Apollo Robbins Biography

Fast Facts

• First appeared on national news because he pick-pocketed Secret Service agents while entertaining former President Jimmy Carter, successfully stealing Carter's itinerary and the keys to his motorcade
• Learned his sleight of hand skills both from his half-brothers and from a friend he ran into at a magic shop
• Quote: "In the same way that a film director would use a film lens to blur out a certain item or use a spotlight, I use certain movements that draw the eye instinctually․"
• Quote: "There are two kinds of magic․ If you think of it like martial arts, there's sparring where you are doing it with a partner and the other is kata where you're doing an exposition for the audience․"
• Opened Whizmob Inc․, in 2006, a brain trust offering expertise on current fraud, theft and scam trends
• A sleight-of-hand artist, his performances combine pick-pocketing, sleight-of-hand and con games
• Cited some of his influences as Slydini, Tommy Wonder, John Carney and Cardini
• The producers of "Alias" had him borrow the engagement ring given to Jennifer Garner by Ben Affleck without her knowledge
• Once switched Troy Aikman's and Jerome Bettis's driver's licenses
• The Phoenix Suns hired him to steal Charles Barkley's personal items