Adventure Illusionist/TV Host Rich Manley

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JLJ has a fun convo with the Tubi TV star of Culture Shock!Rich Manley is dubbed the “Adventure Illusionist,” and explorer, magician and actor and uniquely combines his sleight of hand skills on the new Tubi series, “Culture Shock” shot in Peru and Africa now airing and was just renewed for season 2 to shoot in Boliva and also will perform his live stage show “Diary Of Magic” which he will tour around the US with Erich Recker,Criss Angel’s “Mindfreak” producer. Rich is also an actor, who’s production banner, 12th Planet Productions, starring in the action thriller, “Fallen Cards”which he wrote and co-directed along with Zack Ward and Justin Zagri now in post-production and other credits include the comedy, “Slay Belles” starring Barry Bostwick as well as the critically acclaimed, “The Debt Collector” starring Scott Adkins, Michael Pare, Louis Mandylor, directed by Jesse V. Johnson, the action adventure “Knight And Day” starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz,directed by James Mangold and the family comedy, “Cowboy Spirit.” Rich Manley was born in Concord Massachusetts and raised in the city of Stow and as a ten-year-old learned magic from his grandfather, Dr. Douglas Marchant, a surgeon who explored global cultures and their medicinal traditions. Rich attended College at Radford University in Virginia for Acting/media studies and sports studies focusing on martial arts and left college, and traveled to Los Angeles as part of a film crew for a reality show pilot called "Stars Stunts Action" and also engaged his magic abilities by performing at the prestigious Magic Castle in Hollywood.