March of 2014<\/a>, so it’s difficult to tell where things stand or if they’ve recently gotten worse, but the prognosis isn’t good.<\/p>\nSzeles said he is retired, no longer able to perform due to his medical condition. He also said his final shows were at the famed Magic Castle in Los Angeles in July 2014.<\/p>\n
His most recent gig in a Las Vegas run spanning 13 years was a short engagement at Bally’s Las Vegas that ended badly and very publicly. An earlier run at Sahara also ended badly and very publicly.<\/p>\n
Our encounters with Amazing Johnathan have always been pleasant, and we wish him all the best.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amazing Johnathan, once a regular performer in Las Vegas, said at a public event he has just a year to live. The revelation was made at a speaking engagement in downtown Las Vegas on Oct. 21, 2014, and was reported by John Katsilometes. Read more. Amazing Johnathan, whose real names is Johnathan Szeles, has struggled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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