Cutting-Edge Magic & Illusion with Rick Smith Jr.

Metropolitan at The 9 2017 E. 9th. St.,Cleveland OH 44115

17 June, 2022

Description

The Early Years At age 7, Rick started his career in magic by spending hours researching and developing a portfolio of illusions while other kids were playing little league and pop warner football. He tried and tested his early magic chops on friends and family, building his sleight of hand skills with every performance. While in his teens, he stepped up his entrepreneurial side, promoting himself and his magic with flyers, business cards, and other collateral. He started being booked regularly for children’s birthday parties and family gatherings while still in high school. The Unexpected Birth of a World Record Card Thrower After high school, Rick attended Cleveland State University to study marketing. Also an athlete, Rick played for the CSU Baseball Team where he pitched a 90-mile-per-hour fastball. One pivotal day, while kidding with fellow teammates in the locker room, Rick had been involved in a sock fight. Lacking a sock to throw, he pulled out a card from a deck that he always kept in his locker, and threw a card across the room with such speed and precision that he cut his teammate’s arm. Stunned, his teammates asked him how he was able to do that – having never done that before, Rick amazed himself as well. After graduating from CSU with a degree in marketing, he refined his new-found card throwing skill and in 2002, he threw a playing card 216 feet 4 inches, landing him international recognition and an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. Since then, he has been performing acts that include “doing things that no one has ever seen before”, such as his signature card-throwing feat. Shows include a myriad of different magical acts including micro magic, close up interactive magic, comedy-filled magic shows, and big Las Vegas style stage shows that include grand illusions and specialty acts. "Having performed over 640 shows in 2019, I consider myself one of the hardest working entertainers in the business. I rarely say no to a client soliciting my services as they are the very reason I exist and each one has contributed to my success along the way. My greatest compliment is a referral by someone who has seen me perform; I am absolutely thrilled any time someone asks if I am Rick Smith Jr., the magician, or says that I performed at their event or they saw me on television. People energize me. I always give my very best in each and every performance! I am grateful that my magic brings smiles, laughter and utter amazement to my audiences. I get to know so many wonderful people as a professional magician." — Rick Smith Jr. DOORS OPEN at 7:00 PM and the show starts promptly at 7:30PM For more information on Rick Smith Jr visit ricksmithjr.com