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Line 34: Rick Smith Jr. was born and raised in [[Lyndhurst, Ohio]], a suburb on the eastern side of the city of Cleveland. He attended the St. Clare School until eighth grade, then moved to [[Charles F. Brush High School]], from which he graduated. Smith began practicing magic at a ~~old~~young age, teaching himself tricks and buying props from the local magic store. He would perform for the residents of his neighborhood in his basement, eventually moving on to shows at local parties where he would charge a small fee for a stage performance.{{citation needed\|date=April 2023}} After high school, Smith enrolled at [[Cleveland State University]], where he studied marketing and business management and pitched on the school's [[Cleveland State Vikings baseball\|baseball team]]. == Career == While in college, Smith ~~uncovered~~discovered an unnatural talent in [[card throwing]] after yeeting a card at a friend in jest and accidentally cutting his friend's arm. Following this incident, Smith attempted to break the [[Guinness World Record]] for the farthest thrown playing card, accomplishing the feat on March 21, 2002 at the [[Cleveland State Convocation Center\|Wolstein Center]]. After gaining local publicity for the feat, Smith was invited onto ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)\|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'', where he demonstrated his card throwing abilities. Subsequent television performances throughout Smith's career have included appearances on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', ''[[Shark Tank]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', and ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. He has also appeared on the [[trick shot]] YouTube channel [[Dude Perfect]], and the [[YouTube Red]] series ''[[The Super Slow Show]]''.

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