John Bundy is an American
magician and magic consultant based in
South Plainfield, New Jersey
South Plainfield is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the bo ...
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"Spotlight On John Bundy's Spooktacular High-tech Show Owes As Much To Broadway As To Magic"
''The Morning Call
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'', May 3, 1997. Accessed October 7, 2015. "John Bundy and his assistant, Morgan, will present their 'Spooktacular' during the second half of the two-hour show. Bundy, who sawed Martin Short in half last month on ''Late Night with David Letterman,'' said in a telephone interview from his home in South Plainfield, N.J., that the show is the star of his high-tech production." He is owner of John Bundy Productions, a company that produces shows for theme parks and corporate events and provides technical advice for television, movies and stage shows. As a performer, Bundy specialises in magic with a humorous edge and in shows with horror and Halloween themes. For some of his performances he assumes the alias of Wacky Dracky, a spoof vampire character.
Bundy began performing as a magician while studying theatre at
Rider University
Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...
in New Jersey. After graduating in 1975 he worked in a magic shop before setting up John Bundy Productions in 1982 to produce magic shows as marketing events for shopping centres. In 1994 he was joined by an
assistant named
Morgan who has become a long-term performing partner. The pair generally work under the billing of "John Bundy and Morgan". John Bundy Productions has also launched Morgan as a solo
escapology
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act under the name "Morgan the Escapist".
John Bundy and Morgan were featured in Paramount Picture's 2010 release ''
Morning Glory
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''. Their television credits that include two appearances on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman
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'', ''Ricki Lake'', the ''
Gordon Elliott Gordon Elliott may refer to:
* Gordon Elliott (journalist)
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Show'' and ''The Fox Kids Network'' as well as several appearances in commercials.
Bundy and his work have featured in various industry periodicals and he was the subject of a cover feature for the October 2005 issue of ''
Magic
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* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
'' magazine, which described him as "Halloween magic's greatest innovator".
References
Further reading
* "John Bundy: Magic in the malls and more", ''Magic Manuscript'', November/ December 1988 (9-page cover story)
* "John Bundy: A World of Mall Magic", ''Laugh-Makers'', October 1985. (4-page cover story)
* "John Bundy: The Classic Illusions volume three, "Paul Osborne", 2010.
* "John Bundy: Tricks'N'Treats", the book of Halloween magic, "John Bundy", 2016 1878 Press Co.
* John Bundy: "1000 faces of illusion", Vanish Magic Magazine, October 2017 (Cover story)
* John Bundy: "Return of the ghost show", Vanish Magic Magazine, October 2022
* John Bundy: "Target: Midnight", The incredible story of the midnight magic spook shows & seances!, " Abbotts Magic" August 2022
External links
John Bundy Productions
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American magicians
People from South Plainfield, New Jersey
Rider University alumni