Alexis Conran
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As one of the original members and star of BBC3's The Real Hustle, and a regular contributor on BBC1's Watchdog, Alexis Conran has turned the world of scamming into insightful entertainment, and proven himself to be a unique performer, albeit one you do not want to be playing cards with!
Born in Paris and raised in Greece, Alexis was introduced to the world of scams, frauds and magic at a young age by his father. He went on to study at LAMDA, whilst also returning to the art of magic along with his training. He re-acquainted himself with the pack of cards and began working as a professional magician specialising in card cheating; performing at exotic, celebrity-fuelled private parties worldwide.
Alexis' recent work has stemmed from a pivotal incident at the card table whilst working as an actor on the horror film Below. Alexis joined cast members in a game of poker and noticing one of the players was cheating by stacking the deck before the deal, Alexis used his card skills to make it impossible for the cheat to win, or accuse Alexis of thwarting him. That game kick-started a whole new career for Alexis and his magic shows became exhibitions in fraud, cons, dice, casino and card cheating.
In 2003, the BBC recognised his extensive knowledge of hustling, pickpockets and con artists and made him an advisor for the series Hustle for the BBC. Following this, Alexis was asked to star in the flagship series, The Real Hustle. Now in its eighth series, The Real Hustle Undercover, for which Alexis is co-writer alongside Paul Wilson, will be transmitted from January 2010 for ten weeks.
Alexis with his Real Hustle cohorts, Paul and Jessica-Jane Clement, have also released a DVD entitled The World's Greatest Bar Bets, and Alexis recently starred alongside Kate Thornton, Pete Firman and the rest of the Real Hustle team in the BBC1 special Don't Miss A Trick.
In recent years Alexis has become a popular key note speaker using his knowledge on security and the psychology of conmen to entertain and educate at various public speaking events. Alexis has also worked as an advocate of the Scam Busters campaign for the Office Of Fair Trading.
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