About Jon
Jon married his wife, Annalise, on June 16, 2017, on a beach in Mexico. Their daughter, Amaya Love Dorenbos, was born on May 26, 2019.
A lot of people ask Jon, “what’s life like on the road as a Keynote Speaker?” Here is a video of Jon speaking to 3 companies in 3 states in 24 hours.
Jon has been performing magic since the age of 12. He started playing football his freshman year in high school.
When asked what his most proud moment of his career was, Jon responded, “when I was in training camp with the Eagles and competing on America’s Got Talent. Think about it… I was playing in the NFL and performing magic on the #1 TV show simultaneously. At the top of my game in both professions. I played the season opener against the Cleveland Browns. Got on a jet from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and competed on the Finals of AGT the next night. So cool.”
He was traded to the New Orleans Saints during training camp of the 2017 season. It was there that doctors discovered he had a heart condition that would require emergency open heart surgery…which ultimately ended his football career. He appeared on Ellen six weeks after surgery.
Ellen created a game show that Jon hosted. Jon would show up at your house and give you a chance to win money and crazy prizes. Here is one of Jon’s favorite moments hosting that show. After the episode was done filming… the cameras kept rolling as Jon surprised a little girl.
His book titled, Life Is Magic, was released on ELLEN. Executive Producer, Mike Tollin, acquired the rights to the book and is making it a movie. The script is written by John Gatins, Who wrote the film FLIGHT and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
