[1] He was referred to in an article in weekly entertainment newspaper Citizen LA as "the premiere [sic] escape artist of our time.

[3] When Lovell was seven, his father performed a magic trick by pulling a coin from the young boy's ear.

[5] The stunt attracted over 2000 spectators,[6] as well as CBS and KCAL9 News stations, local newspapers, and radio shows including Casey Kasem's Top 20.

[citation needed] He has appeared as a guest on television programs such as: Spike TV for MANSWERS, where he explained how to escape from handcuffs.

Curtis Lovell guest appears on six episodes as a mentor, instructor, consultant to a musical artist.

[13] The evening included performances by variety of entertainers and acts such as Midnight Red,[14] Josh Sussman, Savannah Robison and International Escape Artist Curtis Lovell II.

Lovell, performed a Houdini style escape as an opening act for Larry King and his guests.

Lovell received national press coverage including: television, print, internet, radio and on major blogs and chat rooms.