Illusionists & Cyber punk

http://luxor.com/entertainment/entertainment_believe.aspx. That link takes you to a venue where Criss Angel is having shows. If you have seen Criss you realize that in many ways he is just some nice American 30 year old man. If you watch an entire show you realize that he is a bit of a daredevil, or something. His official title is professional illusionist. I strongly agree with a remark found in his book MindFreak, which I have actually bought and read, that there is something real about every illusion/magic trick. Being an avid long-term D&D player, Criss's work inspired me to try playing powerful illlusionists for a campaign. It isn't the same as playing a magic user with arcane knowledge. In real life the difference is that between Criss Angel and people like Aleister Crowley and the village sorcerer's in African tribal locations in the world today. Some are evil, some are good. They do come in male and in female - but not usually the same ones - unless we're getting into the transgendered here...In Science Fiction, I think illusionists are Cyber Punk.