David Stone (magician)

At 23, he won the Le Prix Diavol, a regional contest for magicians organised annually in France by FFAP.

[2][3] At 24, Stone won the Gold Dove (close-up category) award at the European championships of magic organized in France.

[citation needed] In 1995, he met the French magician Stéphane Jardonnet who launched his career by producing a video Stone starred in called Basic Coin Magic Vol.

[citation needed] After obtaining a degree in Philosophy at the Amiens University, Stone decided to become professional magician.

[5] His book Close-up: The Real Secrets of Magic (2005) is a best-seller in France and was sold out in less than 15 days after its release and is now edited in 4 languages.

In 2009, he started acting courses at the Studio Pygmalion drama school in Paris, and played in about 30 shorts movies in 7 years.