Greg Wood (magician)
Illusionist Greg Wood is an award winning magician, speaker, and comedian who has performed throughout Canada and the northern United States. He has also performed in Sri Lanka. England, Hong Kong, India, Fiji, and Mexico. Greg has also lectured and shared his effects with other magicians in England, Canada, and India.
Greg started in theatre in his teens and worked with:
- Manitoba School for Theatre and Allied Arts
- Manitoba Summer Theatre Workshops
- Circle of Dionysus Theatre Company
- Transcona Amateur Theatre Association
He left performing to attend post secondary education and to become a professional Land Surveyor. He ran a successful Land Surveying and Consulting Business for over 20 years. Woods returned to the performing arts in the early 1990s as he started to perform magic and illusions, and left his business to become a full-time entertainer.
Greg has had some of his original tricks published for other magicians, has appeared on TV a number of times including CBC’s “On The Road”, Global’s “It’s a New Day”, and CityTV’s “Breakfast Television” and was also appeared on the cover of “Seeing Truth” an international magic magazine. He is also featured in the documentary "Pick A Card"
Over the last twenty years he and his wife Oonaugh have entertained hundreds of thousands with their comedy and magic at festivals, schools, churches, and corporate events. Greg is a three-time winner of Winnipeg’s “Best of Variety Act” and has twice won Manitoba’s “Close Up Conjuror’s” award.
External links
Winnipeg Free Press Review
CBC Review