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Steve Spill (born Steven Spillman; San Francisco, California; 3 January 1955) is an American magician and founder of Magicopolis,[1] a 150-seat theater that opened in 1998[2] in Santa Monica, California, where Spill performs sleight-of-hand and large-scale illusions. Spill's shows have been praised by critics,[3][4]

theatergoers,[5]

feature writers,[6]

families,[7][8]

tourists,[7]

and magicians.[3]

When Steve Spill was young, his father was night manager of the famous Magic Castle. It was there that Spill met influential magicians such as Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller.[9] 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. On May 12, 2015, Spill's book I Lie for Money was published by Skyhorse Publishing.[10][11]

Spill is known to magic aficionados[12]

as a performer who innovates magical effects used by other magicians, such as his version of Bill in Lemon[13]

and his Mindreading Goose.[14]

He has been featured in industry journals such as Genii,[12] MAGIC,[15]

and M-U-M,[16]

and created the DVDs Ten Years of Steve Spill 1980–1990[17]

and Confessions of a Needle Swallower.[18][19] Spill lives with his wife Bozena in Los Angeles.

References

1. ^{{citation|title=It’s No Illusion: A Magic Act That's Kid-Friendly|last=Matsumoto|first=Jon|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1999-01-14|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/38640811.html?dids=38640811:38640811&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+14%2C+1999&author=JON+MATSUMOTO&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=33&desc=It%27s+No+Illusion%3A+A+Magic+Act+That%27s+Kid-Friendly%3B+Magicopolis+in+Santa+Monica+avoids+nightclub+glitz+while+aiming+for+a+style+both+cutting-edge+and+clean.|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Penn & Teller christen Magicopolis|last=Chambers|first=Cheesna|date=1998-09-18|newspaper=Daily Variety}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Silly 'Hocus Pocus' Does the Trick|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=F. Kathleen|last=Foley|date=2001-06-14}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Magicopolis|last=Kawamoto|first=Wayne|publisher=About.com|url=http://magic.about.com/od/magicvenues/a/magicopolis.htm|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Couple’s best trick: staying visible|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=Mark|last=Miller|date=2005-01-27}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=All That Abracadabra|work=Back Stage West Magazine|first=Jenelle|last=Riley|date=May 29 – June 4, 2003}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=The Short Set: It’s Magic|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2008-02-07}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Magicopolis|publisher=TripAdvisor|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g33052-d592772-Reviews-Magicopolis-Santa_Monica_California.html|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
9. ^http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-c-miller/exclusive-interview-with-_44_b_12614606.html
10. ^http://remarkablemagic.com/2015/02/19/steve-spill-this-guy-lies-for-money/
11. ^http://jackshalom.net/2015/03/07/i-lie-for-money/
12. ^{{cite news|title=Steve Spill, a conversation between his right & left brain|work=Genii Magazine|date=June 1991}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Bill in Lemon|date=2008-01-21|url=http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=242567&forum=246&13|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=Steve Spill's Mindreading Goose|date=2008-12-12|url=http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=288612&forum=218&203|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
15. ^{{cite news|title=Magicopolis Grand Opening|work=MAGIC|first=Mike|last=Caveney|date=November 1998}}
16. ^{{cite news|title=Steve Spill|work=M-U-M|first=Mike|last=Close|date=August 2009}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Ten Years Of Steve Spill DVD|url=http://www.mylovelyassistant.com/products/view/8491|accessdate=2009-07-02}}
18. ^http://www.wootmagic.com/general/steve-spill/
19. ^{{cite web|title=Confessions Of A Needle Swallower by Steve Spill|last=Sim|first=Bernard|date=2009-02-09|url=http://www.magicboutique.sg/confessions-needle-swallower-steve-spill-pri-12244.html?reviews_id=480|accessdate=2009-07-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.magicopolis.com}}
  • LA Times Guide Entry
  • The Magic Café Guest of Honor 2008
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