Jay Fortune
Jay Fortune was a professional magician from 2000-2018. During that time, he performed thousands of shows worldwide on cruises, in theatres, at holiday destinations, at corporate parties, holiday centres, weddings, and countless private parties. He created and ran his own successful entertainment agency which was acquired by one of the UK's biggest agencies. Jay has written, directed, and produced touring magic shows, including the first magic show at The O2 in London. He has devised magic for TV, working with BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky, creating concepts for leading magicians and shows such as Britain’s Got Talent. Jay has arranged UK tours for Jeff McBride’s Mystery School, organising lecture tours and public shows from 2010 to the present. He has written magic books, hosted his own magic radio show, created a magic-based charitable initiative, and had his own one-man show play in London's West-End from 2003-2009. Jay is now a full-time artist and author with his artworks in prestigious galleries across the UK and his portraits of magicians with collectors worldwide. His debut novel All Fall Down, a dystopian psychological thriller, was released in bookshops in July 2022.
website: www.jayfortune.co.uk
Coauthors: Anthony Owen, Wayne Dobson