Steve Spill
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, 1987-88.[1] Has toured USA, South Africa (1990), the Caribbean (1993), Europe (1995), and Canada (1996).[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
- ^ a b c d e f g Whaley, Bart (2009) Who's Who In Magic Lybrary.com (page 520) ebook version
- ^ Matsumoto, Jon (1999-01-14), "It's No Illusion: A Magic Act That's Kid-Friendly", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2009-07-02
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: Text "news" ignored (help) - ^ Chambers, Cheesna (1998-09-18). "Penn & Teller christen Magicopolis". Daily Variety.
- ^ a b Foley, F. Kathleen (2001-06-14). ""Silly 'Hocus Pocus' Does the Trick"". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kawamoto, Wayne. "Review: Magicopolis". About.com. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Miller, Mark (2005-01-27). "Couple's best trick: staying visible". Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ a b "The Short Set: It's Magic". Los Angeles Times. 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Magicopolis". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
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- ^ "Bill in Lemon". 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Steve Spill's Mindreading Goose". 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
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- ^ "Ten Years Of Steve Spill DVD". Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ http://www.wootmagic.com/general/steve-spill/
- ^ Sim, Bernard (2009-02-09). "Confessions Of A Needle Swallower by Steve Spill". Retrieved 2009-07-02.
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