Background
Reynolds was born in Toledo, Ohio, and as a child, he saw Harry Blackstone, Senior perform.
Reynolds was born in Toledo, Ohio, and as a child, he saw Harry Blackstone, Senior perform.
University of Michigan.
Reynolds was immediately drawn to magic, starting with a Gilbert Mysto Kit. He majored in theater at the University of Michigan, and earned his masters degree there too. He undertook a number of jobs in media and journalism.
He met Doug Henning while writing an article on magic, and Henning hired him as a consultant.
He was chief magic consultant for Henning"s popular network television magic shows, which ran from 1975 for nearly a decade. He did other work with Henning, including Merlin.
He also worked frequently with Harry Blackstone, Junior., the son of his childhood hero. He invented two different ways to make an elephant vanish, and made a horse and rider disappear.
He produced and directed productions all over the world and in various media—live, film, and television, wrote and co-wrote extensively on magic, collected notable magic memorabilia, and lectured at the Smithsonian.
He died of liver cancer at the age of 78 at his (Greenwich Village, New York County, New York, United States) home.