Rob Zabrecky

Rob Zabrecky (born 1968 in Burbank, California) is an American songwriter, actor and magician. From 1989 to 1999 he was the singer-songwriter and bassist for the Los Angeles group Possum Dixon.

During the mid 1990s, he stumbled into magic and has since become a performing member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. He is best known for an aberrant magician character he plays that applies mentalism and the artful use of elongated pauses during performances.

As a television actor he has appeared on "", "Brothers & Sisters" and in several episodes of MTV's "ROOM 401". In theater, he has appeared in theatrical adaptations of the television classic, "The Twilight Zone" and writes original stage material.

He has appeared in a variety of commercials for a wide range of companies including Comcast, the Humane Society, Kia, Oliver Peoples, Scion, Swedish Fish, and Tanqueray. Additionally, he appeared in magazine and print advertisements for Cymbalta, Flaunt, Vogue Italia, Mercedes Benz, and Oliver Peoples among others.

Additionally, he is the author of the chapbook “Music for Deaf People” (1992) and has contributed to the art/poetry journal "Smartish Pace", "The Underground Guide to Los Angeles" and other publications. He is also a member of the The Unholy Three, performs with the performance art group The Mums and is a skilled auctioneer.

He is a long distance runner and completed two Los Angeles Marathons (1990 and 1995).

External links

* [http://www.robzabrecky.com/]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1884657/]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vampedrecord]

Scheduled to release a solo debut on new label Vampedrecords .www.myspace.com/vampedrecord

Rob Zabrecky in the Magic Castle’s Palace of Mystery, June 17, 2008. Photograph with permission by Rich Lee.