Rick Smith Jr. was born and raised in Lyndhurst, Ohio, a suburb on the eastern side of the city of Cleveland.

Following this incident, Smith attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the farthest thrown playing card, accomplishing the feat on March 21, 2002 at the Wolstein Center.

After gaining local publicity for the feat, Smith was invited onto Ripley's Believe It or Not!, where he demonstrated his card throwing abilities.

Smith is also the founder and director of Magic Gives Back, an organization dedicated to raising money for school systems across the United States.

Along with a group of performers, Smith organizes events in conjunction with school districts in order to raise money for education-related projects.