Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz, but that name wasn't going to cut it for his magical ambitions. The origin of "Harry" was simple—he'd gone by "Ehrie" as a kid, so he just Americanized the old nickname. "Houdini" was an homage to one of the pioneers of modern magic, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin. Robert-Houdin was a clockmaker who opened his own magic theatre in 1845. He's widely credited with being the first to perform in evening attire instead of fantastical robes, thus making magic a little more mainstream.
Oddly enough, Houdini turned on his magical namesake later in life, writing a book called The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin in which he criticized Robert-Houdin for stealing other magicians' tricks.
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Born Erik Weisz, he established his stage name "Harry" as an homage to the American magician Harry Kellar, and "Houdini" after the French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin.
Harry Houdini
He used his stage name Harry Houdini. He was not afraid to stop people he thought was ceating the public, so he was not afraid to use his well known name.
Houdini registered for the draft in 1918 and listed his name as "Harry Handcuff Houdini".
Harry Houdini's birth name is Erich Weiss.
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Born Erik Weisz, he established his stage name "Harry" as an homage to the American magician Harry Kellar, and "Houdini" after the French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin.
Harry Houdini
He used his stage name Harry Houdini. He was not afraid to stop people he thought was ceating the public, so he was not afraid to use his well known name.
when he was 17!
Houdini registered for the draft in 1918 and listed his name as "Harry Handcuff Houdini".
Harry Houdini's birth name is Erich Weiss.
Weiss became a professional magician and began calling himself "Harry Houdini" because he was heavily influenced by the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Houdin [a famous magician is who harry Houdini admired. Thats why harry changed his last name to Houdini.]
Houdin [a famous magician is who harry Houdini admired. Thats why harry changed his last name to Houdini.]
No he liked the name Harry Houdini. His real name is Enrich Weiss.
Harry Houdini's dads name was Samuel Weiss. His Moms name was Cecilia Weiss