We didn't have a whole lot of money when I was growing up either. I would always ask for magic books or magic tricks for my birthday or for Christmas and the rest of the year I either had to mow lawns or find part time jobs to help supplement the cost of doing magic.

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.