Johnny Aladdin (b. 1919)

Johnny Aladdin, aka John "Jack" Randall, is an American illusionist and hypnotist who was a student of Tenkai Ishida, from which he mastered the art of manipulation.

Through Tenkai he met his first wife and stage partner Taki, then also with second wife and assistant Lani Aladdin.

Aladdin toured around the world performing greatly in the Far East. There, he owned a talent agency with between 200 and 300 employees.

In the US, he frequently performed in Las Vegas and at the famous Magic Castle.

As a hypnotists, he made a fabulous living performing his version of the "Dr Q hypnosis show," an act that was written for the Thayer Magic Studio by Ormond McGill in the late 1940's.

Aladdin also appeared in a stream of TV shows in the late 1950's through the early 1970's, including Ironside and Dragnet. In the early 70's, he was a creative magic consultant for a television series designed as a vehicle for himself entitled "The Adventures of Johhny Aladdin."

This project got circulated through various Hollywood agencies but did not get picked up; years later a strikingly similar series starring Bill Bixby entitled "The Magician," became successful.

Aladdin is a proven legendary showman, and is one of the top professional magicians in the world. He is currently enjoying his retirement at the age of 87 years old.

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