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'''Walter Rolfo''', has a degree in engineering and psychology and is a television author, a writer, a happiness coach, a motivational consultant for companies, an entrepreneur in the world of entertainment, an illusionist and a Guinness World Record holder.


'''Jon Racherbaumer''' (b.1940) spent his early years in Elmhurst, Illinois (Harlan Tarbell’s hometown), a western suburb of Chicago. His interest in magic was sparked by seeing Dr. Tarbell perform in 1950. Tarbell’s daughter, Marian, was involved in community theater with Jon’s mother at the time. Soon thereafter, he received his first magic book, [[Tarbell Course in Magic]] – Volume 1, on his eleventh birthday. After discovering that Dr. Tarbell had donated his entire course to the local library, Jon spent many hours diligently studied each volume along with other magic books in the library.
== Biography ==


== Biography ==
Walter was born in Turin on February 22, 1972 (his family is not part of the entertainment world, his parents own a driving school). He is a member of the “Circolo Amici della magia” in Turin and his teachers are: Enzo Pocher, who introduced him to the world of magic, Vittorio Balli and Don Silvio Mantelli (better known as magician Sales), who is still one of his points of reference.
 
In 1976 he designed and wrote his first show which he presented in the summer of 1982 at the pizzeria “Las Vegas” in Bibione, the reward was… 2 pizzas, one for him and one for the boy who had accompanied him.


Jon joined the Mazda Mystics Club (Juniors) in 1953, a club started by Russell Shaw and his wife in Oak Park, Illinois. Meetings were held in the basement of the Mazda Magic Shop. He maintained his interest throughout his schooling and thereafter when he moved to New Orleans in 1963. The Big Easy, home of the Mardi Gras, jazz music, and voodoo, is often called the Dream State, an ideal place for all things magical to ferment. From 1957 to 1965, Jon attended four universities and worked at various jobs: radio programmer, disk-jockey, promotion man, salesman, restaurant manager, male model, tree-trimmer, blackjack dealer, construction worker, warehouseman, program consultant (voluntary health agency), institutional house-father, social worker, gym instructor, bartender, ambulance driver (at a race track), and finally he went to work for Eastern Airlines from 1965-1990 as an airlines business person.  
In 1990 - he ranked third in the international “Bartolomeo Bosco Award” of the Bartolomeo Bosco Magic Club of Turin.
In 1995, in June, he won the episode of “Beato tra le donne” on the Italian national TV (Rai) and after 3 months, in the final, he placed 6th in the general classification.


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Walter Rolfo, has a degree in engineering and psychology and is a television author, a writer, a happiness coach, a motivational consultant for companies, an entrepreneur in the world of entertainment, an illusionist and a Guinness World Record holder.

Biography

Walter was born in Turin on February 22, 1972 (his family is not part of the entertainment world, his parents own a driving school). He is a member of the “Circolo Amici della magia” in Turin and his teachers are: Enzo Pocher, who introduced him to the world of magic, Vittorio Balli and Don Silvio Mantelli (better known as magician Sales), who is still one of his points of reference.

In 1976 he designed and wrote his first show which he presented in the summer of 1982 at the pizzeria “Las Vegas” in Bibione, the reward was… 2 pizzas, one for him and one for the boy who had accompanied him.

In 1990 - he ranked third in the international “Bartolomeo Bosco Award” of the Bartolomeo Bosco Magic Club of Turin. In 1995, in June, he won the episode of “Beato tra le donne” on the Italian national TV (Rai) and after 3 months, in the final, he placed 6th in the general classification.

Read more about Walter Rolfo…