REDEFINING THE ART OF MAGIC
Franz Harary continually redefines the art of magic through his work as a performer and visionary illusion designer. He’s known for raising magic to the level of spectacle with his arena shows and he has the distinction of being the first world-class magician to perform illusions entirely of his own design, winning international acclaim and the highest awards for his astounding achievement
Harary is responsible for bringing magic to the world of live concert productions, first for Michael Jackson and later for the biggest names in the music business, allowing them to create live on stage the kind of amazing visual effects seen in their music videos. His work has been featured on Broadway, in feature films, on every major television network and on numerous international programs including his own global TV series, Magic Planet.
The most successful theme parks in the world have benefited from Harary’s vanguard approach to illusion and attraction design including 4 of Disney’s parks, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Sun Asia’s Polar World in China and Seoul Land Korea. In 2015 he opened The House of Magic by Franz Harary, bringing his winning brand of high-impact entertainment to Macau. In 2025, Harary’s new touring show Imagine Nation playing in Hong Kong’s 1,400 seat Show-plus theatre as well as 20 shows in Shenzhen 9.000 seat WOW stadium. Currently under construction in China are two multi-million dollar marine parks conceived and designed entirely by Harary, proving his inventive genius is more than just magic.

“Franz Harary coined the term MEGA MAGIC to describe his own electrifying brand of grand illusion, making his name synonymous with spectacular magic entertainment.” – CNN

RECORD BREAKING

Magic

In 2014 Harary designed the biggest most costly illusion in the history of magic, a Mega Illusion called, The Orb. It’s a huge crystal encrusted ball that pulses with light as it levitates inside a three story tall glass case that allows a 360º view of this $7,000,000 magical masterpiece. From the day it went on display outside his own high-tech magic venue in Macau (The House of Magic by Franz Harary) crowds have been transfixed by The Orb’s, ability to defy gravity.
Millions of fans around the globe know Harary from his numerous international television appearances and he continues to sellout stadiums and arenas across Asia and the Far East with his live show, IMAGINE NATION, the largest touring illusion show in the world.
In Taipei, traffic was shut down for eight city blocks as 45,000 people gathered to witness one of Harary’s illusions taking place above a busy intersection.
In Peru Harary broke attendance records, playing to audiences topping 40,000 people. In New Delhi, he amazed crowds of 30,000 at Indira Ghandi Stadium and in Indonesia, his show drew 47,000 people. In Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Thailand and Japan, Harary set attendance records at his sold-out​ performances.

BOLD BEGINNINGS

It all started for Harary when he sent a video tape of his illusions to Michael Jackson.
Weeks later Harary was flown to Los Angeles for a face to face meeting with the King of Pop. Micheal admired Harary’s inexhaustible creativity and expertise and hired him to design illusions for the Jackson’s Victory Tour, launching Harary’s career as the concert industry’s hottest Magic FX Designer. Today, his client list is filled with Grammy winning superstars from every genre of music.

ILLUSION DESIGN FOR CONCERTS

Franz Harary is credited with making magic a viable element of modern concert productions.

Pop superstars like Justin Bieber, Usher, Missy Elliot, Madonna, *NSYNC and Michael Jackson have all featured Harary’s cutting edge illusions in their shows. If you combine this visibility with his own live shows, international TV appearances and illusion designs for theme parks, Broadway productions and movies, Harary’s magic ranks as being seen by more people than any other magician.

“A generation raised on MTV has come to expect that the amazing visual effects they see in music videos will be reproduced live onstage. When a recording artist goes on tour their show is competing with their own sensational music videos. My magic allows them to create live onstage the same kind of stunning effects and illusions their fans see on TV.” – Franz Harary

“A generation raised on MTV has come to expect that the amazing visual effects they see in music videos will be repeated live on stage. Today, when a band goes on tour, their show is literally competing with their own music videos. My magic allows them to recreate, live on stage, the same kind of stunning effects and illusions their fans have seen on TV.”

– Franz Harary
FRANZ HARARY

Designer of the Impossible

Harary’s talent as a designer and innovator makes him a valuable ally for corporate presentations and theme parks around the world. In fact, his illusions can be seen in top amusement parks including, Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Walt Disney World, ​and Euro-Disney.

Corporations count on Harary to elevate the impact of their presentations with his remarkable magic. Honda, Nissan, and AT&T are just a few of the industrial clients for which Harary has created one-of-a-kind illusions.

Harary helped Chevrolet make record breaking headlines when live, via satellite, he teleported their new Corvette and it’s CEO driver from the Detroit Auto Show to Los Angeles in the blink of an eye. An audience from the international press witnessed this magical teleportation live in both locations.

FRANZ HARARY

On Television

Franz Harary has been featured on hundreds of television programs worldwide and was the host of the internationally syndicated, Masters of Illusion. This one hour weekly series also showcased some of Harary’s unique cutting edge magic.

Harary has also starred in 27 of his own world wide television specials. His one and two hour TV specials in Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and India have made him one of the most visible U.S. variety artists in the Eastern hemisphere.

FRANZ HARARY’S MEGA MAGIC MAKES HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD!

THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

HARARY VANISHES NASA’S SPACE SHUTTLE, LIVE, IN FRONT OF STARTLED ONLOOKERS AS THE FINALE FOR NBC’S HIGHEST RATED TV SPECIAL OF THE YEAR.

JAPAN

ON HIS OWN LIVE TV SPECIALS, HARARY MAKES A 52-STORY SKYSCRAPER VANISH FROM THE CENTER OF TOKYO (BREAKING HIS OWN RECORD FOR THE LARGEST ILLUSION EVER PERFORMED) MAKES THE GOODYEAR BLIMP DISAPPEAR AND TELEPORTS A JAPANESE SUPERSTAR FROM TOKYO TO LOS ANGELES IN FRONT OF LIVE AUDIENCES AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

HAWAII

HARARY MAGICALLY MOVES THE FAMOUS DIAMOND HEAD VOLCANO 2 MILES. AT PEARL HARBOR HE CAUSES THE BATTLE SHIP, USS MISSOURI, TO BECOME INVISIBLE.

LAS VEGAS

HARARY VANISHES THE ICONIC, PYRAMID SHAPED, LUXOR HOTEL.

CHINA

HARARY TOPS HIMSELF AGAIN, CREATING A 400,000,000 MILLION DOLLAR MARINE PARK WITH A MAGIC THEMED AQUARIUM SHOW CALLED OCEAN DREAMS. (Currently under construction.)

MOSCOW

A RUSSIAN TANK, SURROUNDED BY A CORDON OF MILITARY POLICE, DISAPPEARS WITH A WAVE OF HARARY’S HAND, EARNING HIM THE TITLE, “ILLUSIONIST OF THE YEAR,” AT THE INTERNATIONAL MAGIC AWARDS.

MACAU

HARARY UNVEILS “THE ORB,” THE BIGGEST MOST COSTLY ILLUSION IN MAGIC HISTORY. CREATED FOR STUDIO CITY CASINO, THE ORB IS A HUGE CRYSTAL ENCRUSTED BALL LEVITATES INSIDE A 3 STORY TALL GLASS CASE THAT ALLOWS 360º VIEWS OF THIS $7,000,000 MAGICAL MASTERPIECE.

INDIA

400 MILLION VIEWERS ARE STUNNED WHEN HARARY LEVITATES THE TAJ MAHAL. HIS SECOND TV SPECIAL, AIRING IN INDIA AND CHINA, GENERATES COMBINED VIEWERSHIP OF OVER 1.2 BILLION PEOPLE, MAKING HIM THE MOST SEEN MAGICIAN ON THE PLANET.

CREDITS

ON-SCREEN PERSONALITY / PERFORMER

International Television – Asia
NTV Japan – 1988
TTV Taiwan: Franz Harary Super Magic, (60-minute Special)– 1992
TTV Taiwan: Tenth Anniversary Special
TV3 Malaysia: Franz Harary’s Magic in Kuala Lumpur (60-minute Special) – 1992
SBC Singapore: Franz Harary Magic Christmas Special (60 minutes) – 1992
RCT1 Indonesia: The Magic of Franz Harary (60-minute Special) – 1992
Star 5 India’s Magic Star; 22 90-minute ShowsFan Danu (sitcom) Indonesia: Special Guest – 1992
TV3 Thailand: Franz Harary Magic Rocks The World (60-minute Special) – 1993
Fukushima TV Japan – 1994
TBS Japan: The Magic of Franz Harary (120-minute Special) – 1995
Fuji TV Japan: Franz Harary’s Mega Magic (90-minute Special) – 2000
Fuji TV Japan: Hey, Hey, Hey, Live from Yokohama Arena – 2000
Tokyo Broadcasting System Japan: Millennium Magic (30 minute show) – 2000
NHK Japan: Magic Spectacular – 2001
NHK Japan: Showtime
NTV Japan: 35th Anniversary Special
Franz Harary’s Magic in Changsha, Shanghai (90-minute Special) – 2003
CCTV China: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012,
2015CCTV China: The Arts & Culture Review– 2010
Shenzhen TV Dance Show – 2010
Magic in China (60-minute Special) Guangzhou – 2011
Franz Harary Magic of Guangzhou (60-minute Special) – 2011
Hunan TVNew Year Show – 2011
Dragon TV China Special – 2011-2012
Harbin TV Chinese New Year Show – 2012
SKY Scraper Vanish Design – CCTV – 2013
MYTV Cambodia- 2025
CTN Cambodia – 2025
Cambodian News Network – 2025
Shenzhen TV – 2025

International Television – Europe
VTM Belgium: Anniversary Special – 1989
Belgium TV Dance Show
RTP Portugal – 1994
BBC England: The 100 Greatest Illusions of All Time – 2004
BBC England: The History of Magic (Program Finale) – 2008
Channel Five: The Greatest Magic Tricks in The Universe.Ever! – 2010
Channel Five: The Very Greatest Magic Tricks in The Universe.Ever! – 2011
Rimini Masters of Magic TV Series Host – TV 5 Italy – 2012
Ukraine Live TV morning show– 2012
Telemike – 2012
Thames Television England: The Best of Magic – 2013
Channel 4 Sweden: Magiskt – 2014
AAP Television Turkey: Franz Harary’s Magic – 2016
International Television – Middle East
India ZTV: Harary’s Hypereality – 1998
India: Zee Cine Awards (Movie Awards Co-host) – 1999
Abu Dhabi TV United Arab Emirates: The Illusions of Franz Harary (60-minute Special) – 2000
Bahrain TV: Franz Harary in UAE (Feature) – 2001
UAE 48th National Day Spectacular – Abu Dhabi TV – 2017
International Television – North & South America
Ritmo de la Noche Argentina – 1994, 1998
TeleFe Video Match – Argentina – 1999
Panam TV – Lima (90-minute Special) – 2002
ZTV Peru – 2004
Franz Harary Live in Peru (90-minute Special) – 2004
Televisa – Mexico – 2006
Televise Mexico Ednovi TV Special
GLOBO TV Brazil – 2013
US Television – United States of America
CBS: Dick Clark Presents – 1987
ABC: Incredible Sunday – 1988
Disney Channel: Mickey Mouse Club– 1988
CBS: Circus of the Stars – 1989 &1990
NBC: The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon – 1989 & 1991
CBS: Live! With Regis & Kathy Lee – 1990
ABC: Sea World Summer Night Magic – 1990
NBC: The Adventures of Mark & Brian – 1991
CBS: How’d They Do That – 1993
CBS: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – 1993
USA Cable: Camp Midnight– 1993
NBC: Easter Seals Telethon – 1993
NBC: World’s Greatest Magic – 1994
CBS: Run Away with the Rich & Famous – 1995
Discovery Channel: The Science of Magic (Associate Producer & Star of 1 hour Special) – 1996
Fox: Totally Hidden Video – 1999
Family Channel: World Magic Awards – 1999
ABC Family: World Magic Awards – 2000
PAX TV: The Magic of Christmas (Host & Star 1 hour Special) – 2000
PAX TV: Masters of Illusion (Host & Star of 13 one-hour shows, currently in continued syndication throughout the US & Worldwide) – 2000
Discovery Channel: Magical Science – 2001
CNBC: Hollywood Report – 2002
Animal Planet: Beverly Hills Vet (20-minute Feature) – 2002
Sci-Fi Channel: Mysteries, Magic & Miracles – 2003
Fox Family: World Magic Awards – 2004
Billboard Awards – 2004
Travel Channel: Franz Harary Magic of Malaysia (1-hour Special) – 2005
History Channel: The War Illusionist – 2005
Discovery Channel: Magic’s Greatest Illusions – 2008
Travel Channel: Magical Road Trip (Feature) – 2008
Travel Channel: Franz Harary’s World Mega Magic (1-hour Special) – 2009
America’s Best Dance Crew MTV – 2009-2010
World Magic Awards – 2009-2010

CONCERT ILLUSION EFFECTS DESIGN

Michael Jackson – 1984-2008
The Jacksons “Victory” Tour – 1984
Night Ranger – 1985
Whodini – 1985
Alice Cooper – 1985-1989
Prince—1985
LL Cool J – 1986
Apollo Theatre – 1986
RUN/DMC (Raising Hell tour)– 1986
New Edition – 1986
Tone LOC – 1987
Heavy D & the Boyz – 1987
Kool Moe Dee – 1987
Jodeci – 1987
Kool & The Gang – 1987-1999
Bobby Brown – 1988
Madonna —1988
King Diamond – 1988
Eric B & Rakeem – 1988
Tina Turner – 1989
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – 1989
Big Daddy Kane – 1989
The Boys – 1989
Janet Jackson – 1990
Cher – 1990
Grammy Awards – 1991
M.C. Hammer – 1991
Boyz II Men – 1995
Source Awards – 1995
Snoop Dog – 1995-2002
Academy Awards (Technical Merit) – 1998
American Music Awards – 1998
Earth, Wind & Fire – 1999
Bone, Thugs and Harmony – 1999
Dreams Come True – 1999
Reba McEntire – 1999
MC Lyte – 1999
Soul Train Awards – 1999
YoYo – 1999
Brandy – 1999
The BET Music Awards – 1999, 2004, 2016
Ayumi Hamazaki – 2000, 2008
Takizawa – 2000-2016
Missy Elliott – 2000-2018 and on-going
Johnny Jr. – 2000-2018
N*SYNC – 2001
Tube – 2001
Dr. Dre – 2002
Shania Twain – 2002
Usher – 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012
Queen Latifah – 2003
TLC – 2005
SHOCK Show – Tokyo 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Justin Bieber Concert Effects Design – 2010
Trinidad Music Festival – 2013
Aaron Kwok Concert Illusion Design – 2015
Joli Tsi – 2015

CORPORATE / INDUSTRIAL SHOW & CONVENTIONS (Design & Performance)

3MCorporate Show – New Delhi, India
Air Touch
American Heart Association
Apple Computer
AT&T
Audi
Beijing Developments Corporate Show – 2014
Body Wise
Chevrolet
Clear Channel
Coca Cola
Computer Associates
First Interstate Bank
Ford
Fuji
Gainseville Health Association – 2010
Golf Airlines
Gordon Foods
Honda Auto Show – New Delhi – 2013
Hong Kong Grand Hyatt Corporate Show – 2016
Kia Car Levitation – Mumbai Airport
Lamm Industries
MicroAge
Nissan
Pepsi
Pet Smart
Playboy
Redken
Reebok
Reno Airlines
Rolling Stones
Seagram’sCorporate Show – New Delhi India – 2010
Sony
Suzuki
Thai Airlines
Toyota
United Semiconductor
UNOCAL
Volvo
Western Star Trucks
Yamaha

CASINOS & RESORTS

Bali Mirage Hotel; Show Production – 2006
Bally’s Hotel & Casino – Las Vegas
Caesars Lake Tahoe & Atlantic City
City of Dreams Casino – Macau – 2013, 2014, 2015
Gold Country Casino – 2010
Harrah’s Marina Hotel Casino
Hawaiian Spa Resort Japan
Horizon Casino Resort – Lake Tahoe
House of Magic; Award-Winning Magic Theatre Creation – Macau – 2015-2017
International Grand Prix de Magique – Monte Carlo
Jackpot Junction Casino
Kewadin Casino
Magic Casino
Mohegan Sun
Prince Hotels – Japan
Riverside Resort – Laughlin
Soaring Eagle
Spa Resorts Hawaiians – Japan
Studio City Casino – Macau – 2015-2017
Tropicana Casino & Resort – Atlantic City
Tropicana Hotel – Las Vegas

ARENAS & STADIUMS

Arizona State Coliseum
Asia Games Stadium; 4 Shows – 2011
Chrysler Arena – Ann Arbor, MI.
Harary Mega Illusions Tour – Seoul Arena – 2016
Hong Kong Coliseum
Kingdom of Dreams New Delhi 3 months headline run – 2011
Pontiac Silverdome – Detroit, MI.
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Stadium Nagara – Malaysia
Stadium National – Jakarta
Tai Chung Sports Stadium
Taipei National Stadium
Taiwan Arena Tour Show – Taipei – 2011
Toyota Stadium – Japan
World Carnival – Guiyang China – 2014

SPORTING EVENTS

Chicago White Sox Opening Game
Monsters and Magic monster truck arena show US tour– 2012
Rose Bowl Halftime
Special Olympics
Superbowl Halftime – NBC
UCLA Halftime Show
Up With People
USFL Halftime Shows
University of Michigan Halftime Show
Vanguards Drum and Bugle Corps

MISCELLANEOUS

50th State Fair
Coca-Cola Super Bowl
Criterion Center on Broadway
Drury Lane Theatre – Chicago
Filipino Magicians Conclave Headliner – 2017
“George Coates Performance Works” (NEA)
Imagine Solutions Conference – Naples – 2013
Jang Jau Zehn, China Mega Show; Illusion Design – 2011
Los Angeles Classical Ballet
Magicians Convention – St. Petersburg Russia – 2017
MBK Theatre – Bangkok
Miami Dade County Fair
Mortal Kombat – Tour
Now You See Me 2; Illusion Consultant – 2017
Playboy Magazine
Presidential Inaugural Ball (’85)
Radio City Music Hall
Ragtime – Toronto, Los Angeles, New York
Rolling Stone 20th Anniversary
Seattle Opera
“Sleight of Hand” – Broadway Play
Star Wars Rogue One Live– Seoul, Korea– 2017
TED Talk – 2011
Thailand Magic Extravaganza – Bangkok – 2017
The Magic Castle
The Magic of Polynesia – Hawaii

US TELEVISIONS & COMMERCIALS (Illusion Design & Show Production)

Academy Awards (Technical Merit)
American Music Awards
Brandy
Circus of the Stars – CBS
Dr. Dre
Grammy Awards 1991
Kit Kat
M.C. Hammer
MC Lyte
MTV Music Awards
Pepsi (Michael J. Fox)
Queen Latifa
Snoop Doggy Dog
Soul Train Awards
Tina Turner Music Video
YoYo

PARKS & ATTRACTIONS (Show Production & Illusion / Effects Design)

BLACK POOL Pleasure Beach; Illusion Design – 2011 -2017
Disneyland California
DixieStampede; Illusion Design – 2011
Euro Disney
Goretorium Illusion Design – Las Vegas – 2012
Happy Valley Beijing – 2011
Happy Valley Shenzhen – 2009-2010
Marine World Africa USA – California
Mega Aquarium Design – China – 2016
MGM Studios – Walt Disney World – Florida
Multiple architectural art design projects – China – 2016-2017
Nipponland – Japan
Ocean Dreams Aqua Mega Show Production – Dalian, China – 2016-2017
Ocean Park Halloween; Show Production – 2011
Phantasialand – Germany
Pirates Voyage – Myrtle Beach
Polar World Aquarium Design – China – 2016
Queen Mary/Spruce Goose – California
Sammyland China
Seoul Land Korea
Six Flags Magic Mountain Theme Park California – Show Production – 2013
Tokyo Disneyland
Walt Disney Productions – Florida, California, Tokyo, Paris
Walt Disney World
Wonders of the World Theme Park New Delhi; Show Production – 2012
Universal Studios – California

“I believe magic, by definition, is anything perceived to be outside the laws of science. As science progresses, so too must magic evolve, remaining a few steps ahead, surfing the wave of technology. Scientific discovery relies on mankind’s ability to dream. Magic rekindles that childlike ability. Magic and science are linked together in a perpetual dance, and I believe it is magic that must lead as each one propels the other forward at the speed of wonder.”

– Franz Harary