In July 2024, Michael Vincent was recently elected into the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame.
He first became interested in magic in 1970, after watching magicians David Nixon, Doug Henning, Fred Kaps and Slydini perform on television.
[citation needed] In 2001, Vincent made the national newspapers in the United Kingdom, when he was hired by Scotland Yard to give a course to 20 top police chiefs involving the use of magic tricks to demonstrate communication skills.
[9] Michael appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us the on ITV1 on 7 January and again on 16 July 2011 demonstrating close up magic.
[citation needed] Screening in theatres in 2024, the documentary Lost In The Shuffle sees Shawn Farquhar explore the centuries old mysteries hidden in a deck of cards, while visiting fellow magicians, including Vincent, to explore their favourite card tricks.