Man Friday - It's A Kinda Magic

Friday, 5 October 2007

This Week, our Man Friday has more than just good looks up his sleeve!


Keith Barry (the Druid Master) is with us today!

He hails originally from Waterford. He first started performing magic at the age of 14 after buying a book called 'The Complete Klutz'. He worked in the Kitchen Nightclub in the early years that was owned by U2 and this is where his manager Eamonn discovered him.

Over the last few years Keith has traveled between La La Land and Ireland. In LA he has attended many celebrity parties where he has performed for people such as our very own Colin Farrell, Eve, Samuel L Jackson and also the very HOT Justin Timberlake. The list continues.

2003 - He made his American tv appearance on ABC on the Jimmy Kimmel Live. He also appeared on the Sharon Osborne Show

2004 - He also performed in front of quite a heavy weighted audience in America - for the T.E.D. Event - Technology, Entertainment and Design invite only gathering where the worlds leaders of inspirational ideas and companies come together - Executives and leaders form the companies such as Universal, Google, EBay, Amazon, AOL.  

2006 - He guest starred in CSI Miami as guess what - A magician, thief and dodgy murder suspect - Barry Judd!!!

2006 - He had his own primetime special on CBS - Number 1 network in America. There are talks about a US show in the new year.

March 1st 2007 - Keith and his manager Eamonn had a horrific accident and Keith now has 13 Screws in his leg with a 9-inch plate! His manager Eamonn broke his collarbone and is about to have it reset.

He just performed at a huge ITV live Gala show in the Roundhouse Theatre in London alongside Westlife, Leona, Ant and Dec, Katie Price and Peter Andre, Eamonn Holmes. He terrified Peter Andre and there is a good story as to what Katie told him as soon as he met her! Eamonn Holmes sought refuge in case he was called up on stage!!! He did not want to be chosen!!