Paul Daniels

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-04-06

Day of death

2016-03-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Yorkshire, England, UK

Paul Daniels

Biography

Newton Edward Daniels, known professionally as Paul Daniels, was an English magician and TV presenter. Daniels achieved international fame through his TV series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994. He was known for his catchphrase of "You'll like this ... not a lot, but you'll like it" and also for his marriage to his assistant Debbie McGee. He was awarded the "Magician of the Year’" Award by the Academy of Magical Arts in 1982, the first magician from outside the USA to receive it. He also won the Golden Rose of Montreux in 1985.

Known For

  • Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Big Brother's Little Brother

    Big Brother's Little Brother

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • Britain's Got More Talent

    Britain's Got More Talent

  • The Paul Daniels Magic Show

    The Paul Daniels Magic Show

  • Brass Eye

    Brass Eye

  • Wipeout

    Wipeout

  • The Grand Knockout Tournament

    The Grand Knockout Tournament

  • Sooty

    Sooty

  • The Salon

    The Salon

  • Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

    Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong

  • Total Wipeout

    Total Wipeout

  • An Audience with Ken Dodd

    An Audience with Ken Dodd

  • The Farm

    The Farm

  • The Fight for Saturday Night

    The Fight for Saturday Night

  • The Val Doonican Music Show

    The Val Doonican Music Show

  • When Louis Met...

    When Louis Met...

  • Every Second Counts

    Every Second Counts

  • Odd One Out

    Odd One Out

  • Paul Daniels' Secrets

    Paul Daniels' Secrets

  • The X Factor: Battle of the Stars

    The X Factor: Battle of the Stars

  • Royal Variety Performance 1984

    Royal Variety Performance 1984

  • Best Ever Spitting Image

    Best Ever Spitting Image

  • TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

    TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Paul Daniels: in a Black Hole

    Paul Daniels: in a Black Hole