Lance Gifford started his magical career in Billerica, Massachusetts, at a very young age. On his 12th birthday, his parents took him to a magic shop and that forever changed his life as well as his career choices. That visit sparked Lance's love for the art of conjuring. From that special day on, every penny that Lance Gifford made was spent purchasing more highly sophisticated magic tricks and illusions. For several of his early years, Gifford entertained audiences at birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas shows.

When Gifford was sixteen years old, he left home and began performing his magic tricks and illusions on a traveling circus. It was then that he purchased and fell in love with his first show animal. Sheaba was a twelve week old South American Mountain lion that Gifford raised himself.

Over the years, Gifford has toured throughout much of the US and Canada, amazing audiences with his fast-paced and highly entertaining magical illusion show. He continues to spend much of the year entertaining audiences at state and county fairs, festivals and corporate events. Gifford is also responsible for raising tens of thousands of dollars for groups and organizations with the presentation of his shows in schools throughout vast regions of the country.

Lance Gifford's unique style and flare for theatrical presentation sets his illusions and magic tricks apart from those of the average magician. He and his company perform some of the world's most modern and intriguing illusions, including the "Metamorphosis," once performed by the late, great Harry Houdini.

Lance Gifford has had the privilege of sharing the stage and spotlight with such notables as Trisha Yearwood, the late Johnny Cash, Chubby Checker and "New Kids on the Block." He has also appeared with many Sci-fi stars from "Star Trek," "Star-Trek--The Next Generation," and "Deep Space Nine."

Lance Gifford has performed for many national television shows including the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Easter Seals, Toys for Tots and others.

Lance Gifford & Company continue to entertain audiences using numerous animals. Some of these "family members" in his troupe include doves, rabbits, a chow chow, toy and standard poodles, a Macaw parrot and Burmese python snakes.

Lance Gifford continues to "raise the bar" for his fellow magicians. He maintains a professional standard only few other professional magicians could ever hope to attain. His is a consummate entertainer who comes alive each and every time he steps foot on stage. Witnessing a performance by Lance Gifford & Company is not only "magical" but memorable.