RIP Tony Binarelli

 

Antonio Binarelli died in a Rome hospital after a long illness on July 12, 2022. He was born on September 16, 1940 in Rome. Around the age of 18 he became interested in illusionism and card magic. And then took part in TV shows, but success came with Corrado and his Domenica. So much so that in the years that followed, after expanding his repertoire to include mentalism and paranormal phenomena and involving the public in his shows, he ventured into performing and designing magic programs.He then became an actor for Rai dramas a stunt double for several films and author of various prestigious books, also translated abroad. He was a familiar face on TV, his hands were even more familiar in the movies, he shuffled cards very quickly and created incredible games, like in the famous Terence Hill poker game in “Trinity is STILL My Name”: It was Tony Binarelli hands, that were used for Terence Hill. Binarelli appeared in three Spaghetti westerns: "Trinity is STILL My Name" (1971) [card tricks].Binarelli appeared in three Spaghetti westerns: "Trinity is STILL My Name" (1971) [card tricks],"Alleluia and Sartana, Sons of God" (1972) [SFX], "The Genius" (1975).

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