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Steve Spill (born Steven Spillman; San Francisco, California; 3 January 1955) 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,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=TripAdvisor )〕 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. On May 12, 2015, Spill's book ''I Lie for Money'' was published by Skyhorse Publishing.〔http://remarkablemagic.com/2015/02/19/steve-spill-this-guy-lies-for-money/〕〔http://jackshalom.net/2015/03/07/i-lie-for-money/〕 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''〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=2008-01-21 )〕 and his ''Mindreading Goose''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=2008-12-12 )〕 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''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mylovelyassistant.com/products/view/8491 )〕 and ''Confessions of a Needle Swallower''.〔http://www.wootmagic.com/general/steve-spill/〕〔 〕 Spill lives with his wife Bozena in Los Angeles. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Spill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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