GABRIELLA LESTER
WHO IS
GABRIELLA LESTER?
Gabriella Lester is a 20 year old internationally award winning magician from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Known for her quick wit and sardonic charm, she's quickly became one of the fastest growing names in the industry.
Gabriella is one of the youngest performers to ever do Houdini's daring suspended straitjacket escape (at the age of 14), she's performed on some of the biggest stages in Vegas, and is also a frequent headliner at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Most recently, she appeared on Penn and Teller's hit show 'Fool Us', was featured in the New York Times, and performed over 500 shows in the year of 2023 while solo touring in both Europe and North America.
Aside from live performances, Gabriella worked as a magic consultant for Hallmark while filming movies such as "We Need a Little Christmas". In 2024, she became an associate producer on Penn and Teller's Fool Us.
In her spare time, she works on and rides motorcycles ranging from dirt bikes to liter bikes to track. She developed her love for powersports from her father at an early age, and has since spent years in the garage learning about the complex world of motorsports mechanics.
IN THE NEWS
Can Gabriella Lester impress, shock and possibly trick the popular entertainment duo of Penn and Teller on national TV?
Gabriella Lester is casting a spell on audiences and poised to start a European tour. The 18-year-old's future looks positively magical
But with few women in the field to watch and emulate as she established herself as a performer, Ms. Lester said she was largely left to find her own way.
Port Moody's 'Diva of Deception' heads to Hollywood next week to perform at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, Cali
Winner of the Canadian Rising Star award in 2024
Doing the suspended straitjacket escape at the Vancouver Playhouse
One of the youngest performers to do Houdini's daring stunt
Winner of the Canadian Rising Star award in 2024