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Using a penknife, he cut it from his body. He asked for his coat to be removed but this request was refused. It was a massively hyped event and it almost seemed to defeat Houdini as it took him over an hour to escape. The Daily Mirror Challenge: In 1904, the London-based paper The Daily Mirror challenged Houdini to escape special handcuffs that Nathaniel Hart, a locksmith, had spent 5 years working on.

The Milk Can Escape was one of Houdini’s most famous acts (Library of Congress / Public Domain ) He also claimed that the Harry part of his name came from his admiration of Harry Kellar, but it may have also stemmed from his nickname as a child: “Ehri”. He had believed that by adding the “i” to the end of the name, he was indicating that he was “like” Robert-Houdin.

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Harry had read his autobiography the year before. He began calling himself Harry Houdini after the French magician Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. Weisz became a professional magician in 1891, while still a teenager. Along with this talent, he also showed that he had a penchant for running, becoming a champion cross-country runner in his time in New York. In 1887, Erik along with his father moved to New York City where he worked many jobs including his public debt as a trapeze artist at just age nine.

They moved to Milwaukee and fell into poverty. Life was not easy however and by 1882, the Weisz family fell on hard times. Harry Houdini became known for his escape acts (Unknown Author / Public Domain ) His father was Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weisz, and his mother was Cecilia Steiner. Early YearsĮrik Weisz was born in Hungary in Budapest to a strictly Jewish family.

He tried his hand at aviation, but it is as a escape artist that he will be forever remembered. Through his success, Harry Houdini became President of the Society of American Magicians and also became an actor, only to quit when it became less profitable than his escapes. Later he would include chains, ropes, and straitjackets in his act. His success here would lead him to travel Europe challenging various police forces to lock him up. Harry Houdini first attracted attention in the United States when performing in the vaudeville, a theatrical genre of variety entertainment. The name itself came from his spiritual and magic idol, Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, who lived between 18. Houdini became most famous for his escape acts. A Hungarian American, he is best known for being an escape artist, magic user, and stunt performer. Erik Weisz, better known as Harry Houdini, was born on March 24th, 1874.