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Lee Asher (born 1976) is a close-up magician noted for originating new card tricks and hypnotic[1] sleight of hand moves. [2] If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
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Lee Asher was born in Ft Lauderdale, near Miami in southern Florida, to Louise and her husband, Mark Horowitz. He is the eldest of two children and has a sister, Alexis. His father managed an optometric practice, and as a boy he would learn magic from Al Flosso and Lou Tannen in New York City in the 1960s. Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ...
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He attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland until 1994, and then the University of Nevada/Las Vegas, which he graduated with honors. During this time, he would often sneak into casinos like the Golden Nugget. Here, he would watch master magician Michael Skinner who would later influence his magic. After jobs as magic demo man at the Magic Mansion, he was hired to work at Caesars Magical Empire in Caesars Palace performing card magic, from 1996 to 1997. He worked with world famous magicians like Earl Nelson, Jeff McBride, Chappy Brazil, Joey Burton, Daryl, Michael Ammar, Jonathan Pendragon, and many more. His official character title was 'Cardius Sharkus'. Once work was over, he finished school - officially graduating from university in 1999. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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From an early age, Asher knew that he wanted to be a magician. His first magic gigs were wherever he could get a job, performing evenings, and weekends - though his real passion came from inventing magic. At the young age of 15, he invented a technique titled 'The Asher Twist'. The Eugene Weekly reported, "After inventing "The Asher Twist," a sleight-of-hand card trick that made an international name for him, Lee Asher spent the better part of 10 years traveling the world and performing his own brand of cutting-edge magic. [3] “Illusionist†redirects here. ...
He is the first place International Brotherhood of Magicians Junior Close-up Champion (1991 and 1992), and was a featured lecturer at the inaugural Session Convention, a British convention for close-up magicians, in 2006. International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is the worlds largest organization for professional and amateur magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. ...
Since then, Lee has been given several opportunities to appear on prime time television on channels such as the Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and World's Greatest Magic on NBC. He has also traveled the world, lecturing to magicians. Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ...
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He has published in industry magazines such as Trapdoor, Channel One, The Penumbra, The Magic Circle, Apocalypse, Labyrinth, and Genii Magazine. The Magic Circle is a British organisation dedicated to magic. ...
Lee Asher was a guest on the iTricks.com podcast for the week of 12/10/07.
Awards and honors International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is the worlds largest organization for professional and amateur magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. ...
International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) is the worlds largest organization for professional and amateur magicians, with approximately 15,000 members worldwide. ...
Published Works Lee Asher's mainstream releases: - (1995) Cooking with Lee Asher VHS
- (1999) Well Done VHS
- (1998) Sex Sells Booklet
- (1998) Thinking Out Loud Booklet
- (1999) Five Card Stud VHS
- (1999) Le Asher Booklet
- (2000) Pulp Friction Booklet
- (2001) Close Cover Before Striking Booklet
- (2001) Hand Jobs Booklet
- (2002) Five Card Stud DVD
- (2003) Hit the Road DVD
- (2004) Losing Control Cd-Rom
- (2004) Catch 33: Three Card Monte PDF
- (2005) Diving Board Double PDF
- (2005) Three Stylin Booklet
- (2005) On Tour with Michael Ammar
- (2006) Asher Twist DVD
- (2007) Thunderbird: The Modern Ace Production PDF
- (2007) WITNESS: A Lesson in Simplicity DVD
Notes - ^ Screen Grab - An Online Magician Who Has a Sense of Drama - N.Y. Times. Retrieved on 2000-6-07.
- ^ MORE THAN SMOKE AND MIRRORS. Retrieved on 2006-19-01.
- ^ Eugene Weekley Cover Story January 19th, 2006
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