Danny Cheng Magician Promo
Danny Cheng Hand Shadow Puppets Live Performance
Magician Danny Cheng in Taipei Summer 2015
Spellbound by Magic Castle, Sun Princess
Spellbound by Magic Castle, Sun Princess
Spellbound by Magic Castle, Sun Princess
Plate by Plate 2025
Magic Castle Conjurer's Cruise 2023
Magic Castle Conjurer's Cruise 2023
"How did you do that? Wait, what was that?" This is kind of reaction from people when Danny performs.
Whether it's an office party for your employees, a company-wide event, or even a private party, Danny has you covered. Danny specializes in performing close-up magic. His many years of experience guarantee that he has the skills and personality to be the best possible entertainer for your event.
Not only just magic, Danny is also an awarded winning hand shadow puppets artist. He can make the lifelike shadows of rabbit, bird, monkey, and human.... anything you can image. It is delightful to watch Danny makes shadow puppets come to alive with his hands.
12 reviews
Joslyn F.
October 27, 2024We hired Danny to be a roving magician for the cocktail hour of our fundraiser party. He was great at striking up conversations, demonstrating tricks and mingling. We will totally hire him again - he was a great addition to our event.
Hired as: Strolling/Close-up Magician
Erika S.
June 5, 2023Danny was super friendly, funny, and really awesome! He showed up early, had all his supplies ready to go, and was interactive with everyone at the event! We had a group of about 20 and he was really inclusive and had most of the team participate in some way or another. Everyone had a blast, and I am really grateful for Danny coming out!
Hired as: Magician
Lori S.
May 7, 2023Wow! Danny was perfect for our event with his expert sleight of hand tricks and his very engaging personality. He provided an excellent “strolling magic” service at our reception and our attendees loved it! Being hand therapists - we were interesting in his art and his graceful skilled hands. Highly recommend!
Hired as: Strolling/Close-up Magician
Steve M.
December 5, 2022Danny was a big hit at our dinner party and provided a great close up magic show complete with card tricks, sleight of hand and illusions. He was very interactive with the audience of mostly adults and a few kids. Everyone truly enjoyed the show and it was a great fit as some entertainment before we sat down for dinner. I would definitely recommend him for a fun and exciting addition to your party and he was great to work with and fairly priced. Best, Steve
Hired as: Strolling/Close-up Magician
Lincoln A.
March 22, 2022Danny performed for my friend's birthday party, just a small crowd in a tight space - about as close up as you can get. He made me feel the amazement and wonder like when I was a kid. I have worked in a magic shop selling tricks, but his performance made all the tricks I knew seem fresh and elegant.
Hired as: Magician
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: Chinese, English
Gig length: 30 - 240 minutes
Li Gung Cheng, also known as Danny Cheng, was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Danny began doing magic at age 14. By high school, he was the president of the Magic Club in Hépíng High School and was performing semi-professionally.
At age 17, Danny moved to Dallas, Texas, with his family. There, he began focusing on close-up magic and the art of hand shadow puppetry on his own. In 2011, the Dallas Chinese Community Center awarded him for his hand shadow puppet performance.
After high school, Danny moved to San Francisco, California, to pursue an Associate of Arts degree in Humanities at City College of San Francisco and a Bachelor’s degree in Drama at San Francisco State University. While studying, he also worked as a demonstrator at a magic store on Pier 39, performing close-up magic for people from around the world who visited the shop.
In August 2016, Danny competed in San Jose at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) Ring 216 Yearly Walk-Around Competition and was awarded second place. In September 2016, he won the People’s Choice Award at the IBM Ring 216 Yearly Close-Up Competition.
In 2017, Danny was awarded first place by IBM Ring 216 in both the Yearly Close-Up Competition and the Yearly Walk-Around Competition, as well as the People’s Choice Award for the Yearly Close-Up Competition.
From 2016 to 2019, Danny regularly performed as a house magician at Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana in San Francisco’s Mission District; Izakaya Umai in San Francisco’s Japantown; SF Hole in the Wall Pizza in the Outer Sunset; and Slap Face Coffee & Tea in Fremont, California.
In 2020, Danny released his serious Coin Magic routines with help from Tom Dobrowolski, Jeremiah Zuo, Curtis Kam and Grant Gomez as a small book, which is titled as Coin Monster. He has also become an active contributor for the Disclaimer publication on Ko-fi.
Currently, Danny resides in San Francisco, California. He is also a regular performing magician at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, and periodically travels with Princess Cruises to provide the exclusive Spellbound by Magic Castle experience.
Wednesday
Corporate Event
11:30am - 12:30pm
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San Francisco, CA
Saturday
House Party
8:00pm - 1:00am (Sun)
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San Francisco, CA
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Sausalito, CA
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:30pm - 8:30pm
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San Francisco, CA
Wednesday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Mountain View, CA
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
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San Francisco, CA
Friday
Surprise
3:30pm - 4:00pm
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San Francisco, CA
Thursday
Christmas Party
4:30pm - 5:00pm
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San Francisco, CA
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
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San Francisco, CA
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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San Francisco, CA
Strolling/Close-up Magician