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May 10, 2018

Valorous TV – Heroic-Themed Subscription Streaming Service Launches On Amazon Fire And Responsive Web

Valorous TV, the subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming service from Valorous Media, Inc. is now available on Amazon Fire and responsive web.

Over 1,000 hours of heroic-themed programming

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Now on responsive web (ValorousTV.com) and Amazon Fire, Valorous TV enables viewers to stream the best patriotic programming anytime, anywhere. Valorous TV will also soon be available on Roku and other devices.

Valorous TV is a unique digital space where viewers can watch high-quality content that entertains, thrills, and inspires. A space where people can enjoy programming that matters to them; specially curated movies and news, that at the same time honors America’s great military and civic service.

The responsive web-based version, ValorousTV.com, includes bonus content such as a blog filled with After Action Reports and Sit-Reps authored by experts, galleries, trailers, themed celebrations of hand-picked content, and information on Valorous TV partners.

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Subscribe to Valorous TV today on your Amazon Fire or on ValorousTV.com

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About Valorous TV:

Valorous TV Is Home For The Heroes: An exciting all-new subscription video-on-demand service (SVOD) on responsive web (ValorousTV.com) and Amazon Fire. VTV features films, documentaries, series, and news from all over the world focused on uncommon valor and heroes throughout history.

January 26, 2018

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C3 Deals for National Day Calendar

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The agreement will see Calendar Holdings developing products in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

NORTH AMERICA–Calendar Holdings has secured the licensing rights to the National Day Calendar in a deal brokered by C3 Entertainment.

Under the terms of the agreement, Calendar Holdings will create a range of wall and desk box calendars, as well as blotters, for the National Day Calendar in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The 2018 Celebrate Every Day National Day Wall Calendar is now available online at Calendars.com and NationalDayCalendar.com.

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/c3-deals-national-day-calendar

November 16, 2017

Chef Jason Santos New Boston Restaurant, Citrus & Salt, Opens November 21st

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Citrus & Salt Opens Next Week, and There Will Be Dole Whips

Boston Eater November 13, 2017

longtime Back Bay restaurant will be reborn next week with a new name, new menu, and new decor. On Tuesday, November 21, Back Bay Harry’s transforms into Citrus & Salt, a Baja-inspired restaurant with a menu that reflects chef Jason Santos’s enthusiasm for the coastal cuisine of Southern California and Mexico.

Just nine months after debuting the New Orleans-inspired Buttermilk & Bourbon in the former BarLola space, Santos moves west for his newest project. The Mexico- and California-influenced menu at Citrus & Salt (142 Berkeley St.) features items like braised lamb flautas, Jonah crab tostadas, a duck carnitas empanada, beer-battered fish tacos, and ceviche, as Boston Magazinereports. As previously reported, the menu is meant to be a bit analogous to that of Buttermilk & Bourbon. The latter has oyster chowder, for example, while the former will have crab and cactus chowder. Buttermilk & Bourbon has honey-glazed biscuits with smoked cinnamon butter; Citrus & Salt will have agave-glazed blue cornmeal biscuits with smoked canela (aka cinnamon) butter and poblano-pepper jack spread.

Santos has partnered with chef Zen Hyderck, who comes to Citrus & Salt from the Waldorf Astoria in Boca Raton, Florida. Hyderck will oversee the menu, which boasts a signature item from his previous state: Dole Whip appears on the restaurant’s dessert menu. Diners may recognize this pineapple-flavored dessert from Disney, where it’s a cult classic. Citrus & Salt’s version will be served in a pineapple cup, and other desserts include additional sorbet flavors and churros.

On the drinks side, general manager and partner Colleen Hagerty has built a menu that features beer, wine, cocktails, and a selection of margaritas made with fruit purées. Citrus & Salt will offer red and white sangrias, a shareable margarita, and drinks accompanied by paletas, or popsicles. Additionally, there will be nitro cold brew coffee available on tap with chocolate tequila, cinnamon, and whipped cream.

The renovated space — designed by Boston-based Assembly Design Studio — features light accents, including pink tinted walls, wood panels, a succulent wall, and a skeleton mural, with twinkling light fixtures hanging overhead. Not pictured here: the “Garden of Santeria,” a darker dining room in the rear (available for private events) that features lounge furniture, greenery, and blacklight-responsive murals. The restaurant seats 150, with 20 at the main dining room bar.

Citrus & Salt will be open from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, with the kitchen open until 10 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, the kitchen will stay open until 11 p.m. while the bar will remain open until 1 a.m. The restaurant will later add lunch and brunch service.

Read article online here: https://boston.eater.com/2017/11/13/16643450/citrus-salt-back-bay-opening

November 8, 2017

C3 Entertainment Licenses The Three Stooges® To Knight Entertainment Group For Live Stage Shows

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GLENDALE, CA – October 18, 2017 – C3 Entertainment, Inc. announced the addition of Knight Entertainment Group as a licensee for The Three Stooges^® brand for a live stage show entitled The Three Stooges’ Three-Actical, Three D’s.

The Three Stooges® Three-Actical Three D’s is a revival of the successful live stage that ran at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with the new live show loosely adapted from segments of the classic film shorts and woven into a new master storyline. The show will include real-time audience participation including an interactive 3D pie fight. The show will also have Virtual Reality projections on stage, to create all of the immersive set design and backgrounds. So if you bring your mobile device into the theatre, you will be able to trigger what’s happening to our Stooges on stage. And, someone might trigger something on you, wise guys! The Three D’s does not only relate to the 3D version on the new show, but the three women characters whose names each start with “D,” to vex, hex, or perplex the Stooges and viewers in and out of each act.

The Three Stooges® Three-Actical Three D’s is being produced by Knight Entertainment Group and is the only live show authorized and licensed from The Three Stooges® brand owner, C3 Entertainment, Inc.

KEG is currently taking show pre-sale holds and advance offers for 2018 dates with venues around the U.S. already scheduled for 2018-2019.

“With the past success of the MGM Grand Three Stooges live show, we are looking forward to the promise of KEG’s new stage show,” says Ani Khachoian, C3’s Executive Vice President of Licensing, Merchandising, and Distribution. “Who doesn’t want to see (be in) a virtual pie fight!”

“So far, we’ve had about 26 theaters expressing interest from Chicago, Los Angeles / Orange County metros, Philadelphia, the Carolinas, the Northwest and even in Ontario and Atlantic Canada,” says Ron Knight, Executive Producer. “This iconic brand has made such a deep influence on entertainment and will draw a huge interest for audiences of all ages. The cast and crew are extremely schooled in vaudeville, clown antics and feature great credits from today’s IMDB TV shows, films, animated cartoons and video games. So we know the fans will come out to see the stars they love from today’s genres of entertainment play the great classic adaptations of some of the best Stooges story woven skits and music while enjoying some of the latest VR 3D adapted technologies”.

About C3 Entertainment, Inc:

C3 Entertainment, Inc. is a diversified Entertainment and Media company engaged in motion picture, television, digital and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution, as well as licensing and brand management of world-famous classic brands and personalities. For more information, please visit www.c3entertainment.com.

About Knight Entertainment Group:

Founded by Ron Knight, Knight Entertainment Group and KMI Presents books and stages popular live shows such as Animaniacs in Concert, Animaniacs Live, The Led Zeppelin Experience, With Love, Marilyn, The Winter Dance Party, and Murray Sawchuck. Knight has been the Chairman of Membership and Communication with the Themed Entertainment Association, an international non-profit association representing the world’s leading creators, developers, designers and producers of compelling places and experiences. Shows and attractions he has been credited with include Disney-MGM, Universal Attractions, Caesar’s Forum Vegas and more. For more information, please visit www.kmipresents.com

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Contact: Andrea DeLesDernier
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October 18, 2017

C3 Entertainment Licenses The Three Stooges® To Mill Creek Entertainment for The Largest Collection of Stooge Content Ever Assembled

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GLENDALE, CA – October 9, 2017 – C3 Entertainment, Inc. has licensed Three Stooges content to Mill Creek Entertainment for it’s Big Box of Nyuks DVD Collection. According to Mill Creek, The DVD box set is the largest collection of Three Stooges content ever assembled in one package.

Big Box of Nyuks will be available at retail, online and ShopKnuckleheads.com beginning October 17, 2017. The Collection boasts 42 and half hours of Stooge material.

Includes:

• The Three Stooges – 6 Movie Collection – Time Out for Rhythm (1941), Rockin’ in the Rockies (1945), Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959), Three Stooges Go Around The World In A Daze (1963), The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962), The Outlaws Is Coming (1965).

C3_MillCreek_boxofnyuksCover • The Three Stooges – The Complete Animated Series – THE NEW THREE STOOGES premiered in 1965 and featured animated cartoons with the voices of the Stooges – Larry, Moe and Curly Joe – as well as real footage ‘wraparounds’ of

the three comedy greats performing short skits to accompany the cartoons. Featuring all 156 cartoons, plus all 40 live-action sequences exactly as they originally aired.

• The Three Stooges – Hey Moe, Hey Dad! – The most expansive documentary ever done about the six men who comprised the iconic comedy team The Three Stooges. This prodigious achievement is narrated by Moe Howard’s son Paul, and features his sister Joan Howard Maurer along with various other Stooge relatives. It offers us a touching, warm-hearted look back at the long history of this team with rare personal pictures, many never seen by the public before.

• The Three Stooges – Rare Treasures From The Vault – A rare insider’s look at the expansive careers of the entire Three Stooges. Including 3, rare The Three Stooges Columbia cartoons, 14 shorts featuring Shemp Howard, 10 shorts starring Joe Besser, 4 shorts starring Joe DeRita.

• The Three Stooges (TV Movie – 2000) – Based on the book “The Three Stooges: From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons,” this MOW dramatizes the rise of the comedy trio to worldwide fame. Starring Michael Chiklis, Paul Ben-Victor, John Kassir, Evan Handler.

• The Three Stooges – BONUS Content – Includes the documentary The Three Stooges Family Album, 4 classic short films, a 1949 pilot for a TV series for ABC, a rarely seen 1970 pilot for a weekly travelogue series – the last known film work of The Three Stooges.

“This is, without a doubt, the biggest, craziest, slap-stickiest collection of Stooge ‘toons, shorts, docs and feature films that has ever been made available together in one colossal DVD collection!, says Barrett Evans, VP of Marketing, Mill Creek.

About C3 Entertainment, Inc:

About Mill Creek Entertainment:

Mill Creek Entertainment is the industry’s leading provider of value-priced DVD and Blu-ray features and compilations. Our television, movie, kids and special interest compilations have reset the bar for consumer value and gained massive adoption by traditional and non-traditional retailers alike. http://www.millcreekent.com/

Product promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyENyoGma2c

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Contact: Andrea DeLesDernier
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September 20, 2017

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C3 Entertainment Licenses The Three Stooges® To Beeline Creative For Geeki Tikis® Mugs

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GLENDALE, CA – September 06, 2017– C3 Entertainment, Inc. announced the addition of Beeline Creative, Inc. for a line of their Geeki Tikis® mugs.

Geeki Tikis® is the only line of drinkware that combines pop culture’s most beloved characters with the unique stylization seen in traditional tiki culture.

The creative, colorful drinkware products will depict The Three Stooges from their most iconic films. Each ceramic The Three Stooges Geeki Tikis® stand approximately 7” tall, is top-shelf dishwasher safe, microwaveable and boast a capacity of up to 18 ounces.

Go to www.GeekiTikis.com to sign up for the Geeki Tikis® newsletter and for product alerts, and follow them at @BeelineCreative. Also, keep an eye on The Three Stooges Facebook page for details about when and where the Larry, Moe and Curly Geeki Tikis® will be available.

“Geeki Tikis® is one of the most original products we have seen in a while. This is something new to offer the fans,” says Ani Khachoian, C3’s Executive Vice President of Licensing, Merchandising, and Distribution. “We are thrilled to have The Three Stooges among Geeki Tikis® lineup of popular licensed brands.”

Other recent Geeki Tikis® licenses include Star Wars, Marvel, Star Trek, Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rick and Morty.

“Being a life-long fan of The Three Stooges we are thrilled to include the worlds most beloved comedy team into our line of Geeki Tikis®,” says Brandon Giraldez, President and Big Kahuna of Beeline Creative. “We were fortunate to partner with C3 Entertainment back in 2011 and have been waiting for the right product opportunity to come along so we could work together again. Are we excited to share The Three Stooges Geeki Tikis® with fans… Soitenly!”

About C3 Entertainment, Inc:

About Beeline Creative, Inc:

Based in Southern California, Beeline Creative, Inc. is a toymaker with offices in Marina del Rey, CA., Hong Kong and China. Beeline brings an assortment of playful products including Bobblehead Dolls, Action Figures, Plush, Barware, Drinkware and Novelties. Led by veteran toy executive and founder, Brandon Giraldez, Beeline will develop and bring to market proprietary lines and licensed product like those done for Star Wars, Star Trek, MARVEL, Guardians of the Galaxy and DC Comics.

August 30, 2017

‘The Three Stooges’ Set for Indian TV Revival (EXCLUSIVE)

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AUGUST 17, 2017 | 10:19PM PT

by: http://variety.com/2017/tv/asia/three-stooges-set-for-india-tv-revival-1202532258/Naman Ramachandran

Larry, Moe and Curly are face-slapping and eye-poking their way to India.

U.S.-based C3 Entertainment’s iconic Vaudeville comedy franchise, “The Three Stooges,” is set to be adapted for Indian television. With a working title of “Three Stooges Bole Toh Hungama Ho Gaya,” the Hindi-language series is being developed by Mumbai-based Galani Entertainments.

A broadcaster has yet to be identified for the show, whose title translates into English as “When You Say ‘The Three Stooges’ You Mean a Laugh Riot.”

Galani Entertainments is linked to Vijay Galani Moviez/Film Folks, whose credits include Salman Khan vehicles “Veer” and “Suryavanshi” and “Ajnabee,” starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. New talent will be cast in the roles of Larry, Moe and Curly.

Photo courtesy of C3 Entertainment, Inc.

The original comedy trio featured in some 190 film shorts from 1934 to 1958, with U.S. television syndication beginning thereafter. “The most appealing factor for recreating ‘The Three Stooges’ in India is the universal appeal of the boys’ comedy,” said producer Pratik Vijay Galani of Galani Entertainments.

“This is the perfect time to extend ‘The Three Stooges’ franchise in India to the 1.3 billion population,” said Earl Benjamin, president of C3. Television is the largest component of India’s media and entertainment industry, growing at 8.5% a year and valued at $9 billion.

Separately, C3 is currently developing the family feature “The Three Little Stooges.” Also in the works is a follow-up to the 2012 “The Three Stooges Movie” with Sean Hayes, Chris Diamontopoulos and Will Sasso reprising their roles as Larry, Moe and Curly.

July 20, 2017

The Three Little Stooges™ Movie Launches Reg CF Campaign on Microventures First Democracy VC, an equity crowdfunding portal from Indiegogo and MicroVentures

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

GLENDALE, CA – July 19, 2017 – Three Little Stooges Productions LLC in conjunction with C3 Entertainment, Inc. has launched a Reg CF campaign through First Democracy VC’s equity crowdfunding portal, that was formed through a partnership between MicroVentures and Indiegogo, for the new live-action family feature film, The Three Little Stooges. Funds from the campaign, which is set to close later this summer, will be used to fund part of the film’s production. https://app.microventures.com/crowdfunding/3-little-stooges

The world-famous comedy team, The Three Stooges have entertained generations with over 200 film shorts, feature films, TV and stage shows. C3 Entertainment, Inc. brought out the hit comedy The Three Stooges Movie in 2012 and continues to extend the franchise with The Three Little Stooges.

The new Three Little Stooges is based on 12 to 13-year old Larry, Moe and Curly in a hilarious new live-action family film featuring all the madcap comedy of little Larry, Moe and Curly, from an original screenplay written by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Master of Disguise). The producers are looking to Sean McNamara (Even Stevens, Spare Parts, Soul Surfer) to direct. International sales agent, The Exchange, has signed on for foreign sales of the film. Production is scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2017.

Slated to portray The Boys are Liam Dow as Little Larry, Gordy De StJeor as Little Moe, and Luke Clark as Little Curly. This is the first leading role in a feature film for all three boys. Casting Directors Joey Paul Jensen CSA and Niner Parikh,(Camp Cook Kids, Soul Surfer, That’s So Raven) conducted a nationwide search to find little Larry, Moe and Curly.

Dow is a multi-talented actor and comedian who played Steve in the DreamWork’s web series OMG! Just Jacque and will appear in the upcoming teen comedy The Perfect Night. Dow is managed by Mark Robert. De StJeor has appeared in many commercials, music videos, TV and films as a break-dancer, actor and musician. He is repped by The Savage Agency. Clark plays Kyle in the Jennifer Arnold (Dear White People) comedy movie Fat Camp and is repped by Clear Talent Group.

C3’s Earl Benjamin and Robert Benjamin will executive produce with The Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea.

C3 CEO Earl Benjamin said, “Keeping Three Stooges legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise. We are excited to bring The Three Little Stooges to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base.”

About C3 Entertainment, Inc.: C3 Entertainment, Inc. is a diversified Entertainment and Media company engaged in motion picture, television, digital and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution, as well as licensing and brand management of world famous classic brands and personalities. C3 is The Three Stooges® brand owner. For more information, please visit www.c3entertainment.com

About Indiegogo: Indiegogo is the place for entrepreneurial projects to move quickly from concept to market, amplified by a community of backers who believe the world benefits when every idea gets an equal shot at success. Indiegogo empowers people around the world to fund what matters to them. As the world’s first crowdfunding platform, campaigns have launched from almost every country around the world with millions of dollars being distributed every week due to contributions made by the Indiegogo community. The company was launched in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles and New York. For more information, visit Indiegogo.com and follow us at Twitter.com/indiegogo and Facebook.com/indiegogo.

About First Democracy VC: First Democracy VC is a FINRA registered funding portal, formed through a partnership between MicroVentures and Indiegogo. The portal launched in 2016 and has since raised capital for numerous companies ranging from restaurants and distilleries to films and consumer products.

About The Exchange: The Exchange is a leading international sales and finance company committed to creating strong relationships between filmmakers, film financiers and distributors through the exchange of product, information and commerce. The company specializes in high quality, commercial films that appeal to North American audiences and the ever-evolving global film market. In less than five years, The Exchange has acquired, financed, produced and/or sold over 200 films ranging from $5 million to $90 million, including films from Disney, Sony, Fox and Universal.

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July 20, 2017

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‘The Three Little Stooges’ Movie Casts Its Young Leads

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8:00 AM PDT 7/20/2017 The Hollywood Reporter by Kimberly Nordyke

The movie from C3 Entertainment, which owns the Three Stooges brand, centers on the trio of beloved characters as 12- and 13-year-olds.

Courtesy of Three Little Stooges Productions From left: Gordy De StJeor, Liam Dow and Luke Clark

The Three Little Stooges Movie has found its Larry, Moe and Curly.

The comedic family film, from Three Little Stooges Productions in conjunction with C3 Entertainment, which owns the Three Stooges brand, centers on the trio of beloved characters as 12- and 13-year-olds.

Liam Dow has been cast as Little Larry, Gordy De StJeor as Little Moe, and Luke Clark as Little Curly. This is the first leading role in a feature film for all three. Casting Directors Joey Paul Jensen CSA and Niner Parikh (Camp Cook Kids, Soul Surfer, That’s So Raven) conducted a nationwide search to find the trio.

The screenplay for the live-action film was written by Harris Goldberg (Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Master of Disguise), with Sean McNamara (Even Stevens, Spare Parts, Soul Surfer) eyed to direct. International sales agent The Exchange has signed on for foreign sales of the film, which is set to go into production in the fall.

In addition, the production team has launched a Reg CF campaign through First Democracy VC’s equity crowdfunding portal, which was formed through a partnership between MicroVentures and Indiegogo. Funds from the campaign, which is set to close later this summer, will be used to fund part of the production.

The Three Stooges have starred in more than 200 film shorts, feature films, TV and stage shows. The new movie follows C3 Entertainment’s 2012 film The Three Stooges Movie, from the Farrelly brothers and starring Sean Hayes, Will Sasso and Chris Diamantopoulos as the Stooges.

Dow, managed by Mark Robert, played Steve in the DreamWorks’ web series OMG! Just Jacque and will appear in the upcoming teen comedy The Perfect Night.

De StJeor has appeared in numerous commercials, music videos, TV and films as a break-dancer, actor and musician. He is repped by The Savage Agency.

Clark plays Kyle in the Jennifer Arnold (Dear White People) comedy movie Fat Camp and is repped by Clear Talent Group.

C3’s Earl Benjamin and Robert Benjamin will executive produce with The Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea.

“Keeping Three Stooges legacy alive for new generations is vital for the franchise,” said Benjamin, CEO of C3. “We are excited to bring The Three Little Stooges to life to entertain kids, families and our global fan base.”

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Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard adding it up in The Three Stooges film short “Gents Without Cents” (1944).

June 20, 2017

MICHAEL GRANDINETTI AIMS TO EXCITE AND MYSTIFY AMERICA THIS SUMMER WHEN HE RETURNS FOR HIS FOURTH SEASON ON THE HIT CW TV SERIES “MASTERS OF ILLUSION”

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MICHAEL GRANDINETTI AIMS TO EXCITE AND MYSTIFY AMERICA THIS SUMMER WHEN HE RETURNS FOR HIS FOURTH SEASON ONTHE HIT CW TV SERIES “MASTERS OF ILLUSION”

This Season, Michael Will Perform His 20th Illusion For The Series, Along With Many Other Spectacular Feats, Never Seen Before on TV. The Series Premieres Friday, June 30, At 8:00PM.

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 13, 2017 – Illusionist Michael Grandinetti is always up for a challenge. For the past 20 years, Grandinetti has made a name for himself across the country with such stunning feats as levitating in a stadium while surrounded by 70,000 people, causing a 200 piece orchestra to read the minds of an audience and play songs only thought of, and even making a 20ft American Flag appear on the White House Lawn for Easter.

Returning as one of the featured performers on The CW’s hit series “Masters of Illusion”, Grandinetti, who has been named by Entertainment Weekly as “a great magician who can truly communicate with a TV audience” and by Hidden Remote as “a fan favorite”, is aiming to top his past performances in all three seasons with a batch of brand new illusions that combine his signature elements of drama, suspense, and comedy, with music, personality, and audience participation.

Since the show’s premiere in the summer of 2013, Michael has performed some of his favorite illusions on the show’s Hollywood stage, including levitating an unsuspecting audience member under bright lights, shrinking a dancer to the size of a basketball, causing live goldfish to appear from his bare hands, and vanishing from high above the stage and reappearing in the center of the audience. The video of Michael’s performance on last season’s premiere went viral and this season will include Michael’s 20th illusion that he has performed on the series (a stunning, never before seen illusion with a 40″ spinning buzz saw).

Currently airing in over 100 countries around the world and hosted by actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman), Masters of Illusion is a show the entire family can enjoy, with weekly illusions, escapes, comedy magic, sleight of hand, and more, all performed before a live audience. Premiering on June 30 at 8pm, 13 all-new episodes were filmed for the season. A few of the new surprises Michael has in store this year include:

Melting Through An Industrial Fan

Michael attempts to pass his body through the spinning metal blades of a 5ft diameter industrial aircraft fan, and hopefully emerge unharmed on the other side.

The Mind Reading Mouse

In this surprising effect, Michael uses a live, white mouse to read the mind of an audience volunteer. This has to be seen to be believed.

Visible Buzz Sawing in Half

Giving one of magic’s classics a modern touch, Michael visibly divides a girl in half with a 40″ spinning buzz saw. Then, without any cover, her halves are separated across the table top, as she continues to smile, laugh and interact with the audience.

The Borrowed Object Challenge

Watch as Michael creates a slow motion close-up illusion, as a borrowed pencil dramatically melts right through the center of a borrowed twenty dollar bill. This effect, which takes place only inches away from the audience, looks like a Hollywood special effect, LIVE.

Test Conditions Levitation

Known for his stunning levitation illusions, Michael suspends a dancer in mid-air while the camera films the magic from 360 degrees.

Michael’s career history includes performances on television series and specials (NBC’s The World’s Most Dangerous Magic, CW’s Masters of Illusion, Pop’s Don’t Blink, FOX’s Bones, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, SportsCenter, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Hollywood Christmas Parade), for NFL halftime and NBA halftime shows in massive stadiums and arenas, with Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch and symphony orchestras, in theaters, casinos, and arenas around the country and even at The White House. Michael was also the first illusionist ever invited to appear in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC, where he levitated a girl high above a float as it moved down Constitution Avenue as 250,000 people lined the streets.

Masters of Illusion is produced by Associated Television International, with executive producers David McKenzie (The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” “Marie”), Al Schwartz (The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” “The Golden Globe Awards” 2013 & 2014, “The Gulf is Back”), Gay Blackstone (“The World Magic Awards 2007-2009) and David Martin (“Marie”), along with co-executive producers Justin Pierce (“The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance”) and Jim Romanovich (“Inside Story: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”). Sony Pictures Television will handle the show’s international distribution.

For more information on Michael Grandinetti, please visit www.michaelgrandinetti.com

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