Rick Lax

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.

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 for two seasons 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]

In 2015, Lax started releasing videos on Facebook. By 2019, he was gaining more than a billion views every month.[8] Also that year, Lax launched Making Magic, which features Lax interviewing fellow magicians.[9][10]

By October 2020, Lax’s Facebook page had the 2nd highest reach on the entire Facebook platform.[11][12] Tubular Audience Ratings continues to show Lax as a platform leader.[13]

• 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.

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