For as long as he can remember, Zack was fascinated with arcane knowledge.  "When the other kids were fighting over who could play Han Solo, I wanted to be Obi-Wan Kenobi."  He performed magic in his living room as a child, while reading up on seances, monster movies, and anything that had the air of mystery. 

An accomplished actor, Zack has appeared on stage many times, "For some reason I got a lot of villain roles, especially con-man types. I guess the directors could see the deceptive streak in me. "

"At some point I found a book on sleight of hand.  I was just playing with it, but for some reason, this time it took.  And I mean really took.  I bought a large mirror and began practicing obsessively.  I was hooked. " This addiction led to a fulfilling career.  "I think your art chooses you, not the other way around. "

Zack was later to become the only living student of the legendary sleight-of-hand master, Albert "Bottler Al" Flieshman.  "Al was one of these truly weird guys, never a day of education, but he was smarter than you could believe. He learned it all from working the carnivals, which is a lot like the street --If you're not good, you don't eat. 

Zack perfected his trade in the most difficult arena of all--street performing.  "There's no other venue in the world where your audience can just walk away....If there's something wrong with your act, you learn to fix it -- quick ." 

Since then, Zack has performed for major corporations, such as Intel and Unisys, movie stars, and even a king. In 1995 he was awarded the prestigious Will Desmond award for excellence in sleight of hand. 

Zack is available to  bring his delightful deceptions to your event.