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Impressed by Houdini’s handcuffs act, Beck advised him to concentrate on escape acts.Houdini’s big break came in 1899 when he met manager Martin BeckMin. Houdini began his magic career in 1891, but had little success.

When Weiss became a professional magician he began calling himself “Harry Houdini”, after the French magician Jean Eugène Robert- Houdin.

As a child, Ehrich Weiss took several jobs, making his public début as a 9-year-old trapeze artist.

Weisz arrived in the United States on July 3, 1878,the family lived on Appleton Street in an area that is now known as Houdini Square.

His parents were Rabbi Mayer Sámuel Weisz (1829–1892) and Cecília Steiner (1841–1913).

Famed magician/entertainer Harry Houdini was born Erich Weisz on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary.UPSC EPFO Previous Year Question Papers.