John Bundy is an American magician and magic consultant based in

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'', May 3, 1997. Accessed October 7, 2015. "John Bundy and his assistant, Morgan, will present their 'Spooktacular' during the second half of the two-hour show. Bundy, who sawed Martin Short in half last month on ''Late Night with David Letterman,'' said in a telephone interview from his home in South Plainfield, N.J., that the show is the star of his high-tech production." He is owner of John Bundy Productions, a company that produces shows for theme parks and corporate events and provides technical advice for television, movies and stage shows. As a performer, Bundy specialises in magic with a humorous edge and in shows with horror and Halloween themes. For some of his performances he assumes the alias of Wacky Dracky, a spoof vampire character. Bundy began performing as a magician while studying theatre at

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in New Jersey. After graduating in 1975 he worked in a magic shop before setting up John Bundy Productions in 1982 to produce magic shows as marketing events for shopping centres. In 1994 he was joined by an

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who has become a long-term performing partner. The pair generally work under the billing of "John Bundy and Morgan". John Bundy Productions has also launched Morgan as a solo

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act under the name "Morgan the Escapist". John Bundy and Morgan were featured in Paramount Picture's 2010 release ''

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''. Their television credits that include two appearances on the ''

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'', ''Ricki Lake'', the '' Gordon Elliott Show'' and ''The Fox Kids Network'' as well as several appearances in commercials. Bundy and his work have featured in various industry periodicals and he was the subject of a cover feature for the October 2005 issue of ''

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'' magazine, which described him as "Halloween magic's greatest innovator".

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John Bundy Productions
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