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Matt The Knife

The Purveyor of Masterful Conjurations!

About Me

I'm the professional entertainer Matt The Knife (MTK for those in the know). My intense variety performances are an absolute blend of the best in Magic, Sideshow, Escapes and Mentalism in order to offer my audiences a truly unique and exhilarating entertainment experience.My witty and outlandish shows include edge of your seat sword swallowing, spine tingling mind reading, death defying escapes, gripping strong man feats and a whole bunch of other amazing things that until now you probably thought were totally impossible which will leave you questioning your preconceived notions of both reality and what a person is truly capable of!I'm something of a silver tongued, trickster. And I'm happy to report that due to my charms and aptitudes I possess a career that's allowed me to hone my skills to a point that’s as sharp as a razors edge… all the while being whisked around the globe (10 countries across 3 continents), plastering me all over television (I've been written up in the likes of “The New York Post”, “The Times”, "ESPN Magazine", The “Philadelphia City Paper”, "PLAY Magazine", The "METRO" Paper, "Road King Magazine", “Escape Masters Magazine”, “Amusement Business Magazine”, and even "The Wall Street Journal"; as well as being seen on "CNN", "Ripley's Believe It or Not", "NBC", "The BBC" (United Kingdom), "Rai Tre" (Italy), CCTV (China), "Adult Swim" on "The Cartoon Network", "The History Channel" and "The Discovery Channel"), and garnering me a multitude of awards as well as a total of 12 Guinness World Records(tm)... that's right- I said TWELVE!!!Oh- and while you're here, why don't you checkout more about me and my "Cutting Edge" entertainment at:"Matt The Knife Online"

My Interests

Well conjuring and the allied arts are pretty high on the list (but that should probably come off as quite the blinding glimpse in to the obvious). Art in the performing sense as well as the more tangible, visual and auditory formats.

I'd like to meet:

Fans, friends (both old and new), other performers of all types, those within the business side of the "industry", and any other interesting individuals that might be out there.

Music:

A Perfect Circle, Frou Frou, Stone Temple Pilots, Jakalope, Citizen Cope, Fleetwood Mac, Imogen Heap, John Lee Hooker... you get the idea. In other words, a rather large variety that pretty much runs the gambit.

Movies:

I'm a HUGE movie buff and catching a good flick is one of my favorite things to do! Therefore there's simply too many to realistically list here.

Television:

Nip/Tuck, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Riches, Frisky Dingo, How I Met Your Mother, Venture Brothers, Dead Like Me, Bizarre Foods, South Park, Starved, The Boondocks, Futurama, The Twilight Zone (original version), The Loop, Frasier

Books:

All of them! SERIOUSLY, I love to read.

Heroes:

James Bond... yes I'm well aware of the fact that my hero growing up was a fictional character. But what can I say, what's real isn't always what works.

My Blog

MTKs Séance& Epitaph

        I've got great news for those of you in and around the Philadelphia area!  I've been invited back by my good friends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art i...
Posted by Matt The Knife on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:57:00 PST

MTK Receives Another Award!!!

I'm deeply proud to announce that on September 3rd, 2006 I became the latest recipient of the "Sideshow Preservation Award". This annual award goes to the performer within the sideshow and m...
Posted by Matt The Knife on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:35:00 PST

SideShow Gathering '06 Wrap Up

The 5th Annual Sideshow Gathering had me come out a week early once again to do all of the promo.  And this year we had a special treat because my "little in stature but not in substance" pal Fir...
Posted by Matt The Knife on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:45:00 PST

MTK in The Wall Street Journal

        For those of you who're interested, I'm featured in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL article entitled "The Worlds Most Interesting Article".  And since I'm mentio...
Posted by Matt The Knife on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:57:00 PST

MTK Has Started a Blog!

Hello all!         Due to some of the questions that I'm asked about and thoughts that many fans have wanted me to share I've decided to start an occassional blog which I...
Posted by Matt The Knife on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:10:00 PST