Beyond Belief in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which is now permanently closed. Evanswood also performed nearby the Magic Beyond Belief theater at WonderWorks in a show called "The Wonders of Magic."[2]
Nowadays, Evanswood performs in The Grand Majestic Theater, a theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee featuring a variety of unique shows, in a showing titled "The Magic of Terry Evanswood."[3] He has performed for over twenty-five seasons and nine-thousand individual shows.
The Evanswood show is ranked as one of the top "Things To Do" in Pigeon Forge by TripAdvisor[4]