tʃˈæn kˈænæstə bˈɔːɹn tʃˈæneɪnəl mˈaɪfluː, nˈaɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti twˈɛnti tˈuː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wʌzɐ paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv mˈɛntəl mˈædʒɪk ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst tˌiːvˈiː səlˈɛbɹᵻɾi mɐdʒˈɪʃən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z, ænd ðˈɛn ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ lˈaɪf hiː tˈɜːnd tə pˈeɪntɪŋ.
Chan Canasta (born Chananel Mifelew, 9 January 1920 – 22 April 1999) was a pioneer of mental magic in the 1950s and 1960s, becoming the first TV celebrity magician in the 1950s, and then in later life he turned to painting.