Rick Lax

Rick Lax pictured in the Wizard Wars 'Magic Shop'

Rick Lax is a Las Vegas-based deception expert.[1][2]

He has written three books, and created the TV show "Wizard Wars",[3][4] which aired on the Syfy network in 2014.[5][6] In September 2014, the show was renewed for another six-episode run.[7]

Lax continues to work as a show producer and behind-the-scenes magic consultant.[3][8]

In 2011-2013, Lax worked as a behind-the-scenes consultant for David Copperfield.[8] Currently, Lax creates close-up illusions for PenguinMagic.com.[9]

In 2015 Rick Lax competed on The CW network'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.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Przybys, John. "Author chronicles deception in Las Vegas", Las Vegas Review-Journal
  2. ↑ Sterling, Ellen. "In a City Rich With Deception, No One Fools Him", Huffington Post
  3. 1 2 Las Vegas Review Journal, Give conjurers random props, set the clock, and ... Presto, February 23, 2014
  4. ↑ Angela Watercutter (2012-07-24). "Video: Vegas Magicians Face Off in Wizard Wars | Underwire". WIRED. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  5. ↑ ‘’Gaming ‘’Today, This year's Tony Awards show was the best yet, June 17, 2014
  6. ↑ "Wizard Wars". Syfy. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  7. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Six More Episodes of 'Wizard Wars' Ordered by Syfy", TVByTheNumbers
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ "Rick Lax Magic Tricks". Penguinmagic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Rick Lax: How I Fooled Penn & Teller". BoingBoing.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.

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