Reynold Alexander
Reynold Alexander | |
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Illusionist | |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Website | https://www.reynoldalexander.com |
Reynold Sebelén Medina is a Puerto Rican
Early life
He is the son of businessman Roberto Sebelén and housewife Lucy Medina, Reynold is the youngest of four siblings. As a baby, his parents moved to the Dominican Republic and later at twelve years old, he moved back to Puerto Rico with his mother after his parents divorced.
At age 13, he became a member of the
Career
Reynold's professional career started in 1998 at age 20, when he adopted “Alexander” as a stage name. His first show was at Fiji's, a small long-gone local bar in Condado, Puerto Rico.
In 2005, Reynold Alexander made the Capitol Building of Puerto Rico, a century-old structure located at the entrance of Old San Juan, disappear in front of a live audience. This event was transmitted live on the national television show Qué Suerte with host Héctor Marcano.[2]
Alexander, a Houdini fan, recreated his famously dangerous Chinese Water Torture Cell Escape in 2006. Reynold, handcuffed, was submerged upside down into a narrow tank containing 250 gallons of water and locked with six heavy duty padlocks.[3][4]
In 2006, Alexander briefly held the fastest suspended straitjacket escape Guinness World Record. While hoisted upside down fifty feet above the ground by his ankles with a burning rope. He had two minutes to escape from the regulation straitjacket before the fire burned through. He escaped in 1 minute and 45 secs. A few months later that record was broken by an English escape artist.
Alexander caught a bullet shot by a Magnum .357 revolver with his teeth.[5] The bullet and casing were marked by members of the audience before it was fired for later verification. Reynold has performed the bullet catch a handful of times. At least twelve magicians have died performing this stunt.[citation needed]
Alexander repeatedly performed at
In 2014, Alexander headlined his own show entitled “Magia” at the Debbie Reynolds Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]
Alexander collaborated with
Charity work
Alexander performed at Grandes Ilusiones
TV and media
His early TV life started with the Show Qué Suerte! with host
Alexander has done TV commercials for Plaza las Américas, Casino Metro, Puerto Rico Tourism Company and Mall of San Juan. He made a DVD (currently unavailable) featuring his Sobrevive la Magia show tour from 2006.
Residency
From 2010 to 2017, Alexander was the resident magician with his own show at the Casablanca Theater at the Conquistador Resort in
See also
References
- ^ "What a SHOW!". The MAGIC SYMbol. Vol. 9, no. 8. August 1993. p. 1.
- ^ Lugo Mariani, Awilda (2005). "¡El Capitolio se esfumó y reapareció!". TeVe. pp. 104–105.
- ^ Meléndez, Jorge (20 June 2006). "Iguala a Houdini". El Vocero. p. 60.
- ^ Sepúlveda Morales, Aixa (20 June 2006). "Sale airoso de "La tortura china"". Primera Hora.
- ^ Bernal, Mauricio (2019-02-24). "Y Alexander atrapó la bala con la boca". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Reynold Alexander al Magic Castle – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | San Juan, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Reynold Alexander regresa con su magia a Las Vegas". Primera Hora. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ "Reynold Alexander al Magic Castle – Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | San Juan, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Metro, Metro Puerto Rico-. "Reynold Alexander utiliza su magia para ayudar a fundación". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Cobián, Mariana (22 May 2003). "Su magia regala ilusión a niños enfermos". Primera Hora. p. 32.
- ^ "Domina 'Magia Extrema'". Primera Hora. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ AP. "Reynold Alexander exhorta a "no poner tu felicidad en manos de nadie"". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Dobson, Jim. "Hurricanes Irma And Maria Update: Caribbean Luxury Resort Damage Reports". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
External links
- www.reynoldalexander.com(website)