Professional magician Denny Corby, 30, competed on last night’s season finale of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” but he did not succeed in tricking the famous duo.
Contestants on the CW reality competition program perform magic tricks for Penn & Teller, who then try to figure out and replicate the same illusion. Those who fool Penn & Teller earn a spot as an opening act for one of the pair’s Las Vegas shows.
Born and raised in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Corby performed a trick that originated as an idea in a small set of magic lecture notes, to which he then added new elements in order to make it work. Corby’s parents, who own Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Co., encouraged him to follow his passion to become magician, and he became a professional in the field five years ago.
For more information about Corby, visit dennycorby.com. To watch Corby’s entire episode, visit cwtv.com.
Caitlin Heaney West is the content editor for Access NEPA and oversees the Early Access blog in addition to working as a copy editor and staff writer for The Times-Tribune. An award-winning journalist, she is a summa cum laude graduate of Shippensburg University and also earned a master’s degree from Marywood University. Caitlin joined the Times-Shamrock family in 2009 and lives in Scranton. Contact: cwest@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9100 x5107; or @cheaneywest
