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Prior to the opening of ''Magicopolis'', Spill worked as a magic bartender at the ''Jolly Jester'' in Aspen, Colorado, c1976-c1980.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Partner with Bob Sheets as "Sheets & Spill" c1978-85.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Regular at ''Inn of Magic'' in Washingtion, DC, area 1981-85.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Played ''Harrah's'', Lake Tahoe, 1978-88.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Has toured USA, Europe (1986), Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Wrote ''My Hands Can Be Yours'' (1973,79pp), ''Imagine Magic'' (1974), ''Spill Bar & Grill'' (1980), plus three cartoon booklets.<ref name="WhosWho" />
Prior to the opening of ''Magicopolis'', Spill worked as a magic bartender at the ''Jolly Jester'' in Aspen, Colorado, c1976-c1980.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Partner with Bob Sheets as "Sheets & Spill" c1978-85.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Regular at ''Inn of Magic'' in Washingtion, DC, area 1981-85.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Played ''Harrah's'', Lake Tahoe, 1978-88.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Has toured USA, Europe (1986), Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.<ref name="WhosWho" /> Wrote ''My Hands Can Be Yours'' (1973,79pp), ''Imagine Magic'' (1974), ''Spill Bar & Grill'' (1980), plus three cartoon booklets.<ref name="WhosWho" />

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Steve Spill (born Steven Spillman; San Francisco, California: 3 Jan 1955)[1] is an American magician and founder of Magicopolis[2] in Santa Monica, California. Magicopolis, is a 150 seat theater that opened in 1998,[3] where Spill perfroms sleight-of-hand and large scale illusions. His shows have been praised by critics,[4][5] theatergoers,[6] feature writers,[7] families,[8][9] tourists,[8] and magicians.[4]


Prior to the opening of Magicopolis, Spill worked as a magic bartender at the Jolly Jester in Aspen, Colorado, c1976-c1980.[1] Partner with Bob Sheets as "Sheets & Spill" c1978-85.[1] Regular at Inn of Magic in Washingtion, DC, area 1981-85.[1] Played Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, 1978-88.[1] Has toured USA, Europe (1986), Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean.[1] Wrote My Hands Can Be Yours (1973,79pp), Imagine Magic (1974), Spill Bar & Grill (1980), plus three cartoon booklets.[1]


Spill is known to magic aficionados[10] as a performer who innovates magical effects used by other magicians, such as his version of Bill in Lemon[11] and his Mindreading Goose.[12] He has been featured in industry journals such as Genii,[10] MAGIC,[13] M-U-M,[14] and created the DVD’s, Ten Years of Steve Spill 1980 – 1990[15] and Confessions of a Needle Swallower.[16][17] Spill lives with his wife Bozena in Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Whaley, Bart (2009) Who's Who In Magic Lybrary.com (page 520) ebook version
  2. ^ Matsumoto, Jon (1999-01-14), "It's No Illusion: A Magic Act That's Kid-Friendly", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2009-07-02 {{citation}}: Text "news" ignored (help)
  3. ^ Chambers, Cheesna (1998-09-18). "Penn & Teller christen Magicopolis". Daily Variety.
  4. ^ a b Foley, F. Kathleen (2001-06-14). "Silly 'Hocus Pocus' Does the Trick". Los Angeles Times. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ Kawamoto, Wayne. "Review: Magicopolis". About.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  6. ^ Miller, Mark (2005-01-27). "Couple's best trick: staying visible". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ Template:Cite article
  8. ^ a b "The Short Set: It's Magic". Los Angeles Times. 2008-02-07.
  9. ^ "Magicopolis". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  10. ^ a b Template:Cite article
  11. ^ "Bill in Lemon". 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  12. ^ "Steve Spill's Mindreading Goose". 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  13. ^ Template:Cite article
  14. ^ Template:Cite article
  15. ^ "Ten Years Of Steve Spill DVD". Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  16. ^ http://www.wootmagic.com/general/steve-spill/
  17. ^ Sim, Bernard (2009-02-09). "Confessions Of A Needle Swallower by Steve Spill". Retrieved 2009-07-02.

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