Johnny Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohnny Thompson
American magician
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1934
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 09-Mar-2019
Profession: magician
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Johnny Thompson
- John Max Thompson (July 27, 1934 – March 9, 2019) was an American comedian and Las Vegas illusionist who performed under the stage name The Great Tomsoni with his wife, Pamela Hayes.
- They had a comedic slapstick act with the well-dressed Thompson and his gum-popping assistant, Pam, performing illusions while enduring a series of mishaps.
- Within the magician community, Tomsoni was considered a virtuoso, widely known as a mentor and teacher of magic, and a creator of tricks, as opposed to simply a performer.
- He worked behind the scenes with magicians such as Penn and Teller, Lance Burton, Criss Angel and Mat Franco.
- In 1999, he was awarded one of the highest honors in the magician community, a Masters Fellowship with the Academy of Magical Arts.
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