Mysterion the Mind Reader
| Mysterion | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Christopher Justin Doyle October 31, 1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Magician and wrestling manager |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website |
mysterionthemindreader |
Mysterion (born Christopher Justin Doyle; 31 October 1974) is a Canadian mentalist, magician, collector, and wrestling manager.
Career
Mysterion began practicing magic at the young age of 12 but his full-time career in the performance art of magic began in 2003. Inspired by watching magic on television and his uncle who was a magician in the 1970s he strived to incorporate his love of magic into his young adult life. What was once a hobby became a full-time career as a mentalist. Demand for his presence at events steadily rose and Mysterion has appeared on stage, television and radio.
Appearing on various television programs including MTV LIVE (Escape the gallows Oct 2008), Kenny Vs Spenny,[1] Extreme Collectors, Storage wars Canada, and is a regular recurring character on episodes of Baggage Battles. He has appeared on ZNS News Bahamas, Global News, in Bizarre magazine (U.K), and other Canadian media (Toronto Star,[2] Taddle creek,[3] Metro, PIE magazine, and 24hrs). He has appeared numerous times on MUCHMUSIC and many morning shows (CP24, Breakfast television, CHCH, and Global Morning Live[4]) as well as having his oddities collection featured on Marilyn Dennis to which Andrew Zegers presented.
Mysterion's performances are known for his energetic attitude and his ability to tailor suitable comedy to different audiences.
In October 2007 he released a 45RPM and appeared on the cover of EYE, a leading Canadian arts and culture paper.
Mysterion has performed for major theme parks, appearing annually at Canada's Wonderland Halloween Haunt.
The Sentimentalists
Mysterion is a co-member of the mentalism team The Sentimentalists with Steffi Kay. The duo met in June 2014 at a function and began working together November 2015 with Mysterion taking Steffi on as his student Their first stage show was for Toronto's annual Vintage Prom where they presented themselves as "The Sentimentalists".
Other work
Wrestling
A co-founder of Victory Commonwealth wrestling and appears weekly on Rogers TVs Victory Wrestling Showcase[5] (2012–present) . He is also on air color commentator for Destiny Wrestling on Bell Fibe Tv1. He is known for wearing obnoxious outfits and has become someone that everybody loves to hate.
Burlesque
Mysterion was integral in the resurgence of burlesque in Toronto. He created the Girlesque festival and Great Canadian Burlesque (GCB), both which garnered great interest in the media. He retired from the burlesque world in April 2015 to pursue a more streamlined focus in magic.