Apollo Robbins

Birth Name:

Apollo Robbins

Birth Place:

Plainview, Texas, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

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․"
A sleight-of-hand artist, his performances combine pick-pocketing, sleight-of-hand and con games
Opened Whizmob Inc․, in 2006, a brain trust offering expertise on current fraud, theft and scam trends
Cited some of his influences as Slydini, Tommy Wonder, John Carney and Cardini
Once switched Troy Aikman's and Jerome Bettis's driver's licenses
The Phoenix Suns hired him to steal Charles Barkley's personal items
The producers of "Alias" had him borrow the engagement ring given to Jennifer Garner by Ben Affleck without her knowledge

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