Pete was born in Middlesbrough, an industrial town on the Northeast coast of England. He got into magic as a kid after watching Paul Daniels on TV. He started dabbling with magic when he was given a magic set on his eighth birthday and he became fascinated by the ability to impress people that were bigger than him. "I'd show friends of my Dad my card stuff and they were blown away". At thirteen he joined the Middlesbrough Circle of Magicians. After winning the Acklam Grange School Talent Show twice Pete went to Middlesbrough College then to University in Scarborough where he gained a BA in Theatre. He had always gigged in pubs and bars as a magician to earn extra money. Hopelessly single and skint he worked part time for his father selling second hand cars. Pete's first big break through came in 2002 when he responded to an advert from Objective Productions, who were searching for new magicians for a show called Monkey Magic. He sent in a tape of himself in his underpants performing magic in his parent's back garden and was chosen almost instantly. He has stared in British television magic shows for Channel 4, Five, and Sky One, produced by Objective Productions. "Tricks to Freak Out Your Friends" is the name on Pete's first book published in Great Britain in 2006 by Michael O'Mara Books Limited. It is a book with sick, rude and scary step-by-step tricks to freak out your friends. In this book Pete reveals the secrets how to crack your nose, take a bite out of a glass and stick a barbecue skewer through your tongue. Everything from easy card tricks to swallowing knives.
