Blake Vogt

Magician

Age: 35

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Years in Magic: 29

Over the past 10 years, Blake Vogt has created magic for David Copperfield, David Blaine, Dynamo, Troy, and many other top magicians. He's created visual elements for Avicii, Pharrell, and Kanye West - and lent his expertise to blockbuster movies like Now You See Me 1 & 2 and Marvel’s Ant Man. TV highlights include performing on Penn Teller: Fool Us, Wizard Wars on Syfy, and Fox’s 2015 New Year’s Eve Special. Most recently, Blake trained Daniel Radcliffe, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, and Dave Franco for NOW YOU SEE ME 2 in London. Blake was a semi-finalist in 2016’s season of America’s Got Talent.

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How did you get started performing magic and what are your favorite situations to perform in?

I started performing magic when I was 8 years old but fell in love with magic in high school, which is when I got serious about magic. I absolutely love performing magic to total strangers while out with friends because its such a fun way to meet new people. I also love performing magic on stage for large groups of people because its an incredible rush.

You are a wizard at splitting and manipulating playing cards. What made you start doing this and what advice would you give to people who want to learn the art of card splitting?

I started splitting cards because I thought it was an area of card magic that was untapped. I love origami, folding paper, and making things with my hands, so splitting them just opened up more avenues to do all of these things. Advice I would give would be: thin side down, learn on newer cards, have lots of patience, and never give up. It gets easier the more you practice..

How many things are you allergic to?

Too many things to mention in this format... Just keep peanuts away from me and we can be friends.

What things can we look forward to from you in the next few years?

Consulting is taking up a lot of my creative time right now and will in the next few years, but I always am working on personal tricks here and there. If any of these become regulars for me to perform I would really hope I have an opportunity to share more of my magic with the magic community.