biography

Via di Croce a Balatro, 30/16
50012 ANTELLA (FIRENZE) – ITALY
Tel./Fax. 0039 055 656 04 61
EMAIL: carlo.balleggi@gmail.com
SKYPE: carlo.smile
1941 born in Florence ( near to cathedral ‘s shadow !) on 23rd August ( Vergin). Son of Eugenio Balleggi – road cleaner of the Company A.S.N.U. – Firenze.
1956- 1959 Attending the Professional Hotel School “ A. SAFFI” of Florence as Hotel Reception Secretary.
1956 – Stage at Hotel Villa dei Pini – Fregene ( Roma)
1957 – Stage at Hotel Le Mont Lachat -Les Houches/ Francia
1958 – Stage at Grand Hotel – Bristol/ England
1959 – Stage at Hotel Carlton –Nuernberg – Germany
1964 – Master for Commercial Management for working people at Institute Genovesi in
Florence.
1960 – 1965 Hotel Villa Medici – Florence and Hotel Excelsior Italie – Florence
As Receptionist and foreign correspondent.
1965 – 1978 – T.W.A. Trans World Airlines – Florence as Ticket and Reservation Sales Agent
1978-1999 – Commercial & Marketing Manager c/o RIGAM-BALLEGGI S.R.L. – 50012 ANTELLA manufacturer of mechanical and rubber spare parts for tiles making machinery in granit and cement.
March 2000 -. Professional up to date training course for Magic by Tony Binarelli for my son Pablo Antonio in art “ Erik” with following agreement:
I bring you to S. Martino di Castrozza to attend to the magic training course and I go skiing in the valley, but a star in the sky made a magic happening: It start snowing on Sunday, day of arrival and stop only on Thursday and Tony allowed me “ free of charge” to participate to the magic training course. In this way let’s say that I become Magician “ per caso “, even though I had a hidden vocation to wonder by wearing original costumes of several countries I visited for pleasure and for business.
From this date onwards I have attended other Magic courses care of Mr. Mauro Caiani alias Manuel in San Casciano Val di Pesa, conferences and magic conventions either in Italy or abroad, which enable me to enlarge my knowledge of the magic history and to meet many famous magicians, or only friends or amateurs of Magic tricks.
I am a magician specialized in balloons and comic comedy with gags for children, pupil of Mr. Giuseppe Bonomessi alias Mago Smith. I make only few things, but two of these have always a great success:
Gigione a very smart rabbit and the magic matches of Giovanni alias Mago Lillo. I am a specialist in business cards, always different so you can say: This card I have not yet in my collection !
Than I enjoy to be a Clown and “ Funambolo” to ride the unicycle and at last I practice “ Karate” since 40 years, black belt given to me by Maestro Luciano Parisi in Genova in the year 1999 with the following reason: “ In your incostance, you have been constant” to be always in good form. I am no longer an agonist, but I have adquired a “ winning mentality” and to finish” dulcis in fundus” I dance not with the Stars but with my wife Christine. May be we are not specialized in nothing, but we are like the “ R A I “: DI TUTTO, DI PIU’’