Simon Lovell
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Simon Lovell (born 1957 in Manchester) is an English comedy magician, card shark and actor. His trademark pieces are finding an audience member's card in his mouth and a humorous straitjacket escape. Lovell recently appeared on VH1's popular reality show Celebracadabra, on which he and other worldclass magicians trained celebrities to perform magic for audiences.
The author of sixteen books, including Billion Dollar Bunco, which covers cons and scams, Lovell currently stars in a one-man off Broadway show called Strange and Unusual Hobbies. It has run for over four years at the SoHo Playhouse in NYC, and the Wall Street Journal complimented it by saying, "A dazzling 90 minute show."[citation needed] The well-reviewed show combines Lovell off-the-wall sense of humor with demonstrations of his uncanny chard cheating and jaw-dropping magic.
Residing in New York City for the last decade, Simon is a regularly featured performer "Monday Night Magic", the oldest running off-Broadway show featuring an evening of magicians and related performers.
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[edit] Children's Magic
Simon Lovell has also partnered up with Fantasma Magic, to help young magicians begin on the path toward becoming top-notch magicians. Some of the tricks performed in Fantasma's products include the Linking Rings, the Cups & Balls, Vanishing Silk and 250 more tricks using props from the kit or everyday items from around the house. Fantasma's training DVD also includes scenes from well-known magicians such as Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Sr..
[edit] Books
- Lovell, Simon (2006). How to Cheat at Everything: A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles. Running Press. p. 560 pages. ISBN 1560259736.
- Lovell, Simon (2000). The Son of Simon Says! More of the Close-up Magic of Simon Lovell. L&L Publishing. p. 197 pages.
- Lovell, Simon (1997). Simon Says! The Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell. L&L Publishing. p. 247 pages.
[edit] References
- "He Doesn't Put All His Cards On The Table". Los Angeles Times. 2007-02-10. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1213687911.html?dids=1213687911:1213687911&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+10%2C+2007&author=Charles+Solomon&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THE+SATURDAY+READ%3B+He+doesn't+put+all+his+cards+on+table%3B+How+to+Cheat+at+Everything+A+Con+Man+Reveals+the+Secrets+of+the+Esoteric+Trade+of+Cheating%2C+Scams%2C+and+Hustles+Simon+Lovell+Thunder's+Mouth+Press%3A+422+pp.%2C+%2418.95+paper&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
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