Lance Burton (born William Lance Burton on March 10, 1960 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a stage magician who performs nightly in his own show at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino

Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, He first became interested in magic at the age of 5, when he was one of the volunteers at a magic show of Magician Harry Collins during a Christmas party at the Frito-Lay plant where his mother worked. Young Burton quickly learned. His first performances were for neighborhood children.

In 1977, as a teenager, Burton entered his first magic competition and won first prize. In 1980, shortly after his 20th birthday, he was awarded a "Gold Medal of Excellence" from the International Brotherhood of Magicians. After that, he moved to Southern California, where within a week he appeared on The Tonight Show. Host Johnny Carson watched him in rehearsal, and allowed him to do an unprecedented 12-minute routine. Through the course of Burton's career he was invited back for a total of ten performances while Johnny Carson was host, and another ten performances during Jay Leno's tenure.

He performed an initial eight-week trial at the Folies Bergere show in Las Vegas, and this was then extended for a record-breaking nine years. In 1991, he produced, directed and wrote his own show, which opened at the Hacienda Hotel and ran for five years.

In August 1994, Burton signed a 13-year contract (the longest contract given to any entertainer in Las Vegas history) with the Monte Carlo Resort in Las Vegas which opened on June 21,1996. The greatest honor of all was to have a $27 million 1,274-seat theatre built especially for him and designed to his specifications which has been named The Lance Burton Theatre.

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