- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Lance Burton
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Lance Burton was born on March 10, 1960 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Knight Rider (1982) and Billy Topit (2015). He was previously married to Melinda Saxe.
- SpouseMelinda Saxe(August 30, 1993 - 1994) (divorced)
- Likes to read Anne Rice.
- Nearly died when an escape trick he was performing for the taping of a television show went awry. He was tied to the tracks of the Desperado rollercoaster at Buffalo Bill's Casino-Resort in Primm, Nevada, with an unoccupied rollercoaster riding on the tracks, when he discovered he couldn't free himself from his bonds. He escaped, quite literally, at the last possible moment (he later commented, "That was STUPID!"). He frequently opens his stage shows by showing that clip on a projection screen.
- Is good friends with world famous Illusionist Criss Angel.
- His favorite car is the Corvette. He drives a fake white one in his show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Performed before the Queen of England.
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