Family Shows

Experience Is The Difference

Over the past 10 years Timothy has carefully developed his skills as an entertainer. He has a broad performing background which includes thousands of performances at Utah's largest amusement parks, Lagoon and The Utah Fun Dome. His wide variety of skills enables him to carefully tailor his performance to fit the personality and age of each different audience.

I was born in Provo Utah in 1971 to Karen and Larry Riggs who are wonderful and loving parents. When I was eight years old I learned my first magic trick. I was a cub scout in a small town in Oregon and my whole scout troop was planning on performing a magic show for our parents at the next pack meeting, quite a task when you're eight. We spent the month reading library books, learning our lines, and practicing tricks on each other, it was a lot of fun. Finally we were ready and I still remember that magical night. We each performed a couple of small tricks and then for a finally all the scouts helped perform a levitation. I was the one who got levitated (I was the only one strong enough to hold up the fake legs). It was a lot of fun and everyone who came had a wonderful and magical time. All the scout's parents were very proud, my scout leader was particularly impressed with my performance that's good because she was my mother. As I was growing up she always supported me with great attention on everyt hing I was interested. She's truly a great lady and I owe her everything.

As time went by, like many young boys I'd occasionally visit the local library, check out some magic books and learn a few tricks I could perform for my friends. I took a couple of magic lessons held in my community and even performed a small magic show for my elementary talent show. I probably would have left it at that had it not been for one pivotal meeting in my life. When I was thirteen years old I met an amazing magician named Paul Brewer. He was performing in my hometown of Salt Lake City and I absolutely loved his show. Well, after seeing me in his audience five or six times in several different towns and me making a pest of myself after each of his shows as many thirteen-year-olds do. Paul decided to take me under his wing and give me some more magical experiences. I became his apprentice and in exchange for many many hours of work in his show I learned magic. I worked closely with Paul for about seven years during which time I assisted with hundreds of magic shows. We did everything from amusement parks and fairs to stadiums and nightclubs which are pretty exciting when you're still a teenager. I will forever be grateful for Paul's patience and instruction as I learned from him the psychology of what creates a truly entertaining and magical experience. I still try to continue my magical education and often make the trek to Las Vegas to watch a new magic show or attend a magic convention.

When I was nineteen I took the time to serve a two year religious mission for the LDS Church. While there I performed several magic shows as a community service. When I returned I continued my pursuit of magic. I also continued my education and received my bachelors' degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah.

In 1993 one of my comedy spots was shown on ABC's Americas Funniest People.

In 1994 I created a magic instructional video titled "You Are The Magic" which inspires self-esteem in children by teaching them magic tricks. The primary use for this video was to aid in the recovery of hospitalized children. Since its creation the video has been placed in dozens of children's hospitals in the United States and in Canada.

In 1994 I accepted a three year entertainment position at Lagoon (Utah's largest amusement park). During my contract I preformed for hundreds of thousands of Lagoons guests including shows on every Lagoon stage.

In September of 1995 I married my sweetheart Rebecca.
She graciously let me cut her in pieces in many of my shows. I owe a lot to her and love her very much.

In 1998 I accepted a two and a half year performing position at The Utah Fun Dome (Utah's largest family entertainment center). During this time I performed over two thousand illusion shows on their main stage.

My entertainment experience also includes thousands of other performances that vary from children's birthdays and school assemblies to company parties and large special events.

Truly I have an entertainment background and experience level that few performers can claim.