Simon Lovell

Simon Lovell

Simon Lovell (born 1957 in Manchester) is an English comedy magician and card shark. Two of his trademark pieces are finding an audience member's card in his mouth, and a humorous straitjacket escape.

The author of sixteen books, including "Billion Dollar Bunco", which covers cons and scams, he has a one-man off Broadway show called Strange and Unusual Hobbies. It has run for over four years at the SoHo Playhouse in NYC, and the Wall Street Journal complimented it by saying, "A dazzling 90 minute show." Fact|date=August 2008

Residing in New York City for the last decade, Simon is a regularly featured performer "Monday Night Magic", the oldest running off-Broadway show featuring an evening of magicians and related performers.

Children's Magic

Simon Lovell has also partnered up with Fantasma Magic, to help young magicians in their magical dreams. Some of the tricks performed here are Linking Rings, the classical Cups & Balls, the Vanishing Silk, and 250 more tricks using props from the kit and props that you can find around your house. The DVD also includes scenes from great magicians like Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Sr. and more. For more about Fantasma Magic, go to fantasmamagic.com.

Books

*cite book | author = Lovell, Simon | title = How to Cheat at Everything: A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles | publisher = Running Press | | year = 2006 | pages =560 pages | isbn = 1560259736 | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-08-31, on [http://www.amazon.com/How-Cheat-Everything-Esoteric-Cheating/dp/1560259736/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217552783&sr=8-1 Amazon]

*cite book | author = Lovell, Simon | title = The Son of Simon Says! More of the Close-up Magic of Simon Lovell | publisher = L&L Publishing | year = 2000 | pages =197 pages| ASIN = B000WU8WVW | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-08-31, on [http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Says-More-Close-Magic/dp/B000WU8WVW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217553144&sr=8-8 Amazon]

*cite book | author = Lovell, Simon | title = Simon Says! The Close-Up Magic of Simon Lovell | publisher = L&L Publishing | year = 1997 | pages =247 pages | ASIN = B0006RTB4S | oclc = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-08-31, on [http://www.amazon.com/Simon-Says-More-Close-Magic/dp/B000WU8WVW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217553144&sr=8-8 Amazon]

References

*Cite news|first=Charles |name=Solomon|title=He Doesn't Put All His Cards On The Table |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1213687911.html?dids=1213687911:1213687911&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+10%2C+2007&author=Charles+Solomon&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THE+SATURDAY+READ%3B+He+doesn't+put+all+his+cards+on+table%3B+How+to+Cheat+at+Everything+A+Con+Man+Reveals+the+Secrets+of+the+Esoteric+Trade+of+Cheating%2C+Scams%2C+and+Hustles+Simon+Lovell+Thunder's+Mouth+Press%3A+422+pp.%2C+%2418.95+paper&pqatl=google |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2007-02-10 |accessdate=2008-07-31

External links

* [http://www.simonlovell.com/ Simon's Official Website]
* [http://www.sohoplayhouse.com/ SoHo Playhouse, New York NY]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1560259736/ Trade paperback version of his book, on Amazon.com.]


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