Jack Dagger:
The King of Fling

Growing up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, there wasn’t a whole lot to do.  Jack made a back-yard hobby out of throwing screwdrivers into the dirt.  From there he progressed to pocket knives and Boy Scout camping axes.  Eventually he obtained his first real throwing knife from the master designer (now deceased), Harry K. McEvoy, and it was off to the races.

As a recreational back-yard thrower, Jack has organized both the Baton Rouge Knife and Axe Throwers Club, and recently the LA Daggers.  Many of his students are very young, and he teaches knife throwing as a fun, safe, confidence building exercise.

Jack’s first television commercial had him throwing a tomahawk at a Louisiana-shaped target covered in bacon; a bizarre campaign ad for a local lawyer’s attempt at becoming Lieutenant Governor.  Since he moved to Los Angeles in January 2003, Jack has performed in hundreds of shows, made several television appearances (including Japanese television), won several national championships, been recognized by the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame, and set a world record in speed throwing.

Watch Jack throw an array of pointed implements within a hair’s breadth of his beautiful assistant, finishing with his signature flower-cut.  The legendary Carl Ballantine, after seeing Jack perform at the Steve Allen Theater in 2005, turned to the resident director, Amit Ittleman, and said,
“Now THAT’S Vaudeville!”