Actor, Comedian & Magician                                                  E-mail: justjim90@aol.com

Qualifications:

Twenty-nine years as an amateur and professional entertainer… Seventeen years as a part-time professional magician. ...My specialty is comedy magic!

I am a past-member of S.A.M. (Society of American Magicians) and a life-time member of I.M.S. (International Magicians Society). I also belong to SPAH (Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica).

Special Skills:

Magic, comedy, acting, playing the harmonica and the banjo, tap and social dancing, writing, reading, and learning new things. I crave knowledge. I work well with others or on my own. I believe, given the opportunity, that I could be an asset to your organization. Thank you for your consideration.

Education:

1981 graduate of Genoa-Kingston High School - Genoa, IL.

2004 - Stratford Career Institute - Private Investigation

2006 - 2007 - Class Act Dance Academy - Gilbert, AZ.

Tap & Ballroom Dancing - Instructor - Nelson

2007 - White Tree AZ./Boogie Music - Phoenix, AZ.

Professional Banjo lessons - Instructor - Joe Bethancourt

*There are no “conventional” schools of magic. It is a brotherhood of shared knowledge, whether it be through the study of books, videos, or person to person. Some of those whom I consider my “teachers” include: Harry Houdini, Harry Blackstone, Jay Marshall, The Amazing Randi, Penn and Teller, Harlan Tarbell, Doc Eason, Kreskin, etc.

Relevant Experience:

Oct. 2007 Apache Junction, AZ.

 Strolling magic and harmonica playing as cowboy  Entertainer “Wichita Jim” at the 2007 Superstition Springs Harley Davidson “Chili & Salsa Challenge fundraiser.

June - July 2007 Carefree Resort and Villa, Carefree, AZ.

Strolling close-up and stage magic, harmonica playing, and cowboy story telling as “Wichita” of “WICHITA’S MAGIC CHUCKWAGON SHOW” opening for “Pioneer Pepper And The Sunset Pioneers“.

May 2007 Jake’s Corner, AZ.

Cowboy bar patron in Jeff Santo’s movie “Jake’s Corner” starring Richard Tyson, Diane Ladd, and B.J. Thomas.

May 2007 Apache Junction, AZ.

Extra- “Vacuuming The Cat” (feature film), a G2 / Wild Horse Production

May 2007 Mesa, AZ.

Concentration camp prisoner - Victor Angel Films, Dir.Brian Skiba “Out Of Reach”

March 2007 Phoenix, AZ.

As ‘Wichita Jim’ I performed stage and strolling magic, played the harmonica and was co-MC with Jim “Duke” Easterbrook at the Chuckwagon Stage during the 2007 National Festival of the West.

Dec. 2006 Mesa and Prescott, AZ.

Playing Santa Claus with cowboy singing group “Pioneer Pepper And The Sunset Pioneers” during their Christmas shows.

Nov. 2006 Mesa, AZ.

Magic show as “Wichita Jim” for New Life Ministries.

Oct. 2006 Casa Grande, AZ.

Performed magic as “Wichita Jim” at the 1st Annual Louis and The Duke Classic John Wayne Cancer Foundation Fundraiser.

May-Sept. 2006 Mesa, AZ.

Magic shows and stunt gunfights as “Wichita Jim” at Rockin-R-Ranch with “Pioneer Pepper And The Sunset Pioneers”.

March 2006 Phoenix, AZ

Magic for June Lockhart, Ruth Buzzi, and “The Buffalo Soldiers” as “Wichita Jim” and sound technician at Rawhide Wild West Town during the National Festival of the West.

Nov.-2005 Blue Bottle Café Fremont, NE.

Open Mic. Night - Stand-up comedy magic

July-2005 Fremont, NE.

Performed comedy stage magic, mentalism, and escapes, ending with a 100ft. Chain Escape, at the annual John C. Fremont Days celebration.

2000-Present Varied private functions such as birthdays, anniversaries, family gatherings, etc.

April 2000 New Orleans, LA.-French Quarter

Performed close-up magic and mentalism (mind reading) for tourists on Bourbon Street.

Nov. 1999 Mardi Gras Night Club - Stone Park, IL.

Performed close-up magic, mentalism, and a few escapes at a private party for film star Rob Zdar.

1998-1999 Grade school shows - Northern IL. Performed comedy magic and stage illusions for several grade schools throughout northern IL..

1997 Egyptian Theater - Dekalb, IL.

Mothers Day magic show featuring stage illusions and escapes with a Houdini style Metamorphosis as the finale. Shady Lane Dinner Theater - Marengo, IL. Magic bartender

1994-1997 Dekalb, IL., Rockford, IL., Lyons, IL.

Magic shows for a variety of organizations such as the Boy Scouts, City of Dekalb Public Works, Dekalb County Corn Festivals, the MOOSE Lodge, etc., which included stage illusions, comedy magic, mentalism, and as a finale Houdini’s Upside-down Straight Jacket Escape five stories above historic Lincoln Highway.

Several appearances at The Comedy Womb in Lyons, IL. and The Quark Comedy Club in Rockford, IL.

1991-1994 Donelys Wild West Town-Union Pass - Union, IL.

As a magician/stuntman I performed magic in the saloon, twice-a-day wild west magical medicine shows as “Doc Wichita” and three-a-day professionally choreographed wild west gunfights/stunt shows. I was also requested to perform private shows for Miss Illinois 1993 and her court, and for a group of Polish dignitaries from Chicago.

1977-1991 Dekalb County, IL.

Four years in high school drama club, lifetime member of the National Thespian Society, summer stock theater, and an industrial film for Motivation Media.

1995-Present Licensed CDL class “B” driver with air brake, passenger and tanker endorsements.

*References Available Upon Request

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