Lance Burton ( born Lance Burton ; born March 10, 1960 , Louisville , Kentucky , USA , birth name William Lance Burton ) is an American illusionist .
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| Birth name | William Lance Burton |
| Date of Birth | March 10, 1960 (59 years old) |
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| Occupation | illusionist |
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| Website | The official website of Lance Burton |
Performs at his night show at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada . He participated in numerous television programs, spoke to Queen Elizabeth II and President Ronald Reagan . In 2006, he participated in Labor Day festivals in the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon broadcast.
Biography
Childhood illusionist Lance Barton spent in Columbia, Kentucky. He first became interested in illusion at the age of 5, when he became a volunteer on the show, magician Gary Colins on Christmas holidays. The trick was called The Miser's Dream, in which Colins pulled a coin from the sky and from behind Barton's ear. He was simply fascinated by tricks, and a neighbor, learning about his interest in magic tricks, presented him with the book Magic Made Easy. His first performance took place in front of the neighboring children.
Colins noticed the boy's interest in tricks and began to teach the young man the basics of the profession. In 1977, as a teenager, Barton took part in his first competitions, where he won the main prize. In 1980, shortly after his twentieth birthday, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Excellence Prize from the international fraternity of illusionists. After that, he went to Southern California, where he starred in the Tonight Show for a week. Owner Johnny Carson spotted him at a rehearsal and allowed him to do a 12-minute plot. While Johnny was the host of the show, Barton was always invited to participate in it. Lance performed 10 more times when Jay Lenno became the host of the show. Burton also participated in the transmission of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
At first, Lance Barton performed an eight-week trial program at the Folies Bergere show in Las Vegas, but in the end the performances lasted a record time of 9 years. In 1982, he competed in the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM), in Lausanne, Switzerland and won the grand prize (standing on the street in a tailcoat and top hat, he took out pigeons, candles and canes from nowhere). He became the youngest of all (and the first American) to win the grand prize of these competitions. In 1986, he starred in the Nickelodeon TV show Halloween Mystery Magical Special.
In 1991, the illusionist wrote the script, produced and staged the show for the opening date of the Hacienda Hotel, which lasted 5 years.
He married the illusionist Melinda Saxe in August 1993, but they divorced shortly after the wedding.
In August 1994, Barton signed a 13-year contract (the longest illusionist contract in the history of Las Vegas) with Monte Carlo Resort. Especially for his performances, the "Lance Burton Theater" was built for 1274 seats, worth $ 27 million. The opening took place on June 21, 1996. According to USA Weekend magazine, over 13 years of operation, Barton’s profit amounted to more than 110 million dollars.
At the show at Buffalo Bill's Hotel & Casino, Primm, Nevada, Barton almost moved the fastest Desperado ice rink in America. During the stunt, something went wrong as planned, and after the rescue he said: "It was stupid ... very stupid." The illusionist Barton celebrated his next anniversary in Monte Carlo, where he presented to the public his new issue called “Solid Gold Lady”, for which he spent $ 10 million.