Rick Lax
Rick Lax | |
|---|---|
 Rick Lax | |
| Occupation | Entertainer |
| Website | ricklax |
Rick Lax is an American author and entertainer.
Career
Rick Lax has written three books, and created the TV show "Wizard Wars",[1][2] which aired on the Syfy network in 2014.[3][4]
In 2011-2013, Lax worked as a behind-the-scenes consultant for David Copperfield.
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.[5]
Lax continues to work as a show producer and behind-the-scenes magic consultant.[1][6]
Lax also releases videos on Facebook, where they gain more than a billion views a month.[7]
Publications
- Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up. St. Martin's Press. 2008. ISBN 031237335X.
- Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas. ST. Martin's Griffin. 2011. ISBN 0312545703.
- I Get Paid for This: Kicking Ass and Taking Notes in Vegas. Huntington Press. 2012. ISBN 1935396501.
References
- ^ a b Las Vegas Review Journal, Give conjurers random props, set the clock, and ... Presto, February 23, 2014
- ^ Angela Watercutter (2012-07-24). "Video: Vegas Magicians Face Off in Wizard Wars | Underwire". WIRED. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ ‘’Gaming ‘’Today, This year's Tony Awards show was the best yet, June 17, 2014
- ^ "Wizard Wars". Syfy. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "Rick Lax: How I Fooled Penn & Teller". BoingBoing.com. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kevin Roose (2018-04-08). "Facebook's Other Critics: Its Viral Stars". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-19.