About Nick Gasparro

Nick first encountered magic at age 11 on a family trip to Washington D.C., when he wandered into a small magic shop and watched a silk vanish and reappear in someone’s bare hands. He was immediately and permanently hooked.

Through middle school and high school his focus was almost entirely on close-up magic and sleight of hand. To him it was a “Moveable Feast” — something he could carry anywhere and share with anyone. That portable, intimate quality has defined his approach ever since.

Nick was fortunate to meet and learn from Eugene Burger, widely regarded as one of the most influential close-up magicians of the 20th century. Burger’s philosophy — that magic is fundamentally about the human experience of wonder, not tricks — shaped Nick’s entire approach. Nick has continued studying the psychology of influence and social dynamics, which forms the foundation of his mentalism work: reading body language, asking questions that feel impossibly precise, and creating the impression that he knows things he has no business knowing.

Over the years Nick has performed at hundreds of events across the Chicago area — corporate cocktail hours in the Loop, rehearsal dinners in Oak Brook, holiday parties in Naperville, fundraisers in Hinsdale, and wedding receptions from Schaumburg to Orland Park. The variety has made him a better performer. Every room is different. Every crowd reads differently. The material adapts.