I feel like I'm the luckiest person alive. I'm always waiting for that phone call: 'Hello. We've just realized you're really a no-talent hillbilly. We've made a horrible mistake and we'd like you to leave now.'

In 1986 he appeared in Nickelodeon's Halloween Special Mystery Magical Special. In 2010 he ended his 31-year career. [citation needed] In 1977 as a teenager Burton entered his first magic competition and won first prize.

In 2010 he ended his 31-year career. Lance Burton (born William Lance Burton on March 10 1960 in Columbia Kentucky[citation needed]) is an American stage magician.