Regardless of the setting, he played on the audience’s fears and emotions. In the next he was submerged under water. In one show he was suspended, head down, 75 feet in the air. He amazed audiences by escaping from ropes, handcuffs, and locked containers in countless settings. Houdini’s exploits allowed him not only to build a successful career as an escape artist, but also to redefine the art of illusion in the process. His ability to escape from seemingly inescapable situations earned him a reputation that spread throughout the country and eventually the world. He began to captivate audiences with his own unique form of magic-the dramatic escape.
For many years he lived on the brink of poverty. Houdini’s career progressed slowly at first. He decided to escape the constraints of his work by becoming a magician. Working as a cutter proved to be too restrictive. His father brought the Weisz family to Appleton, Wisconsin, when Erik was still a baby. As a young man, he began to go by the name Ehrich. He later called himself Erie and finally settled on Harry. As a teenager, he worked as a cutter in a necktie factory. Houdini, Harry (1874-1926) performer One of the most renowned magicians of the 20th century, Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary.
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