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Helen Coghlan | |
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| Born | Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Magician/Escapologist |
Helen Coghlan is an Australian magician[1] living on the Gold Coast, Queensland[2][3].
Early Life
Helen is the daughter of Australian escapologist and magician Arthur Coghlan [4]. She began her career in 1981. At the 19th Australian Convention of Magicians in 1984, she took home the first place trophy for junior magic[5].
Professional Life
Helen started working as a magician's assistant at the Magic Castle[6].
In 1987, she was the first woman in the world who completed for the first time the fear-inducing underwater act known as Houdini's Water Torture Escape, created by the legendary Harry Houdini[6].
Following in the footsteps of her father Arthur, Helen Coghlan performs astounding illusions created by Arthur on the television program Penn and Teller Fool Us[7].
In 2018, she appeared on the 5th season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us[8][9], where she successfully fooled Penn and Teller with a trick where she pushed a solid rod through a glass of milk[10].
She appeared on the show again in 2019 on the 6th season and fooled Penn and Teller once more.
In 2020, she appeared on the 7th season[1][11] and became the first person to fool Penn & Teller three times on their show Fool Us[12][13][14][3][15]. .
Helen also appeared on the 8th season (2021)[16]. She performed in the episode Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare on WCCB Charlotte's CW featuring magicians Jandro, Piff the Magic Dragon and Paul Gertner[17]and fooled them again.
References
- ^ a b Fishman, Scott. "Penn Jillette Believes Season 7 of 'Fool Us' Has 'the Best Magicians By Far'". TV Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "About Helen". Simply Magic Ceremonies. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b "A summer of escape, entertainment and connection | News". AussieTheatre.com. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Great Escapes | Arthur and Helen Coghlan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2022-03-17, retrieved 2022-09-27
- ^ "1984 – 19th Australian Convention of Magicians – June 8-11, 1984". Australian National Magic Conventions. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ a b Perry, Kevin (2022-03-20). "The great escape artists ARTHUR and HELEN COGHLAN - This week on AUSTRALIAN STORY". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "A magical life: Arthur Coghlan". ABC. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Penn And Teller: Fool Us". ABC iview. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Eight Viewer Votes". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Look who's fooled Penn and Teller".
- ^ "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Seven Ratings". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' Season 7 Premiere: Duo fooled three times by escape artist Helen Coghlan, fans are happy | MEAWW". meaww.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Writers, Staff. "James Galea's Search For The Best Trick Ever Hits Sydney". Frooty. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Russell, Stephen A. "James Galea's Best Trick Ever | Theatre in Sydney". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "What's on TV Friday: Season premieres of 'Magnum P.I.,' 'S.W.A.T.' and 'Blue Bloods' on CBS". Los Angeles Times. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Nine; The CW Renews Magic Competition Series". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "9PM: Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare". WCCB Charlotte's CW. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-09-27.