Justin Flom

Justin Flom (born April 29, 1986) is an American YouTuber, social media personality, and illusionist. He gained recognition through his YouTube series along with his television show Wizard Wars in which he performs magic using everyday objects. Flom has also performed live, both independently and as an opening act for musical groups. He has been a part of notable projects such as the Band of Magicians.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he expanded his reach on social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, where his videos garnered millions of views. Known for his controversial support of magic exposure, Flom often reveals the secrets behind magic tricks.

Early life Born in Edina, Minnesota, Flom was raised in a family of magicians (his father and uncle were practicing magicians). He has two brothers and a sister. Flom started doing magic at an early age with his siblings. He was homeschooled.

Career

Branson, Missouri, 2005–2009 In 2005, Flom decided to forego college to pursue a career in magic, launching his show at The Branson Mall Music Theatre in Branson, Missouri He then became a regular guest on her show. Flom was once named Best Up and Coming Entertainer by Las Vegas Weekly.

Creators of Wizard Wars Rick Lax and Justin Flom with fellow Wizard Angela Funovits on set.

2014 In 2014, Australian magician James Galea formed the Band of Magicians with Flom, Justin Willman, and Nate Staniforth. The group performed collaborative illusions that required the combined skills of multiple magicians, debuting at the Sydney Festival 2014. Flom also served as an associate producer of the show, which was based on an idea by Rick Lax from Flom's YouTube channel. Flom held the position of lead wizard on the series. The premiere of Wizard Wars attracted over a million viewers.

2015–2017 In January 2015, Flom participated in a WWE storyline on Smackdown where he performed magic for the superstars backstage and smashed an egg on the face of The Miz, contributing to the ongoing conflict between the Miz and Mizdow (also known as Damien Sandow). This appearance was part of a promotion for the new season of Wizard Wars, which aired immediately following that episode of SmackDown.

Justin Flom, the first magician to perform close up magic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Also in 2015, Flom performed as the opening act for the country music group Florida Georgia Line during their arena tour.

Throughout much of his career, Flom dedicated significant time to creating content for YouTube and Snapchat, while also performing live magic across the United States. His wife at the time, Jocelynn Flom, filmed all the videos, and Flom handled the editing of the footage.

2019 Flom was a contestant on The World's Best where he advanced to the champion rounds.

2020s During the worldwide pandemic, Flom began creating Facebook videos full-time. His content gained popularity, making his page one of the top 5 U.S. Facebook pages with the highest reach. In 2020 alone, his content garnered 6.4 billion minutes of viewing time on Facebook's platform. In January and February 2022, Flom's page was among the most-viewed pages in Facebook. Criticism was leveled at Flom by other magicians, and he was barred from several magic organizations.

Between 2020 and 2023, Flom produced more than 2,000 videos.

Social media content

Soldier's Deck of Cards In the Soldier's Deck of Cards video, Justin Flom narrates a story about a soldier during World War II who uses a deck of cards which acts as his bible, calendar, and almanac. Using card manipulation, he paid tribute to American war veterans.

Anna's Quick Change Trick In this video, Flom and his wife Anna collaborate on a quick change trick, where Anna changes outfits multiple times in a matter of seconds. They separated in the spring of 2021. In 2023, Flom married Anna Rothfuss.

Flom has two daughters.