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Justin Flom
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| Born | April 29, 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Agent | CAA | ||||||||||||||
| Known for | Wizard Wars, Sawing a Baby in Half, TikTok Iron Man Painting |
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| Spouse(s) | Jocelynn Flom (m. 2009; div. 2021) Anna Rothfuss (m. 2023) |
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Justin Flom (born April 29, 1986) is an American magician and social media star. He became famous for his magic videos on YouTube and his TV show, Wizard Wars. Justin is known for doing magic tricks using everyday objects. He has also performed live shows, sometimes even opening for music groups.
Justin Flom is also known for sometimes showing how magic tricks are done. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his videos became super popular on Facebook and YouTube, getting billions of views!
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Early Life and Magic Beginnings
Justin Flom was born in Edina, Minnesota. He grew up in a family of magicians, as both his dad and uncle were magicians. Justin has two brothers and a sister. He started learning magic tricks with his siblings when he was very young. He was homeschooled, which means he learned at home instead of going to a regular school.
Justin Flom's Magic Career
Starting in Branson, Missouri (2005-2009)
In 2005, Justin decided to become a full-time magician instead of going to college. He started his own magic show in Branson, Missouri. He was the youngest main performer in that area. In 2006, he opened his own magic theater called The Imaginary Theatre and Magic Parlor. After a few years, by 2011, Justin decided to focus more on making magic videos for the internet.
YouTube Success (2012-2013)
In 2012, Justin created an event called Magic Block Party. This was a street magic show with different magic tricks performed for people in local towns. The event was filmed in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Magic Block Party got a lot of attention, even from Ellen DeGeneres. She invited Justin to be on her TV show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He became a regular guest there. A magazine called Las Vegas Weekly even named him the Best Up and Coming Entertainer.
Band of Magicians and Wizard Wars (2014)
In 2014, Justin joined a group of magicians called the Band of Magicians. This group included Australian magician James Galea, Justin Willman, and Nate Staniforth. They performed big magic tricks together that needed all their skills. Their first show was at the Sydney Festival in 2014.
Also in 2014, the Syfy TV channel launched a new show called Wizard Wars. Justin Flom was a main part of this show, along with famous magicians Penn and Teller. On the show, magicians competed to create new magic tricks using everyday items. Justin was also a producer for the show and was known as the lead wizard. The first episode of Wizard Wars was watched by over a million people!
Performing and Commercials (2015-2017)
In 2015, Justin appeared on the WWE show Smackdown. He performed magic tricks backstage for the wrestling superstars. This was part of promoting the new season of Wizard Wars.
In 2015, Justin also performed as the opening act for the country music group Florida Georgia Line on their big tour. The next year, he was in a commercial for Coca-Cola, doing magic for their One Brand ad campaign. For many years, Justin spent a lot of time making videos for YouTube and Snapchat. He also performed live magic shows all over the United States. His wife at the time, Jocelynn Flom, filmed all his videos, and Justin edited them.
Viral Videos (2018-2019)
In early 2018, Justin released a video called Sawing a Baby in Half. In this video, he did the classic "sawing a person in half" trick using his 4-month-old daughter. This video, along with other magic tricks, has been watched over 100 million times! In 2019, Justin was a contestant on the TV show The World's Best, where he made it to the champion rounds.
Pandemic Popularity and Secret Rooms (2020s)
During the worldwide pandemic, Justin started making Facebook videos full-time. His videos became incredibly popular, making his page one of the most-watched Facebook pages in the U.S. In 2020 alone, people watched his content for 6.4 billion minutes on Facebook!
Between 2020 and 2023, Justin made over 2,000 videos. He added special features to his home in Las Vegas, which often appear in his social media videos. These include secret passages, a foam pit room, trap doors, and even floating furniture! In 2023, he uploaded a video on TikTok that became the second most-viewed video on the platform worldwide that year. The video showed Justin painting Iron Man on a ceiling and got 418 million views.
In June 2024, a video Justin made in 2022 became the most-viewed video on YouTube Shorts. In this video, his wife Anna did a quick-change trick with three dresses. Many of his other videos have also become very popular on YouTube Shorts.
Personal Life
Justin Flom was born in Edina, Minnesota. He grew up in a family of magicians, as both his father and uncle were magicians. He has two brothers and a sister. Justin started doing magic at a young age with his siblings and was homeschooled.
In 2009, Justin married Jocelynn Sharp. In 2023, Justin married Anna Rothfuss. Justin has two children, named Haven and Holiday.
