Jerry Lazar

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Jerry Lazar

I’m a third-generation magician and a performing member of the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA.

I learned magic with professional props growing up in Philadelphia, thanks to my dad and grandfather. My specialty today is lighthearted close-up magic for parties and social gatherings.

I’ve studied with many of the best magicians in the field -- classes, lectures, symposiums, workshops, conventions, and one-on-one tutorials. I teach magic classes for groups and individuals of all ages.
Born: Philadelphia, PA
High School: E. Granby, CT
College: UMass/Amherst
Grad School: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, NYC

I'm the oldest of seven children. My siblings include a Harvard MD, a Columbia Law attorney, an FBI agent, a prominent activist, a Pulitzer Prize award-winning reporter, an exclusive prep school headmaster, and a book publisher. I’m the black sheep.
Writer/editor, Web guru, and on-air personality

I have served as a staff and freelance writer/editor for top-tier newspapers, magazines, radio & TV shows, and Websites.

TELEVISION & RADIO:
  • Hosted celebrity talk show, “Extreme Close-Up” for E! Entertainment Television
  • Produced syndicated talk shows with the late Brandon Tartikoff, including “Last Call” (Paramount) and Q&E! with Eleanor Mondale (E!) .
  • CNN entertainment correspondent
  • Arts/Entertainment editor for weekly CT radio program
JOURNALISM:
  • The Hollywood Reporter, senior web editor
  • KCBS2 & KCAL9, senior web editor
  • US Magazine, W. Coast bureau chief
  • Ticketmaster Live!, senior editor
  • TV Guide, staff writer
  • Time Inc. Custom Publishing for studios (Disney, Warner Bros.), executive editor
  • Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, lifestyle editor
  • Freelance assignments for Esquire, Playboy, NYTimes Magazine, many more
WEBSITES:

As an independent contractor, my company (Lazar Productions) launched and maintained Websites for top companies and organizations in the ‘90s, including Ticketmaster, Mitsubishi, Fredericks of Hollywood, and entertainment industry guilds (WGA, AFTRA, Actors Equity, etc.)

MEDIATOR:

As a certified dispute resolution counselor, I mediated litigated and pre-litigated cases for municipalities, organizations, and individuals — ranging from high-end civil suits to neighborhood squabbles. I also trained and supervised mediators for:
  • California Lawyers for the Arts, manager of mediation services
  • LA County Bar Association, manager of dispute resolution services
  • So Cal Mediation Association, board member and newsletter editor
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