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Hans Moretti is a [[FISM]] winning mentalist and illusion team with his wife Helga known as [[The Morettis]].{{Youtube Thumb|fH-PFecys6Y}}
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'''Hans Moretti''' (1928-2013) is a [[FISM]] winning mentalist and illusion team with his wife Helga known as [[The Morettis]].{{Youtube Thumb|fH-PFecys6Y}}
  
Moretti  moved to West Germany in 1940 and  trained in the circus until 1950.  
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Moretti  moved to West Germany in 1940 and  trained in the circus until 1950. They won first prize for Grand Illusions  at FISM in 1976, featuring their Sword Box routine.   
 
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The won first prize for Grand Illusions  at FISM in 1976, featuring their Sword Box routine.   
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In 1979 he won first prize in Mentalism at the FISM Brussels XIV World Championship featuring his Russian Roulette act.
 
In 1979 he won first prize in Mentalism at the FISM Brussels XIV World Championship featuring his Russian Roulette act.
 
He also invented a Crossbow Escape Illusion, a Paper Tree Suspension (based on the Broom Suspension) and others.
 
  
 
They appeared on Paul Daniels' TV show many times in the 1970s and 80s.
 
They appeared on Paul Daniels' TV show many times in the 1970s and 80s.
  
In 1984, they were awarded the [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Performing Fellowship.  
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One of his sons, [[Peter Moretti]] (born 1957) is an escape artiste working with his wife Sonja and performing many of his father's effects. <ref>http://www.moretti.de/hans/index.html</ref>
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Other illusions he invented include the  Crossbow Escape Illusion and  a Paper Tree Suspension (based on the [[Broom Suspension]]).
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== Awards ==
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* Grand Illusions , FISM, 1976
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* Mentalism, FISM Brussels XIV, 1979
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* [[Academy of Magical Arts]] Performing Fellowship,  1984.
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* 18 entries in the Guinness Book of Records including the October 1988 record for the Burning Rope Escape.  
  
He has 18 entries in the Guinness Book of Records including the October 1988 he  record for the Burning Rope Escape.
 
  
One of his sons,  Peter Moretti (born 1957) is an escape artiste working with his wife Sonja and performing many of his father's effects. <ref>http://www.moretti.de/hans/index.html</ref>
 
  
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Revision as of 21:54, 13 March 2013

Hans Moretti
BornJohannes Crewe
July 24, 1928
Berkersdorf, Poland (now Ukraine)
DiedMarch 13, 2013 (age 84)
Hans Moretti (1928-2013) is a FISM winning mentalist and illusion team with his wife Helga known as The Morettis.

Moretti moved to West Germany in 1940 and trained in the circus until 1950. They won first prize for Grand Illusions at FISM in 1976, featuring their Sword Box routine.

In 1979 he won first prize in Mentalism at the FISM Brussels XIV World Championship featuring his Russian Roulette act.

They appeared on Paul Daniels' TV show many times in the 1970s and 80s.

One of his sons, Peter Moretti (born 1957) is an escape artiste working with his wife Sonja and performing many of his father's effects. [1]

Other illusions he invented include the Crossbow Escape Illusion and a Paper Tree Suspension (based on the Broom Suspension).

Awards

  • Grand Illusions , FISM, 1976
  • Mentalism, FISM Brussels XIV, 1979
  • Academy of Magical Arts Performing Fellowship, 1984.
  • 18 entries in the Guinness Book of Records including the October 1988 record for the Burning Rope Escape.


References

  1. http://www.moretti.de/hans/index.html