(Boston, Massachusetts: 1956 - )
Learned at age 12. Pro actor-comedian-magician in New York City where he is Director of Programming at ACTV. Specializes in close-up, originally as pro, now as amateur. Invented Deja-Vu Deck and Pasteboard Massacre.
See Harry Lorayne, Star Quality: The Magic of David Regal (1987, 277pp).
Wrote Close-up and Personal (1999, 264pp). Articles in Apocalypse, Magical Arts Journal, Magic Manuscript, and Genii.
Coauthors: Dartagnan
David Regal is a television writer and producer (Carbonnaro Effect) by profession, with a background in live comedy. But you likely know his work in magic, either through the tricks he has created like "Sudden Deck", or the books he's authored such as Approaching Magic, or his own performances at the Magic Castle or on video.
This is a very effective and very easy card rise developed by David Regal. Any card is selected and shuffled into the deck. The selection now inexplicably rises out of the deck. New method, easy to do.
No threads, rubber bands, magnets or other contraptions. The gimmick is simple and right there invisible in the deck. Spectators can stare right at it and not see it. Very clever and very practical.
Recorded live at the Convention at the Capital 2001.
runtime: 3min 57s