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Henry Richardson is a magician act from Season 12 of America's Got Talent.

Background

Henry Richardson is from Brooklyn, New York. After practicing his act on his bus for hours at a time. He was inspired to pursue magic after watching America's Got Talent regularly with his father. The two would always root for the magicians on the show. His father would always be supportive, but when Henry was 9, he learned his dad had lung cancer. When his dad passed away, Henry stopped doing magic because it reminded him of his dad. When he realized that magic was a positive influence on him, he delved back into magic. Now, he hopes to make his father proud with his magic.

Audition

Henry Richardson's audition in Episode 1205 consisted of first having Mel B sign a random playing card. Next, he depicted an illusion of switching a card from his hand to Mel's. Next, he had Simon Cowell pick a random image from a scratch pad (a soccer ball). Finally, he had Mel tear a card in half, revealing a soccer ball picture inside the card. Howie Mandel, Mel, Heidi Klum, and Simon all voted "Yes", sending Henry to the Judge Cuts.


Judge Cuts

Henry Richardson's Judge Cuts performance in Episode TBD consisted of performing magic.

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