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[Curtis Lovell II], escape artist, illusionist and master magician, was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. Curtis’ passion for magic started when he first witnessed a magic coin trick at age seven. He practiced and went to the public library after school everyday to learn about magic and tricks. At age fifteen, Curtis performed before a live audience for the first time at the Groveport Arts Festival in Groveport, Ohio. From thereon, he began receiving requests to perform for a variety of events such as birthday parties, festivals and corporate events.

In January 2004, Curtis moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his magical career. It did not take long for Hollywood to notice this master escapologist and he was soon casted to guest on reality television shows. He made a guest appearance on the The Simple Life starring the controversial duo of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in 2006. He also appeared on Manswers for Spike TV, explaining how to escape from hand cuffs, and on Gene Simmons hit show, Family Jewels for A&E Television. Curtis also came out with an instructional video for magic fans entitled “Poof! You’re A Magician.” The video is available for sale at major retail stores like Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com and Best Buy. Asia has also caught up with Curtis Lovell’s eccentricity. He was chained up while dangling from a crane then dropped into the Singapore River. He was lifted after a couple of minutes, freed from his shackles and chains. The Cube of Death, an escape act inspired by Harry Houdini, was performed twenty nine times by Curtis at a mall in the Philippines.

In 2008, Curtis almost ran out of breath performing the “Buried Alive” stunt for Halloween Haunt in Los Angeles. Curtis admitted that he took longer than he expected in emerging out of the coffin. “The air in the coffin was getting thick. I started to sweat and was worried," he said. "I could barely slip my hand out of the coffin to figure out the combination lock that was connected to the chain and the lid. Now I know why Houdini does not want to perform that act ever again.” The stunt was first executed by the famous Harry Houdini in 1917.

Curtis has also challenged notable figures like magician David Blaine and psychic John Edwards in a public duel. Curtis believes that both Blaine and Edwards are frauds. He was willing to expose how Blaine and Edwards execute their trick.