| 词条 | Kirby Van Burch |
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| name = Kirby VanBurch | image = | caption = | birth_name = Kirby VanBurch | birth_date = | birth_place = Houston, TX | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Magician | known_for = | spouse = Ashley Botkin VanBurch 2014 (Divorced) Bambi VanBurch 2000-2011 (Divorced) | website = kirbyvanburch.com }} Kirby VanBurch is a professional magician who performed for most of his active career in Branson, Missouri. Notable awardsVan Burch was named "The Prince of Magic" by the Princess of Thailand and "Worlds Best Illusionist" at the 2008 World Magic Awards. He began his magic career at age 7 in Houston, Texas after seeing a magic show. He later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and became the youngest performer in the casino area of Fremont Street. He celebrated the opening of a twenty-story tower by being hoisted twenty stories in the air and attempting to escape a straight jacket and foot shackles suspended by a flaming rope over a cage filled with hungry pigs. Performing historyVan Burch spent many years working in Branson, Missouri as a stage performer, during which time he collaborated with many other performers.[1] For some time, Van Burch performed at his own theater in Branson with 12 animals, including white tigers, panthers, cows, goats, and pigs. His show also featured several large-scale illusions, including an appearing helicopter and firing a machine gun into the audience. Kirby performed in Branson for 20 years. He performed at his most recent theater for 6 years, and has headlined at 9 different theaters in Branson, Missouri. Best FriendVan Burch has been best friends with the Representative for Missouri's 158th Congressional District, Scott Fitzpatrick for several years. Current performing statusVan Burch was in negotiations in early 2014 to begin performing at the Lodge of the Ozarks in Branson, but that arrangement is still pending.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shepherdgazette.com/20130228213/Spring-2013/phillip-wellford.html |title=Tribute to Philip Wellford |publisher=The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette |work=The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette |date=28 February 2013 |accessdate=29 June 2015 |author=Burlingame, Linda |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702170751/http://www.shepherdgazette.com/20130228213/Spring-2013/phillip-wellford.html |archivedate= 2 July 2015 |df= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Burch, Kirby}}{{magic-stub}}{{US-entertainer-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/magicians-tigers-moved-to-sanctuary |title=Magician's tigers moved to sanctuary |work=ozarksfirst.com |date=June 30, 2014 |accessdate=28 May 2015 |author=Sloan, Grant |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528231323/http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/magicians-tigers-moved-to-sanctuary |archivedate=28 May 2015 |df= }} 3 : Living people|American magicians|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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