John Lovick is an American magician, writer, director, and actor. Since the 1990s he has performed as a magician and actor throughout the United States and Canada, as well as England, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia.His performing alter ego, Handsome Jack, is a regular performer at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, where he has served on the Board of Trustees and has been nominated for the "Parlour Magician of the Year" award eleven years in a row. Additionally, he is a writer and has written many cover articles for both MAGIC Magazine and Genii Magazine.Lovick has invented numerous popular magic effects and regularly lectures at magic conventions. In 2006 he compiled and authored "SWITCH: Unfolding the $100 Bill Change," a comprehensive guide to the bill-switch magic trick, which includes history, performance theory, and presentation ideas for the effect. He also co-authored "The Paper Engine" and wrote "Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen". He produced the popular magic demonstration DVD, "Reparation," which teaches his popular method for the Torn and Restored Card. In 2014 he released a book about the magic of Steve Mayhew, and he is currently working on a book detailing his own entire professional magic repertoire.Lovick lives in Los Angeles, California.