As a corporate speaker and an expert in the field of pickpocketing, Lee has been called upon to give demonstrations and lectures to security companies, The Magic Circle and at other staff training seminars. He was recently secured as a pickpocket consultant and performer for National Geographic Scam Cities.
Cartier asked Lee to steal jewellery for staff training, and O2 Fraud and Security Events asked Lee to demonstrate his unique skills to their finest officers and investigators.
The One Show asked Lee to pickpocket Matt Baker live on BBC1, Pickpocket consultant and performer on Police5, and consultant and Pickpocket BBC Inside Out.
He pickpocketed Piers Morgan’s smartphone live on ITV good morning Britain wrote and created the Pickpocket sting for Getsafeonline.org. Most recently consulted on a Cohen brothers Hollywood blockbuster movie released in 2018, Pickpocket lived on the streets of London for the Nationwide building society campaign.
He has performed in many situations all over the world with 25-plus years of professional performance experience. Lee has an impressive CV under his belt and his ability to “deliver” makes him the World’s greatest pickpocket.
Lee also writes and creates new shows and Public speaking events worldwide on a regular basis, changing his act accordingly to the event or venue. Lee can theme to any era with custom-made movie-quality costumes.
For your evening event, his stage pickpocket act is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. He can also tailor his shows to any theme. Plus Lee is also great for Mix and Mingle Pickpocketing and Close up Magic in any situation, although not recommended for the beach!
Lee Thompson: MIMC (Member of the Inner Magic Circle) with Gold Star, the highest award given by the president of The Magic Circle.
