Shawn Ness was born in Wausau, Wisconsin to David a business manager
and Shirley an LPN. At the age of 5 he moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
He attended Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, graduating
in 1994.
He spent 3 years total attending 3 different Colleges studying Acting
and Radio, TV, Film Communications but left in 1997 to pursue a career
as a magician and escape artist. A year later he decided to stop
performing magic and concentrate solely on performing escapology after
doing a through study on the life of legendary escape artist
Harry Houdini.
Since that time Shawn has performed on the same stage as famed
television escape artists 'Living Illusions,' whom he has also been a
consultant for, as well as the star of the NBC shows 'The Worlds Most
Dangerous Magic 1 and 2,' 'Dean Gunnarson'.