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Rick Lax

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Rick Lax
Rick Lax in the Wizard Wars Magic Shop.jpg
Lax in May 2014
Born (1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 39)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDePaul University
OccupationEntertainer
Years active2008–present
Known forWizard Wars, Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Websitericklax.com

Rick Lax is an American author and entertainer.

Early life and education

Rick Lax’s interest in magic began at age 5, inspired by David Copperfield.[1] After attending Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, he earned a law degree from DePaul University.[1] In 2008, he published a book about law.

Career

From 2011 to 2013, Lax worked as a behind-the-scenes consultant for David Copperfield and wrote two books about Las Vegas. He also created the TV show Wizard Wars,[2][3] which aired on the Syfy network in 2014.[4][5]

In 2015, Rick Lax competed on The CW's Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He performed an original card trick called Binary Code, and was the only contestant to fool Penn & Teller during the episode.[6]

Lax continues to work as a show producer and behind-the-scenes magic consultant.[2][7]

Lax also releases videos on Facebook, where they gain more than a billion views a month.[8] He has contributed greatly to the trend of gross viral food videos.[9]

Publications

  • Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up. St. Martin's Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0312373351.
  • Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas. ST. Martin's Griffin. 2011. ISBN 978-0312545703.
  • I Get Paid for This: Kicking Ass and Taking Notes in Vegas. Huntington Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1935396505.

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rick Lax Broke Facebook". VegasNews.com. 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Las Vegas Review Journal, Give conjurers random props, set the clock, and ... Presto, February 23, 2014
  3. ^ Angela Watercutter (2012-07-24). "Video: Vegas Magicians Face Off in Wizard Wars | Underwire". WIRED. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. ^ ‘’Gaming ‘’Today, This year's Tony Awards show was the best yet, June 17, 2014
  5. ^ "Wizard Wars". Syfy. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  6. ^ "Rick Lax: How I Fooled Penn & Teller". BoingBoing.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  7. ^ "Magic News, Magic Videos and Podcasts » Blog Archive » Rick Lax and Wizard Wars [Magic Week in Review]". Itricks.com. 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  8. ^ Kevin Roose (2018-04-08). "Facebook's Other Critics: Its Viral Stars". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  9. ^ Broderick, Ryan (11 May 2021). "Your Least Favorite Gross Viral Food Videos Are All Connected to This Guy". Eater.

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