Okito

Theo Bamberg (Tobias Leendert Bamberg) 1875 - 1963

Most generations of magicians

The Bamberg family comprised of six generations who excelled in the art of magic for over 200 years. The first to enter the business was Eliaser Bamberg (The Netherlands, 1760 – 1833), who was a sleight-of-hand expert with a secret compartment in his wooden leg and called himself “The Crippled Devil”. Eliaser's son David Leendert (The Netherlands, 1786 – 1869), grandson Tobias Bamberg (1812 – 1870), great-grandson David Tobias Bamberg (The Netherlands, 1843 – 1914) and great-great-grandson Theo Bamberg (The Netherlands, 1875 – 1963) all became magicians.

Theo, known as Okito, was considered one of the world's greatest Chinese magicians. Okito’s son David (UK, b. 1904 - 1974) was the last of the dynasty performing as Fu Manchu.