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Simon Lovell (born 1957 in Manchester) is an English comedy magician, card shark actor, and con man. His trademark pieces are finding an audience member's card in his mouth and a humorous straitjacket escape. Lovell appeared on VH1's popular reality show Celebracadabra, on which he and other magicians trained celebrities to perform magic for audiences. The author of sixteen books, including ''Billion Dollar Bunco'', which covers cons and scams, Lovell starred in a one-man off-Broadway show called Strange and Unusual Hobbies. It ran for over eight years at the SoHo Playhouse in NYC, and the Wall Street Journal complimented it by saying, "A dazzling 70-minute show."〔|Kaufman, Joanne. "A Con Man Goes Straight into show Business." Wall Street Journal: D.10. ABI/INFORM Research. 27 July 2005. Web. 20 June 2011 Formerly residing in New York City, Simon was a regularly featured performer "Monday Night Magic", the oldest running off-Broadway show featuring an evening of magicians and related performers. He was the consultant con man as of season 2 for Matt Bommer in the show White Collar. ==Children's Magic== Simon Lovell has also partnered up with Fantasma Magic, to help young magicians begin on the path toward becoming magicians. Some of the tricks performed in Fantasma's products include the Linking Rings, the Cups & Balls, Vanishing Silk and 250 more tricks using props from the kit or everyday items from around the house. Fantasma's training DVD also includes scenes from well-known magicians such as Harry Houdini and Harry Blackstone, Sr.. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Lovell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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