Gazzo (magician)

Gary 'Gazzo' Osbourne (born 1960) is a British street magician. Osbourne moved to the US in the 1980s, where he befriended Walter Irving Scott, also known as The Phantom. He was entrusted with Scott's biography and life's work at card cheating and sleights.^[1][2]

Gary 'Gazzo' Osbourne
Promotional photo of Gary 'Gazzo' Osbourne
Born	1960 Wallingford, United Kingdom
Nationality	United Kingdom
Other names	Gazzo, Gazzo Macée, Gazzo Black
Occupation	Magician
Known for	Sleight of Hand, Street Magic
Children	Chaney Ace Osbourne

Gazzo is now^[when?] living in Key West, United States, and continues to give lectures and performances around the world and perform street magic.

Health

Gazzo suffered a life-changing stroke on 21 March 2023, (two days before his sixty-third birthday) in Key West, FL (while performing at Malory Square). He was admitted to Lower Keys Medical Center. The new stroke affected the right side of his body. He previously suffered a stroke in 1994 that affected his left side. He spent his 63rd birthday in the hospital, unable to walk, broken, in tears, and (slurring his words) barely able to speak.

Osbourne's condition has slowly grown better with much support from the rest of the magician community.

Publications

He has published several magic related books, manuscripts and DVDs.^[3]

Appearances

Gazzo appeared on the seventh episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us, where he performed his rendition of cups and balls for Penn & Teller to win an opportunity to open their show in Las Vegas. Though the duo knew how the trick was done, they praised Gazzo for his rendition of the trick, stating that he did it "perfectly" and "better than us".^[4]