# Scott Interrante

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**Scott Arbuthnot** (born August 4, 1961) is an American [magician](/source/Magic_(illusion))[1] who specializes in escape-artist feats and grand illusions.

He is a third-generation magician. At 17, Scott answered an audition posting for the movie *[Ragtime](/source/Ragtime_(film))* and got the job to re-create [Houdini](/source/Houdini)'s stunt of escaping from a [straitjacket](/source/Straitjacket) while dangling upside-down over the streets of New York City. He was a protégé of one of world's foremost escapists, [James Randi](/source/James_Randi), and joined him for his first world tour, celebrating his 18th birthday in Sydney, Australia. While in Australia, Interrante appeared with [James Randi](/source/James_Randi) in the film *Explorer* and assisted in public paranormal challenges in an effort to give away US$100,000 to anyone who could produce such pre-determined paranormal events under fair and supervised conditions. Interrante has won awards from the [Society of American Magicians](/source/Society_of_American_Magicians), the [International Brotherhood of Magicians](/source/International_Brotherhood_of_Magicians) and the [International Magicians Society](/source/International_Magicians_Society).[citation needed]

## References

1. Delatiner, Barbara (31 March 2002). ["THE GUIDE"](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/31/nyregion/the-guide-269980.html). *The New York Times*. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

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