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Revision as of 08:57, 21 December 2012

Aldo Richiardi Jr. (also billed as Richiardi) was born Aldo Izquierdo Colosi in Peru (November 24, 1923 - September 5, 1985). His father was the magician Ricardo Richiardi. His grandfather was a magician that toured South America and was the first to use the "Richiardi" name.

Richiardi Jr.
BornAldo Izquierdo Colosi
November 24, 1923
Peru
DiedSeptember 05, 1985 (age 61)
Richiardi began performing as an assistant to his father, but had no intention of becoming the third generation of Richiardis. He wanted to become a doctor instead. After his father's death in the United States, he saved up enough money to move back home to Argentina (where most of his father's illusion were stored). He attended military school and studied singing and dancing.

By 1943, wanting to carry on the family tradition, he began performing as "Richiardi Jr." in Argentina, later billing himself as "the youngest illusionist in the world".

He was a frequent performer on the Ed Sullivan TV Show and appeared in a number of TV variety shows including "Witness the Impossible" and NBC's "Magic of the Stars." In 1980, he taped his a cable TV special "Richiardi's Chamber of Horrors," hosted by Vincent Price.

Some of his signature routines were actually his take on much older effects. The Rice & Water was always the opener to his show. It was the first trick he ever performed for a LIVE audience at the age of 4 in his father's show. It was his good luck charm. His presentation for the Broom Suspension is still one of the greatest routines in illusion magic. His breathtaking handling during his Aga Levitation is another triumph. One of his most often talked about routines, The Buzz Saw in which he cut his daughter in half with a large circular saw was actually an adaptation of the routine used by his father's former employer Richardine Sr..

While performing in the Bahamas his foot was injured. Richiardi died from complications following surgery when both legs had to be amputated for infection and diabetic problems.

His son Ricardo continued on the family performing tradition. His son's first appearance was in O'Porto, Portugal, performing the Rice and Water at the age of four on the same stage as Aldo when he was four.

See also: Ricardo Richardine, Jr..

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