Famous Las Vegas Magicians: Who Is Working Now — David Goldrake

David Goldrake

Working now

The Magicians Room, LINQ Promenade

Luxembourgish illusionist who headlined at Excalibur before moving into the LINQ Promenade's magic speakeasy. Stage illusion with a theatrical bent.

Farrell Dillon

Working now

The Magicians Room, LINQ Promenade

Comedy magician and Masters of Illusion regular, now one of the resident performers in the arcade-hidden showroom on the LINQ Promenade.

Siegfried & Roy

Legends and those between rooms

Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn ran their big-cat illusion show at the Mirage for more than three decades, closing in 2003 after Horn was injured on stage. More than any other act they turned Las Vegas into the world capital of magic, moving magicians from variety-bill filler to headliner. Horn died in 2020, Fischbacher in January 2021.

Lance Burton

Legends and those between rooms

First appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. In 1994 he signed a 13-year deal with the Monte Carlo, at the time the longest entertainment contract ever awarded on the Strip, and performed more than 15,000 shows in Las Vegas before retiring in 2010.

David Copperfield

Legends and those between rooms

Held a theatre at the MGM Grand for more than 25 years, the longest single-venue run of any magician in the city. He played his final MGM Grand show on 30 April 2026. See our report.

The Amazing Johnathan

Legends and those between rooms

John Edward Szeles, the self-styled "Freddy Krueger of comedy", headlined in Las Vegas year-round from 2001 to 2014 with an act built on dark humour and staged gore. He died in 2022.