Dan Kamin

Dan Kamin was a boy magician who went on to become a renowned physical comedian. He created Johnny Depp's comedy routines in "Benny and Joon," and trained Robert Downey, Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance in "Chaplin." He also taught Johnny Depp the coin roll he does in "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Kamin played the wooden Indian that comes to life in the cult classic "Creepshow 2," and created the Martian girl's weird movement for Tim Burton's horror spoof "Mars Attacks!" He performs his one-man comedy shows in theatres around the world, and is a frequent guest artist with symphony orchestras, blending comedy with classical music in his popular series of "Comedy Concertos."

In addition to performing Kamin has written two books on Charlie Chaplin. The first, "Charlie Chaplin's One-Man Show," featured a preface by Marcel Marceau and was hailed as a breakthrough work that reveals the secrets of Chaplin's comic art. The second, "The Comedy of Charlie Chaplin: Artistry in Motion," expands and updates the first book, and features an account of how he trained Downey for his Oscar-nominated performance as the screen legend. Kamin has also written four books for teen readers. "The Boy Magician," "The Pelican's Eye," "Charlie Chaplin--Rags to Riches" and "Best Friendless" are currently being shopped to publishers.