
Paul Daniels
Department: Acting
Biography
Newton Edward Daniels, known professionally as Paul Daniels, was an English magician and TV presenter. Daniels achieved international fame through his TV series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994. He was known for his catchphrase of "You'll like this ... not a lot, but you'll like it" and also for his marriage to his assistant Debbie McGee. He was awarded the "Magician of the Year’" Award by the Academy of Magical Arts in 1982, the first magician from outside the USA to receive it. He also won the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1985.
Known For

The Fight for Saturday Night
2014

The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987

An Audience with Ken Dodd
1994

Paul Daniels: in a Black Hole
2001

Best Ever Spitting Image
2006

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks
2011

Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984

Shooting Stars
1993

The Friday Night Project
2005

Room 101
1994

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002

Wipeout
1988

The Salon
2003

Every Second Counts
1986

The Farm
2004

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007

Odd One Out
1982

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008

Total Wipeout
2009

The Val Doonican Music Show
1977

The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979

Britain's Got More Talent
2007

Big Brother's Little Brother
2001

When Louis Met...
2000

Blankety Blank
1979

Paul Daniels' Secrets
1995

An Audience with...
1978

Sooty
2011

Wogan
1982

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994

The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
2006

Brass Eye
1997

Have I Got News for You
1990

Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts
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