Craig Ingham

About Craig Ingham

Starting at an early age, Craig always new that he wanted to be a full time Entertainer. He saw that he could not only enjoy what he was doing, but he also saw that he had the chance to impact other peoples life with his ability to entertain them. From that moment on, Craig decided that being a full time entertainer was his only option.At the age of 16, Craig decided that he needed to learn as much as he could in relation to entertainment. He started to learn Puppetry at the famous " Puppets in the Park " on the Gold Coast in Australia under the helm of Gerta Pinter. This experience lead him to see some of the best mime artists in the world, including the Great Marcel Marceau and the amazing talents of Philippe Genty. After seeing a local Magician he was also taken with the Magic bug and started to learn all he could.He also went to famed Australian Actress Elizabeth Ryan (Famous for her early radio and screen work in Australia)for personal acting coaching.This lead to a string of Amateur Theatre Performances all over the Gold Coast, appearing for noted companies 'Spotlight Theatre Company' 'Tugun Theatre Company' 'Javenbah Theatre Company' ' Gold Coast Little Theatre' and the traveling 'Comedy Players' This lead Craig to his first professional engagement of playing 'Simple Simon' in the pantomime 'Jack in the Beanstalk'In his early twenties whilst learning his craft he did all sorts of jobs to pay the bills. He worked as a Cleaner, a Door to Door Orange Juice Salesman, A Spruiker, A Newspaper Salesman, A Truck Counter ( Loads delivered to a work site, A Maintenance Man, and even a Mop Salesman.In 1990 he successfully auditioned for Paul Sharratt for his new live performance Christmas Production "The Glory of Christmas" of which he played the principal character of King Herod. It was on this production that Paul mentioned to Craig that he thought that I would be suitable for the new theme park opening on the Gold Coast " Warner Bro's Movie World " as a magical entertainer.With this information in hand and a contact that Paul had given him, he went to meet with the entertainment manager. When he arrived, he was accosted by the then retail supervisor "Dean Lyons' and was asked if he wanted to join the retail team as they had a Magic Shop and needed a magician to demonstrate their effects for sale. This started close to a three year employment run as their Magician in the Magic Shop.Always investing in his magic ability, he now started to perform with illusions. This lead to Craig being contacted by the producers of the movie Street Fighter (1994), of which he supplied his illusions for the film. He also acted as a magic advisor for the film helping the cast with their performance of the magic scenes.Following this success he then appeared as the opening act for Pat Boone for his 1994 Australian concerts held at "Twin Town Services Club" Craig was soon receiving offers from all over the world to perform his illusion show. However due to personal reasons he decided to stay home and again learn more of his acting craft.This lead to a very successful 3 year stint as "Pirate Pete" for local water park "Wet'n'Wild Water World". Here Craig presented 3 shows a day, A Pirate Show, A Magic Show, and the host of a Sped Slide Stunt Show - as well as creating numerous roving characters. Most of the time Craig was on a 7 day week.In 1997 Craig felt that he was burned out, he retired from entertainment and worked as a Car Park attendant - this lasted al...

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ROFL! Golden Buzzer Comedian Makes Judges Can't Stop LAUGHING! | Semi Final 5 | BGT 2017

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