Dennis Christie MD "Master Deceptionist"
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What people are saying about Dennis Christie
Close up card magic
Epic Reaction
Guaranteed Laughs!
Performing at the Historic Dole Mansion
Corporate Parties/ Events!
Big Laughs!
Guaranteed Amazement!
Guaranteed Smiles!
Kids love the Stage Shows!
Elegant dinner parties
Corporate Magic!
Amazed!
Shocked!
Historic Civic Opera Building
Even Jack Sparrow is AMAZED!
Something looks interesting!
Fortune 500 Companies!
Overview
Don't just hire any magician, hire a true professional. Dennis Christie M.D. "Master Deceptionist" amazes both young and old with his jaw-dropping entertainment as he blurs the lines of reality.
He has mystified companies such as The Chicago Bears, Facebook, Great Wolf Lodge, Jones Lang LaSalle, Pandora, Baxter, Abbvie, CDW...
Dennis specializes in close-up magic and mentalism, but is also skilled in many other styles such as coin, rope, stage illusions, comedy, trade show, and impromptu magic.
Dennis often says "I am not interested in people being impressed by my abilities, my primary goal is to leave them with the sense of child-like awe and wonder that we lose as we become adults.
Reviews
51 reviews
James E.
April 26, 2021Great Magic for Kids and Adults
Dennis blew our minds. He was able to do a show for kids (age 4-10) and adults. We had the show outside without a sound system and there were no issues. After the main show, Dennis did some close up magic for the adults and it was some of the best stuff I've ever seen. I would recommend him again and hire him for larger events.
Hired as: Children’s Party Entertainment, Children’s Party Magician, Magician, Mentalist
Krystal J.
December 30, 2019Goes above and beyond!
We had Dennis perform at my church for the Christmas Spectacular event. He was amazing and versatile. He had tricks for all ages, everyone was engaged. He even stayed afterwards to perform for the smaller groups in the waiting area. I thought this awesome, because of the large crowd he wasn’t able to fully engage with everyone during his set. He is all around a great guy. Definitely would recommend him to other events.
Hired as: Holiday Entertainment, Strolling/Close-up Magician
Megan M.
August 26, 2019Great act!
I hired Dennis for my friends 40th birthday party. He came to the restaurant where i rented a room. He was great and blew our minds. Many people left confused and questioning how the heck he just did that. lol. Would definitely hire him again!
Hired as: Mentalist
Danny C.
December 22, 2025Holiday party
We had a wonderful time with Dennis at the office. We recommend him for any event- large or small.
Hired as: Mentalist, Strolling/Close-up Magician
Cyle C.
November 17, 2025He was amazing…
Dennis the magician put on an amazing performance that left everyone speechless at my wife’s surprise 30th. He was relatable, genuine, funny, professional, confident yet humble. He came with recommendations based on the party size and venue. Absolutely mind blowing I could not be happier with the performance. You could feel his experience and passion during each and every trick. He included everyone in his acts when he… I would love to give an example, but you will have to book him to experience his art yourself! Can’t wait to have him again.
Hired as: Illusionist, Magician, Mentalist, Strolling/Close-up Magician
Booking information
Price range: $400 - $100,000
Languages: English
Gig length: 20 - 360 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - Liability Insurance
What to expect
Dennis usually shows up 15 minutes early and leaves about 30 minutes after his performance is finished. Dennis loves to stay and talk with his guests and clients and is always polite and courteous. He will either show up in a purple velvet suit or a designer suit depending on the event. Always super professional and never uses crude language or humor. Dennis often says "I am not interested in people being impressed by my abilities, my primary goal is to leave them with the sense of child-like awe and wonder that we often lose as we become adults. That's the gift of Magic! Illusions are what I do, Magic is what you feel"
With his walk around magic, Dennis will stroll around your event mingling with guests and performing close-up magic for individuals and groups. Dennis will carry on him everything he needs so he will not take up any more space than your average guest. His presence does not interrupt the flow of the event, this works as a great ice breaker while guests arrive and/or provides entertainment throughout the event. He will primarily use a deck of cards and have the guests sign their card and perform amazing illusions with it... but he also performs mentalism and is skilled in many other styles of magic such as coin, rope, comedy and impromptu magic (magic using everyday objects like toothpicks, straws, rubber bands, etc.)
With the full Stage Show, Dennis and other team members will setup sound, camera/ projection screen, illusions, (whatever is needed) and perform a very interactive show for your desired length of time. (15 min - 2 hours) Requiring a room big enough for all of your guests to sit or stand while viewing a performance. Mixing magic with mentalism, your guests will be left astonished as his shows are highly interactive and engaging and often will include 10-20 volunteers. (lots of laughs and lots of people saying "How did he do that?")
Often times people will have Dennis 1st perform walk around magic for a few hours and then a full stage show... the choice is yours!
About
Dennis has mystified companies such as Great Wolf Lodge, Jones Lang LaSalle, Pandora, The Chicago Bears, multiple Fortune 500 Companies including Facebook, Grainger, Baxter, Abbvie, CDW, and many more. Dennis was the In-house Magician at Key Lime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort in Gurnee for over 5 years. He has had the privilege of performing at the Historic Civic Opera Building in Chicago, the Historic Woodstock Opera House, skyscrapers, Raised! an Urban Rooftop Bar, Senior Centers, numerous Church functions, and even at charity events like: Cancer Relay for Life & Autism Speaks. His vast skill-set allows him the ability to customize his performance to cater to any type of gathering, including but not limited to, birthday parties, corporate events, weddings, trade shows, city-wide festivals, ticketed stage shows, charity fundraisers, ministry outreaches and any of your special occasions.
Don't just hire any magician, hire a true professional. Someone who will go the extra mile to make sure your event will be remembered for years to come! Dennis is not your typical amateur magician, as he has been pursuing magic as a full-time profession for over a decade. He is one of the best Magicians in all of Illinois and we are in the process of getting him on Penn & Teller: "Fool Us" and America's Got Talent! All of his material is tasteful and although he does get many laughs, it is never at anyone else's expense. Dennis often says "I am not interested in people being impressed by my abilities, my primary goal is to leave them with the sense of child-like awe and wonder that we often lose as we become adults. That's the gift of Magic! Illusions are what I do, Magic is what you feel".
He specializes in close-up magic and mentalism, but is also skilled in many other styles such as coin, rope, stage, comedy and impromptu magic (magic using everyday objects like toothpicks, straws, rubber bands, etc.). Dennis' illusions are visually engaging and are sure to put smiles on your guests faces. He regularly incorporates audience participation as they help to make the magic come to life in their own hands. No one will leave the show without having a great time and everyone will be talking about the show for years . It's not uncommon for us to bump into people years later, who are excited to show us that they are still carrying a signed playing card that he used to perform an illusion with. These memories last a lifetime!
Additional booking notes
Nothing is needed, we have everything needed to make your next event a success!
Past booked events
December 2025
19
Friday
Corporate Event
1:30pm - 2:15pm
•
Northbrook, IL
05
Friday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Des Plaines, IL
04
Thursday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Lake Zurich, IL
November 2025
15
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Cary, IL
October 2025
31
Friday
Halloween Party
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Lyons, IL
August 2025
12
Tuesday
Corporate Event
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
09
Saturday
Surprise
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
McHenry, IL
July 2025
26
Saturday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
25
Friday
Camp Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Western Springs, IL
June 2025
01
Sunday
Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Batavia, IL
April 2025
15
Tuesday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Hickory Hills, IL
January 2025
10
Friday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Madison, WI
December 2024
20
Friday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Arlington Heights, IL
14
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Schaumburg, IL
12
Thursday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Wheeling, IL
November 2024
23
Saturday
Festival
1:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
02
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Hinsdale, IL
October 2024
30
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
05
Saturday
Corporate Event
10:00am - 3:00pm
•
Wilmette, IL
June 2024
29
Saturday
House Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
West Bend, WI
15
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Lemont, IL
May 2024
23
Thursday
Launch Party
9:00am - 2:00pm
•
Wilmette, IL
18
Saturday
Graduation
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
04
Saturday
Religious Celebration
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Niles, IL
April 2024
27
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
19
Friday
Children’s Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Elmhurst, IL
March 2024
17
Sunday
Personal Occasion
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Mukwonago, WI
16
Saturday
Corporate Event
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
01
Friday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
February 2024
24
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Itasca, IL
January 2024
13
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Stevens Point, WI
December 2023
22
Friday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Naperville, IL
16
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 8:30pm
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Des Plaines, IL
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
St Charles, IL
15
Friday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Lombard, IL
09
Saturday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Oak Park, IL
November 2023
10
Friday
Children’s Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
01
Wednesday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Galena, IL
October 2023
04
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
September 2023
23
Saturday
Cocktail Party
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Lake Zurich, IL
03
Sunday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Vernon Hills, IL
August 2023
26
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Chesterton, IN
05
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Deerfield, IL
04
Friday
Camp Event
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Orland Park, IL
July 2023
29
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Crystal Lake, IL
June 2023
04
Sunday
Graduation
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
May 2023
13
Saturday
Religious Celebration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Wheeling, IL
06
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
1:00pm - 1:45pm
•
Aurora, IL
April 2023
19
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Aurora, IL
01
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
March 2023
04
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
February 2023
16
Thursday
Teen Birthday Party
9:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Arlington Heights, IL
11
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
January 2023
07
Saturday
Cocktail Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Palatine, IL
December 2022
17
Saturday
Christmas Party
8:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Des Plaines, IL
15
Thursday
Corporate Event
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
14
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Oak Lawn, IL
09
Friday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Grand Rapids, MN
October 2022
22
Saturday
Personal Occasion
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Melrose Park, IL
22
Saturday
Halloween Party
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Antioch, IL
September 2022
17
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Mundelein, IL
August 2022
22
Monday
Birthday Party
9:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Barrington, IL
June 2022
21
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Crystal Lake, IL
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Madison, WI
17
Friday
Festival
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Carpentersville, IL
13
Monday
Graduation
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
11
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Niles, IL
May 2022
22
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Whiting, IN
21
Saturday
Teen Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Highland Park, IL
15
Sunday
Personal Occasion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Oregon, IL
April 2022
09
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Rockford, IL
March 2022
16
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Thiensville, WI
February 2022
18
Friday
Virtual Event
12:30pm - 1:30pm
•
Elk Grove Village, IL
January 2022
12
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
9:30am - 10:15am
•
Rockford, IL
December 2021
11
Saturday
Christmas Party
9:00pm - 9:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
November 2021
20
Saturday
Fundraiser
7:00pm - 9:30pm
•
St Charles, IL
14
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Northbrook, IL
06
Saturday
Bachelor Party
8:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Des Plaines, IL
October 2021
23
Saturday
House Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Elgin, IL
03
Sunday
House Party
2:00pm - 2:45pm
•
Gary, IN
September 2021
25
Saturday
House Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
McHenry, IL
05
Sunday
Religious Celebration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
August 2021
28
Saturday
Festival
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
July 2021
30
Friday
Personal Occasion
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
26
Monday
Camp Event
2:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Williams Bay, WI
24
Saturday
Birthday Party
9:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
24
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Long Grove, IL
April 2021
24
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
01
Thursday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
March 2021
12
Friday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
January 2021
15
Friday
Virtual Event
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
October 2020
17
Saturday
Birthday Party
10:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
September 2020
18
Friday
Children’s Birthday Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Berwyn, IL
12
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Des Plaines, IL
August 2020
02
Sunday
Personal Occasion
1:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
01
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Cary, IL
May 2020
05
Tuesday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
March 2020
20
Friday
Children's Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Rockton, IL
February 2020
02
Sunday
Baby Shower
4:30pm - 6:00pm
•
Carol Stream, IL
January 2020
26
Sunday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
11
Saturday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Columbus, WI
07
Tuesday
Dinner Party
5:30pm - 6:00pm
•
Milwaukee, WI
December 2019
23
Monday
Christmas Party
7:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Michigan City, IN
20
Friday
Nonprofit Event
7:30pm - 7:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
16
Monday
Christmas Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Glenview, IL
15
Sunday
House Party
2:30pm - 3:15pm
•
Highland Park, IL
14
Saturday
Christmas Party
8:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Baraboo, WI
November 2019
30
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Buffalo Grove, IL
24
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
11:30am - 12:15pm
•
Arlington Heights, IL
16
Saturday
Fundraiser
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Hinsdale, IL
October 2019
30
Wednesday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
19
Saturday
Halloween Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Hawthorn Woods, IL
12
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
September 2019
08
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Glenview, IL
August 2019
18
Sunday
Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
Influences and inspiration
David Copperfield
Dai Vernon
Doug Henning
Shin Lim
(too many to list)
Setup requirements
We have everything needed