Guest Speaker, October 16, 2026
Paul Driscoll | Magic
Paul Driscoll born and raised in the Lone Star State, Paul Driscoll fills the bill to be a towering Texan. At 6’ 9” tall, Paul is one of the most “looked up to” magicians in the world.


Paul made his show business debut at the ripe old age of six, performing door to door, carrying an old suitcase of tricks labeled Drisco The Great. While still in high school, he produced and hosted a weekly television show, Smile, It’s Magic, and was named World Champion Teenage Magician by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Driscoll has twice been named Top
Texas Magician, and is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Jack Gwynne Award, which in the magic world is comparable to an Emmy or Grammy Award. Two years prior to Paul receiving the Gwynne Award, another young magician was in the running for this honor. His name was David Copperfield.


Since those early beginnings, Paul has gone on to perform his special blend of magic and comedy coast to coast at nightclubs and corporate events, and around the world on luxury cruise liners. Many Fortune 500 companies have called upon his magical services, including Exxon, IBM, Bristol-Meyers, Chevrolet, Texaco, Coca-Cola, General Foods, and American
Airlines.

 

He has stood tall on the Las Vegas stages of Bally’s, Harrah’s, The Tropicana, Catch A Rising Star, and The Monte Carlo, and has shared the spotlight with such showbiz luminaries as Bob
Hope, Gloria Estefan, Paul Anka, Kenny G., and Mickey Gilley. Paul has headlined at the famed Magic Castle night-club in Hollywood, which features the top magic acts from around the world.

 

Paul has over 200 television and radio appearances to his credit --- on talk shows, specials, commercials, telethons, news programs, and in documentaries and commercials.


Driscoll was recently featured in a cover story of Linking Ring Magazine, which has the largest circulation of any magic trade journal in the world. Past cover stories have profiled such
magicians as Penn and Teller and Criss Angel.


Here’s what the media is saying about the magic and comedy of Paul Driscoll: 

  • “Driscoll is a charming and engaging star, who proves himself an accomplished wit, adept at ad-libbing and playing off and with his audience with panache.” --- Hollywood’s Drama Logue Magazine
  • “Paul Driscoll’s style is classic cool. Think Rat Pack meets magic, deftly mixing comedy and sleight of hand.” --- Houston Chronicle 
  • “Magician Paul Driscoll is tall, dark, and handsome with high energy.” --- Vegas Entertainment. 
  • Today, “Paul Driscoll is one of the top magicians in the country.” --- KPRC-2 NBC Houston
  • “Driscoll, like the giant martini in his show, is larger than life, and his wit exquisitely dry.” --- Las Vegas Daily
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Pasadena Rotary Luncheon Meeting Location
  
Pappa Yolk's Grill
5824 Spencer Hwy,
Pasadena, TX 77505
Pasadena 
Spotlight
(Speakers 2026-2027)
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Saturday evening. The Veterans tour WDC and visit their respective war
memorials. Each flight has 23 Veterans onboard and the guardians. When the
flight arrives at Houston Hobby Airport, we have a welcome home party; in
most cases, our Vietnam Veterans never had a welcome home. 
 
Please come out to Hobby Airport at 9:30 on October 17, 2026, and wear your
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We usually have about 300 Veterans and Patriots welcoming our Veterans. 
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Pasadena Rotary Guest Speakers
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