Helen Coghlan

Helen Coghlan is an Australian magician[1] living on the Gold Coast, Queensland.[2][3]

Helen Coghlan
Born
Southport, Queensland, Australia
OccupationMagician/Escapologist

Early life

Helen is the daughter of Australian escapologist and magician Arthur Coghlan.[4] She began her career in 1981. At the 19th Australian Convention of Magicians in 1984, she took home the first place trophy for junior magic.[5]

Professional life

Helen started working as a magician's assistant at the Magic Castle.[6]

In 1987, she was the first woman in the world who completed for the first time the fear-inducing underwater act known as Houdini's Water Torture Escape, created by the legendary Harry Houdini.[6]

Helen Coghlan performs illusions created by Arthur on the television program Penn and Teller Fool Us.[7]

In 2018, she appeared on the 5th season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us,[8][9] where she successfully fooled Penn and Teller with a trick where she pushed a solid rod through a glass of milk.[10]

She appeared on the show again in 2019 on the 6th season and fooled Penn and Teller once more.

In 2020, she appeared on the 7th season[1][11] and became the first person to fool Penn & Teller three times on their show Fool Us.[12][13][14][3][15]

Helen also appeared on the 8th season (2021).[16] She performed in the episode "Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare" on WCCB Charlotte's CW featuring magicians Jandro, Piff the Magic Dragon and Paul Gertner[17] and fooled them again.

References
  1. Fishman, Scott. "Penn Jillette Believes Season 7 of 'Fool Us' Has 'the Best Magicians By Far'". TV Insider. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. "About Helen". Simply Magic Ceremonies. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. "A summer of escape, entertainment and connection | News". AussieTheatre.com. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. Great Escapes | Arthur and Helen Coghlan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2022-03-17, retrieved 2022-09-27
  5. "1984 – 19th Australian Convention of Magicians – June 8-11, 1984". Australian National Magic Conventions. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  6. Perry, Kevin (2022-03-20). "The great escape artists ARTHUR and HELEN COGHLAN - This week on AUSTRALIAN STORY". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  7. "A magical life: Arthur Coghlan". ABC. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  8. "Penn And Teller: Fool Us". ABC iview. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  9. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Eight Viewer Votes". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  10. "Look who's fooled Penn and Teller".
  11. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Seven Ratings". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  12. "'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' Season 7 Premiere: Duo fooled three times by escape artist Helen Coghlan, fans are happy | MEAWW". meaww.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  13. Staff Writers. "James Galea's Search For The Best Trick Ever Hits Sydney". Frooty. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  14. Russell, Stephen A. "James Galea's Best Trick Ever | Theatre in Sydney". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  15. "What's on TV Friday: Season premieres of 'Magnum P.I.,' 'S.W.A.T.' and 'Blue Bloods' on CBS". Los Angeles Times. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  16. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season Nine; The CW Renews Magic Competition Series". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  17. "9PM: Penn & Teller's Worst Nightmare". WCCB Charlotte's CW. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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