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Rick Smith Jr. | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 5, 1981 Lyndhurst, Ohio, U.S.[1] | |||||||||
| Education | Cleveland State University | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2002–present | |||||||||
| Known for | Card throwing | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.53 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.31 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: August 23, 2024 | ||||||||||
Rick Smith Jr. (born 5 March 1981) is a professional illusionist and card thrower from Cleveland, Ohio. Having derived his throwing skills from his time as an NCAA Division I pitcher at Cleveland State University, Smith currently holds three world records: farthest throw of a playing card,[3] highest throw of a playing card,[4] and most playing cards consecutively thrown into a horizontal target.[5] Smith has released a number of instructional films on card throwing and magic.
- ^ Piorkowski, Jeff (August 25, 2014). "Lyndhurst native Rick Smith, Jr., card thrower and magician, to appear on 'Stan Lee's Superhumans'". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "About Rick Smith, Jr". YouTube.
- ^ "Farthest throw of a playing card". Guinness World Records. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Highest throw of a playing card". Guinness World Records. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Most playing cards consecutively thrown into a horizontal target". Guinness World Records. Retrieved April 29, 2023.