Tom London (magician)

Early life

London grew up in Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom. As a child, he enjoyed playing video games and has said that he had an early interest in magic/ He attended St Edmund's School in Canterbury.

Early career

At the age of 16 London became interested in close-up magic tricks and quickly found a restaurant willing to let him perform. Etienne Pradier heard of his performances and invited him to learn advanced close up magic. He was then able to start working professionally and since worked for at corporate events such as Tesco's Christmas parties.

America's Got Talent and Magic Career

In 2017, London decided to audition for America's Got Talent. Tom London's audition in Episode 1204 consisted first of having the audience members hold their phones in the air; the phones' screens subsequently changed color, alternating between red, white, and blue. Then, he had the judges pick three volunteers and host Tyra Banks to join him on the stage. Tom had the volunteers provide guesses to numerical questions about the four judges' pasts, the last of which came from Tyra typing eight digits on a calculator with her eyes closed. He then multiplied on the calculator those four numbers to get a large number: 73,928,547. He then showed a pre-recorded video depicting him holding a card with the same number. Finally, he explained that the seemingly random number actually directly related to the judges' pasts. Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Simon Cowell all voted "Yes", sending Tom to the Judge Cuts. Tom London's Judge Cuts performance in Episode 1207 consisted of first having the audience members hold up photos of famous landmarks from all over the world. He first had guest judge Chris Hardwick pick one, write the name of it on a card, fold it up, and place it in his pocket. Tom next revealed an envelope taped to his back with a ticket that went to Hardwick's destination. Next, he had the four other judges pick four random landmarks they wanted to visit. Finally, he demonstrated an application on his phone that when filmed on the ticket, showed instead videos of Tom visiting the four landmarks the judges mentioned. Howie Mandel gave him a standing ovation. Tom's performance was not strong enough for the judges to send him to the Quarterfinals, eliminating him from the competition instead of Eric Jones. In an interview with Metro, he said that he had though about doing Britain's Got Talent for a long time but decided to audition for America's Got Talent as he thought the show would help him more with his dream of performing in Las Vegas. He has also performed for Richard James.

Karate

At age 11, London started Karate at his local JKA dojo with two of his friends. In December 2006 he passed his black belt grading in Walton on Thames aged 15. A few weeks later he was selected to represent his country in the JKAE Karate squad. T He was selected to represent England in the French International Championships which took place early in December 2007 in Le Touquet in France.Tom received a gold medal in the U.18's kumite category.