Rick Lax
Rick Lax is a Las Vegas-based Polymath[1] and deception expert.[2][3]
The Huffington Post called him "a multi-talented guy"[4] who's written three critically acclaimed books, including, Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up,[5] Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas,[6] and I Get Paid For This: Taking Notes and Kicking Ass.[7] "Gregarious, curious, game for anything," wrote Los Angeles (magazine) contributor Scott Dickensheets, "Lax turned out to be a gifted stunt journalist—the kind of writer who observes the human condition by ginning up cray-cray scenarios and seeing what happens: walking around in an old-man mask, attempting to reside in the men’s room of a local mall that was marketed as a 'community.' As you can imagine, Vegas offers no shortage of opportunities for that kind of work."[8]
In 2012, Lax created the TV show "Wizard Wars",[9][10] which aired on the Syfy network in 2014.[11][12] After the show's successful premier, Lax was quoted as saying, "I started Wizard Wars because I always felt that creating magic is just as interesting as performing it. I've been saying that for years now, and not everybody believed it. But now that we premiered with over a million viewers--huge, huge numbers--people believe it."[4][13] In September 2014, the show was renewed for another six-episode run.[14]
Magician Justin Flom hosted, produced and edited the original pilot which appears on his popular YouTube channel,[15] and now stars in the Syfy production.[16] Lax continues to work as a show producer and behind-the-scenes magic consultant.[9][17]
In 2011-2013, Lax worked as a behind-the-scenes consultant for David Copperfield (illusionist).[17] Currently, Lax creates close-up illusions for PenguinMagic.com.[18] Lax is also a non-practicing attorney[19] and amateur pianist.[20]
References
- ↑ Radke, Brock. "Rick Lax on the Art of Stunt Journalism", VEGAS Magazine
- ↑ Przybys, John. "Author chronicles deception in Las Vegas", Las Vegas Review-Journal
- ↑ Sterling, Ellen. "In a City Rich With Deception, No One Fools Him", Huffington Post
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sterling, Ellen. "It Is Hard Work -- and Some Magic -- That Makes 'Wizard Wars' a Success", Huffington Post
- ↑ "Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up eBook: Rick Lax: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas: Rick Lax: 9780312545703: Amazon.com: Books. Amazon.com. ISBN 0312545703.
- ↑ I Get Paid for This: Kicking Ass and Taking Notes in Vegas: Rick Lax: 9781935396505: Amazon.com: Books. Amazon.com. 2012-01-16. ISBN 1935396501.
- ↑ Dickensheets, Scott. "The Wizard Behind the Wizards", Los Angeles Magazine
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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.
- ↑ Allen, Brian. "TechnologyTell Interview: ‘Wizard Wars’ co-creator Rick Lax makes SyFy ratings magic", TechnologyTell
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Six More Episodes of 'Wizard Wars' Ordered by Syfy", TVByTheNumbers
- ↑ "Wizard Wars Original Pilot". YouTube. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ Mr Pappagiorgio (2014-06-18). "Las Vegas Wizards Appearing On Syfy This August". VegasChatter. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "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.
- ↑ "Rick Lax Magic Tricks". Penguinmagic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ "Rick Lax speaks out about 'How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas'". The Michigan Daily. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ VegasChatter. "Favorite Vegas Celebrity of 2012". VegasChatter. Retrieved 2014-06-26.