Lance Burton

William Lance Burton ( born March 10, 1960 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States) is an American magician.

At the age of 22 he won in Lausanne ( Switzerland ), the World Championship of Magic, which is held every three years by the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques ( FISM ). He was in his time the youngest and the first American winners of this competition.

Lance Burton appeared in The Tonight Show and on both before a U.S. President as well as in front of Queen Elizabeth II

He was fourteen years at the Monte Carlo - to see Resort and Casino in Las Vegas with his own show. To this end there, the " Lance Burton Theatre" was built for $ 27 million. In September 2010, his contract ran out and was, as announced in April, not extended. The Monte Carlo replaced him with a show of dance group Jabbawockeez. The group had won the first edition of the MTV competition America's Best Dance Crew.

In addition to his, in the U.S. television broadcast television specials of his show, Lance played even in an episode of the popular series Knight Rider from the 1980s. He played there a mix of itself and a murderous magician.