About
Brendon Peel is a multi award winning mentalist, magician, writer, and speaker that performs at various prolific corporate events, TV shows, cruise ships, and stages across the world. His mind blowing magic performances have been witnessed by millions of people around the world. Most notably when his unique act WON the FOOL US Trophy on Penn & Teller’s hit US TV show, “Fool Us”, which is an award reserved for only the most innovative and best magicians in the entire world. Brendon Peel’s performance notably came to the fore in his mind-blowing audition on “Britain’s Got Talent” that subsequently went viral online and left the likes of Simon Cowell speechless.
It was due to this world class performance that he made the cut to be featured on “Got Talent All Stars” where only the best acts in the world are invited to perform. It was on “Got Talent All Stars” where he reached the semi finals of the series, which placed Brendon Peel as being highlighted as one of the best magicians in the entire world.
There is no wonder why Forbes Magazine has stated that, “Brendon Peel is one of the top entertainers from around the world”.
Don’t just take Forbes’ word for it, his multi-award winning stage shows successes speak for themselves. Brendon Peel’s stage craft and work has been heralded by fans and media alike as, “mesmerizing” – Lad Bible, “world class” – The Sun and “undeniably entertaining” – The World Magic Review.
Brendon Peel’s cabinet is filled with many accolades, ranging from various years of “Entertainer of the Year Awards”, “Innovation Awards”, “The Fool Us Trophy”, “Producer Awards” and even multiple coveted “Standing Ovation Awards”.
Recently Brendon Peel was also selected as one of the best magicians from around the world to be a regular feature on the Travel Channel’s TV series called “Magic Caught On Camera”, where he dazzled the viewers with never before seen street magic on various episodes. Not long after this Brendon Peel was commissioned to create his very own TV series called, “The WOW Factor” which received fantastic network viewership as well as amazing responses and reviews from fans and critics alike.
Even though his TV appearance list is continually growing, it is his live stage shows and performances where Brendon Peel has made a true success of himself, his award winning stage shows has sold out in theatre tours across the world and have featured on some of the biggest and most prestigious cruise ships in the world. He has dazzled at various global festivals and uses his skills to make any corporate event or launch a truly memorable occasion for all who witness it. Whatever the occasion, Brendon Peel is guaranteed to add a spectacular world class WOW Factor to any event, so be sure to reach out to us today to make your next event an unforgettable experience!
“magic is more than just learning a few tricks to me… magic is my life” – Brendon Peel
Biography
Since a very young age Brendon Peel has had a passion for mysteries, tricks, and puzzles. Over the years this passion grew like wild fire, far beyond anyone’s expectations and in 2011 he started performing magic professionally. He has not looked back ever since. As to date he has taken his magic across South Africa and has even performed on international stages. He has also received great acclaim from many critics in the industry, as well as picking up a number of accolades and awards along the way.
Recently he represented South Africa on the international stage at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival in Scotland which turned out to be a great success, paving the way to make a good name for himself on the international performers’ circuit. In the same year he was nominated for the ‘Fresh Creative’ Award at the Cape Town Festival and went on to WIN the South African Theatre Magazine’s ‘performer of the year award’. Since then he continues to be dedicated to his craft and is growing his achievements more and more.
When Brendon Peel was a young child his mother got him his very first magic set..
He ended up not being able to grasp the tricks too well as he was so young, so the magic set was put into a cupboard where it stayed for a good few years until he happened to stumble upon it once again. This would unknowingly be a turning point in his entire life, because after he started learning and practicing the art of magic he never stopped! Every library book on the topic of magic ended up being taken out by him, sometimes even more than once, decks of cards started piling up (of which now he has a collection of just over a thousand decks). Very quickly magic became more than just a hobby to him, it eventually morphed into a way of life and that is the life he is still living. It is a rare and enthusiastic passion that Brendon Peel has for his craft, but his passion for the art continues to burn even to this day.
Brendon Peel started off performing table to table in his native town of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, blissfully unaware that this art form would take him to the most extraordinary places and allow him to meet the most amazing people. His very first big stage show that he performed in was at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival where he performed his first of many highly successful shows called ‘Mind Games’.
This taste of success would be the first in a long line of achievements. Since that point he has performed for over 100 different companies, consulted for TV adverts, taken his magic internationally, performed on national TV and radio, and created multiple new stage shows each more impressive than the last! From humble beginnings Brendon Peel grew his craft to a point where over the past 10 years he has taken his magic to over 20 different countries, not to mention the fact that he has performed across the length and breadth of his home country South Africa. Brendon Peel’s love and passion for his craft grows more and more with every person that he spreads his magic to.