ABOUTADRIAN

Adrian Van Vactor is an international award-winning illusionist from Tucson, Arizona. He started studying the art of illusion when he was 9 after watching David Copperfield perform live. A few years later, a television producer/director and talented illusionist noticed Adrian's natural talent for sleight of hand. This professional offered to be Adrian's mentor and Adrian readily accepted.

It was a pivotal time in Adrian's life as his mentor, a Christian, would often talk about the teachings of Jesus Christ while instructing Adrian on the finer points of sleight of hand. His mentor's influence taught Adrian to discern truth and avoid deception, ultimately leading Adrian to commit his life to Jesus Christ.

Having spent several years refining his skills, in 1994 Adrian was selected as one of ten top illusionists from around the world to compete in an international stage magic competition in Las Vegas. Adrian won first place at the event, which was hosted by some of today's most esteemed performers. Adrian received "The Lance Burton Award" as the grand prize. Later, Adrian was selected to receive the Milbourne Christopher Award for "The Most Promising Young Magician of the Future." Previous recipients of this prestigious award include David Copperfield as well as Siegfried and Roy.

Adrian learned a unique combination of illusion and ministry while touring with "The Andre Kole Magical Spectacular," a ministry of Campus Crusades for Christ (CCC) for two years. He then spent one year as a full time staff member of Youth for Christ as a special event evangelist.

For the last ten years, Adrian has used his international award-winning show as a way to challenge the minds of skeptics and share God's message of love through Jesus Christ in a relevant and entertaining way.

Adrian has also received extensive training. A graduate from The Communication Center under CCC for evangelistic speaking, Adrian received over 160 hours of specialized evangelism training in presentation, speech development, and Christian apologetics, enhancing Adrian's skills and ability to be relevant and effective in a variety of platforms.

In addition to his CCC training, Adrian completed The Billy Graham School of Evangelism, a thorough addition to Adrian's knowledge and skills in communicating the Gospel to today's world.
Adrian has appeared in over twenty countries on 6 continents with over 600 evangelistic outreaches and public speaking engagements for hundreds of thousands of people in university campuses, churches, prisons, and youth groups. In 2000, Adrian was invited to speak and perform for over 11,000 people at the World's Fair in Hanover, Germany. Adrian has been humbled to present the gospel and see tens of thousands of men, women, and children commit their lives to Christ.

Adrian lives in Tucson, AZ with his wife and partner in ministry, Tiffanie, and will continue to combine his expertise in the art of illusion with his public speaking and teaching skills to share the life-transforming grace and love of the Lord Jesus Christ in appealing and unforgettable ways for all audiences.