Rob Zabrecky

Rob Zabrecky

Zabrecky in 1992 at Al's Bar in Los Angeles
Born Robert Zabrecky
(1968-06-02) June 2, 1968
Burbank, California, United States
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor, musician, magician, auctioneer, songwriter
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Rob Zabrecky (born Robert Zabrecky, June 2, 1968 in Burbank, California)[1] is an American songwriter, actor and magician. His career began as a musician while being the front man for the band Possum Dixon. He later found success as a magician and actor.

Life and career

Zabrecky was born and raised in Burbank, California. From 1989 to 1999 he was the singer-songwriter and bassist for the Los Angeles group Possum Dixon. The band, originally hailing from Silver Lake, released three albums during the 1990s.[2]

During the mid-1990s, he stumbled into magic and has since become a performer and award-winning magician at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. In the mid-2000s he began a career in acting and has since landed roles in films, television programs and commercials.

Actor

In 2012, he appeared in the film After The Triumph of Your Birth, which garnered favorable reviews.[3][4] In 2015, he appeared in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut Lost River, playing the master of ceremonies at an underground fetish nightclub.[5] In 2016, he starred in the psychological thriller, Decay, portraying a troubled theme park groundskeeper who falls in love with a corpse.[6]

As a television actor he has made several appearances on major network shows including CSI: NY, The Mentalist and Angie Tribeca.[7] In theater, he graduated from a two-year training program at Theatre West, where he appeared in theatrical adaptations of the television classic, The Twilight Zone and other productions. He has also appeared in several short films and a wide range of television commercials.[7][8][9] [10]

Magician

Zabrecky is best known for an aberrant magician character he portrays by combining irreverent dark humor, mentalism and an artful use of elongated pauses in performances.[11] After his music career ended he has worked throughout the United States, Japan and Europe as a magician.[12][13] Since 2002 he has been a regular performer at the Magic Castle, where he formed the magic trio, The Unholy Three in 2003.[14] In 2011 and 2012 he was voted “Stage Magician of the Year” by the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle, and in 2014, voted "Parlour Magician of the Year" by the same organization.[15] [16][16]

He has also been the featured magician at annual magic conventions worldwide and appeared on the cover of magic-related journals and periodicals including Genii, Reel Magic and the Mandala.[17][18] In 2011, Magic Magazine described him as, "A unique persona, highly reminiscent of Norman Bates, with a bit of Rod Serling in the mix — a psycho from the Twilight Zone, doing magic."[11]

Was host of Who’s Hoo, an on-line interview talk show for members of the Academy Arts at the Magic Castle, which he co-created with his wife, Tommi Zabrecky. Since airing in 2008, he conducted over 85 interviews with Magic Castle luminaries and performing members including co-founder Milt Larsen.

Night of Zabrecky, a one-man variety show, directed by John Lovick, was premiered and developed at the Steve Allen Theater from 2010 - 2016.[19] The show featured highlights from his Magic Castle act, song & dance, conversations with the moon and audience interaction.[20]

Musician

As the front man for Possum Dixon, Zabrecky became a notable figure in the early 1990s emerging Silver Lake independent music scene. During those years he wrote, recorded and performed with several musicians and producers including Beck, Earle Mankey, Tom Rothrock, Pleasant Gehman, Carla Bozulich, Tim O'Heir and others.[21]

In 1998, Zabrecky, with Possum Dixon released New Sheets, which would be the last album by the band. The LP, produced by Ric Ocasek, featured co-written material with Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Dave Stewart and Pat MacDonald.[22] Shortly after the breakup of Possum Dixon he spent time singing for the Los Angeles art rock band, Human Hands and played bass in a Gun Club tribute band alongside original members Ward Dotson and Terry Graham.[23][24]

In early 2010 he appeared on-stage with Maria McKee at a fund raiser in Hollywood. The pair sang a duet to Lou Reed's Satellite of Love.[25] The pair performed the song again as part of a Night of Zabrecky performance at the Steve Allen Theater in 2012.[26]

Auctioneer

He is a skilled auctioneer, trained by Bonhams auction house (known then as Butterfield & Butterfield), during the late 1990s. For over a decade he has helped organizations such as the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Laguna Art Museum and many others with fundraising events.[27][28][29][30]

Print

Zabrecky has appeared in magazine and print advertisements for Mothersbaugh Eyewear, Vogue Italia, UNICEF and Oliver Peoples among others.

Personal life

Zabrecky lives with his wife, whom he married in 1998, in Los Angeles, California.

Interviews

Publications

Awards and Nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Free Family Tree, Genealogy and Family History - MyHeritage".
  2. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Possum Dixon".
  3. ↑ Shootist Films. "Directorial Debut of Jim Akin: "After the Triumph of Your Birth" Feature Film World Premiere, Digital & DVD Release". GlobeNewswire News Room.
  4. ↑ "Rob Zabrecky". IMDb.
  5. ↑ dawnday9622 (10 April 2015). "Lost River (2014)". IMDb.
  6. ↑ "Decay (2015)". IMDb. 1 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Rob Zabrecky". IMDb.
  8. ↑ "whateves.com we're random » whateves".
  9. ↑ "Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cult soundtrack Super Bowl commercials for Audi, Budweiser". slicing up eyeballs // 80s alternative music, college rock, indie.
  10. ↑ "Some Houses Are Just Not Well". Dread Central.
  11. 1 2 "MAGIC, The Magazine For Magicians".
  12. ↑ http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2011/03/24/features/features04.txt
  13. ↑ "Monday Night Magic". Travalanche.
  14. ↑ John Albert. "Rock Magicians". L.A. Weekly.
  15. 1 2 "STRAY - An interview with Rob Zabrecky - Three Thousand".
  16. 1 2 3 4 http://www.magiccastle.com/ama/awards/index.cfm
  17. ↑ "Account". Genii, The Conjurors' Magazine.
  18. ↑ "past issues – vol 1".
  19. ↑ Chris Nichols (19 October 2012). "The Spooky Magic Of Night Of Zabrecky". Los Angeles Magazine.
  20. ↑ "NIGHT OF ZABRECKY! EBAN SCHLETTER! JANET KLEIN!".
  21. ↑ http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/902940
  22. ↑ http://test.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:abfrxqqjld0e
  23. ↑ http://www.humanhands.com/band.html,
  24. ↑ http://www.jeffreyleepierce.net/interview.html
  25. ↑ Lina Lecaro. "Empire Burlesque". L.A. Weekly.
  26. ↑ http://trepanyhouse.tix.com/Event.aspx?EventCode=509416
  27. ↑ Lina Lecaro. "Eddie Vedder, Mickey Avalon and Red Hot Chili Peppers at Hullabaloo". L.A. Weekly.
  28. ↑ http://killthemic.blogspot.com/2008/09/silverlake-conservatory-of-music.html
  29. ↑ "Tickets for HULLABALOO 2007 : Benefit for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music with Red Hot Chili Peppers / Eddie Vedder / Charlie Haden / Ditty Bops / Mickey Avalon - Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre at TicketWeb". TicketWeb.
  30. ↑ http://www.magiccastle.com/visiting/calendar.cfm?id=990
  31. ↑ "The Magic Newswire - Magic News - MNW #328 :: ROB ZABRECKY".
  32. ↑ "Mercedes-Benz".
  33. ↑ "Rob Zabrecky, Stage Magician of the Year". DAN & DAVE.
  34. ↑ Marisa Demarco. "Illusion Noir: An interview with Rob Zabrecky". alibi.
  35. ↑ "Magician Rob Zabrecky is the Odd Man in at Steve Allen Theater". latimes.
  36. ↑ http://sweetteapumpkinpie.com/2011/03/26/robzabrecky/
  37. ↑ "Video - IMDb". IMDb.
  38. ↑ "MAGIC, The Magazine For Magicians".
  39. ↑ A Skeptical Prediction, page 59, October 2010
  40. ↑ "The Magician's Tale". American Theatre Magazine.
  41. ↑ "Rob Zabrecky article coming soon". The Genii Forum. Genii Magazine.
  42. 1 2 http://www.magiccastle.com/visiting/announcements.cfm
  43. ↑ http://melbournemagicfestival.com/rob-zabrecky-magician-of-the-year/

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