Charlie Frye, sometimes performing under the stage name The Eccentric, is an American clown, magician and juggler.[1]
Frye's Father and grandfather were professional clowns, and he started clowning when he was about seven years old,[1][2] eventually performing with them.[3][4] He went to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in 1979, and toured with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Ringling) for three years.[5] He met his wife-to-be, Sherry, at the Ringling in 1980. She was a dancer and aerial performer and after Ringling they started performing together.[1]
In 2006, he performed at the 70th annual convention of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The Stage's reviewer said "...some of the fastest comic juggling you are ever likely to see. ... A brilliant act that gained one of the few standing ovations of the convention."[6]
The Fryes have toured with The Illusionists group of magicians, where Charlie performs as "The Eccentric",[7] a name alluding to vaudeville theater.[8]
Books
edit- Frye, Charlie (2023). Sleightly Absurd. Squash Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7377037-4-7.
References
edit- ^ a b c Cerabona, Ron (2 December 2015). "The Illusionists 1903 at the Canberra Theatre: Homage to the magic of the past". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, Lauren (23 December 2014). "Charlie Frye, The Illusionists 1903". The Weekend Edition. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Robbins, Caryn (6 December 2016). "BWW Interview- Charlie Frye (aka 'The Eccentric') Talks Broadway's THE ILLUSIONISTS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Yue, Ma (27 October 2023). "Watch the world's best wave the magic wand". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, Lisa (25 June 1998). "Class clowns". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Warlock, Elizabeth (12 October 2006). "70th Annual Convention of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians". The Stage. p. 26 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Allan, Roxanne (11 January 2015). "Trick and treat with magic's royalty". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Charlie Frye Interview (The Illusionists 1903 - The Eccentric) - Impulse Gamer". impulsegamer.com. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Charlie Frye & Company - Magic Routine, MDA Telethon 2009
- Charlie and Sherry Frye: global vaudevillians, 2015 radio interview
- Charlie Frye at IMDb