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Michael Ammar (b. June 25, 1956) is one of America's best-known close-up magicians, and is famous within the worldwide magical community. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...
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Ammar was born in West Virginia, and is the youngest of four children. State nickname: Mountain State Official languages English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Senators Robert Byrd (D) Jay Rockefeller (D) Area - Total - % water Ranked 41st 62,809 km² 0. ...
His interest in magic all started while he was reading a comic book and noticed an advert, which read 500 tricks for 25 cents!. Ammar sent his quarter and received a catalog. He began ordering tricks and practicing. Before long, he had a full magic show, complete with doves and a teenage assistant. The community, small as it was, supported him and booked him for local shows for schools and birthdays. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
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While in college at West Virginia University, Ammar developed friendships with others involved in magic. He began to publish his ideas in the early 1980s, and performed for Johnny Carson, as well as at the Magic Castle. He then got a shared first prize in close-up at the world championships at FISM2003 in Hague, Holland. West Virginia University WVU Mountaineer Mascot statue in front of the Mountainlair Student Union. ...
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He has produced over forty video titles, also books and magazines. In 1999 The Magic Magazine named him one of 100 most influential magicians of the century. Look up Video in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Video is the technology of capturing, recording, processing, transmitting, and reconstructing moving pictures, typically using celluloid film, electronic signals, or digital media. ...
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You can watch a small documentary about Michael Ammar on lecture tour -- http://www.leeasher.com/ammar.htm
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