Steve Spill
Encyclopedia
Steve Spill is an American
magician
and founder of Magicopolis
in Santa Monica, California. Magicopolis is a 150-seat theater that opened in 1998,
where Spill performs sleight-of-hand and large-scale illusions. His shows have been praised by critics,
theatergoers,
feature writers,
families,
tourists,
and magicians.
Prior to the opening of Magicopolis, Spill worked as a magic bartender at the Jolly Jester in Aspen, Colorado, c.1976–c.1980. Partner with Bob Sheets as "Sheets & Spill" c1978-85. Regular at Inn of Magic in Washington, DC, area 1981–85. Played Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, 1987–88. He has toured USA, South Africa (1990), the Caribbean (1993), Europe (1995), and Canada (1996). He wrote My Hands Can Be Yours (1973, 79pp), Imagine Magic (1974), Spill Bar & Grill (1980), and three cartoon booklets.
Spill is known to magic aficionados
as a performer who innovates magical effects used by other magicians, such as his version of Bill in Lemon
and his Mindreading Goose.
He has been featured in industry journals such as Genii
, MAGIC
,
and M-U-M,
and created the DVDs Ten Years of Steve Spill 1980–1990
and Confessions of a Needle Swallower. Spill lives with his wife Bozena in Los Angeles.
United States
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magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...
and founder of Magicopolis
Magicopolis
Magicopolis is a 150 seat theater in Santa Monica, California; founded in 1998 by magician Steve Spill, and is the permanent home of his magic production, "Escape Reality", which enjoys great reviews from guests and critics...
in Santa Monica, California. Magicopolis is a 150-seat theater that opened in 1998,
where Spill performs sleight-of-hand and large-scale illusions. His shows have been praised by critics,
theatergoers,
feature writers,
families,
tourists,
and magicians.
Prior to the opening of Magicopolis, Spill worked as a magic bartender at the Jolly Jester in Aspen, Colorado, c.1976–c.1980. Partner with Bob Sheets as "Sheets & Spill" c1978-85. Regular at Inn of Magic in Washington, DC, area 1981–85. Played Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, 1987–88. He has toured USA, South Africa (1990), the Caribbean (1993), Europe (1995), and Canada (1996). He wrote My Hands Can Be Yours (1973, 79pp), Imagine Magic (1974), Spill Bar & Grill (1980), and three cartoon booklets.
Spill is known to magic aficionados
as a performer who innovates magical effects used by other magicians, such as his version of Bill in Lemon
Bill in lemon
The bill in lemon is an effect in which a magician requests a currency note from a spectator and makes the note vanish, then proceeding to slice a lemon open to show the note inside.- In performance :...
and his Mindreading Goose.
He has been featured in industry journals such as Genii
Genii
Genii , a plural form of genie, which is an alternate spelling of jinnī , are supernatural creatures in Arab folklore and Islamic teachings...
, MAGIC
Magic (magazine)
MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, is an independent magazine for magicians that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A creation of Stan Allen, magician, it debuted in September 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover, and over the years it has also featured David...
,
and M-U-M,
and created the DVDs Ten Years of Steve Spill 1980–1990
and Confessions of a Needle Swallower. Spill lives with his wife Bozena in Los Angeles.