Jeff McBride

Jeff McBride born September 11 1959 also known as Magnus is an American magician and magic instructor He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of playing cards coins and other small objects His stage performances blend elements of kabuki a Japanese theater form with traditional conjuring He has been recognized by the Academy of Magical Arts the Society of American Magicians and the International Federation of Magic Societies He has also has set several Guinness World Records In 1991 he established the McBride Magic Mystery School to teach the art of stage magic McBride is based in Las Vegas Nevada He established the McBride Magic Mystery School to teach the art of stage magic McBrides Magic Mystery School is worldrenowned and is recognized as the foremost magical teaching institution available today Eugene Burger was the Dean of the School until his death in 2017 Guest faculty have included Teller Lance Burton Johnny Thompson and other magicians from all over the world McBride was a star performer for years in Caesars Palaces Magical Empire He created and performed at the World Magic Festival at Brushwood Folklore Center in Sherman New York in 1993 and 1994 He performs worldwide and has produced several instructional books and videos on the subjects of coin and card manipulation and has presented lectures on magic and theater for such groups as the Smithsonian Institution the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians In 1994 he appeared on the cover of The Linking Ring magazine In 1994 McBride appeared in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode Equilibrium as Joran Belar In 1995 McBride was a featured performer on Worlds Greatest Magic II on NBC hosted by Alan Thicke He was featured in a onehour documentary entitled A Magickal Life Jeff McBride produced and broadcast by Canadas VisionTV as an episode of their series Enigma TrueLife Stories in January 2006 The documentary soundtrack featured music by Vegas Vortex event production collaborators Zingaia and Gary Stadler as well as McBrides wife married 2001 and partner Abbi Spinner McBride has appeared twice on Criss Angels show MindFreak He was one of the celebrity judges on the 2008 reality celebritymagic show Celebracadabra produced by VH1 He appeared on the show Penn Teller Fool Us in September 2017 where he successfully fooled the hosts using an original water bowls effect McBride is active in the American Neopagan movement and he has organized events based on his research into Alchemical Fire Rituals such as Mysterium and Fires Rising He has been instrumental in the development of the eclectic Neopagan organization in Las Vegas known as the Vegas Vortex which is described as a thriving magical community dedicated to creating events which celebrate and educate in the sacred arts of magic theater music and dance He has appeared as a speaker performer and ritual leader at several Neopagan festivals and events Source Article Jeff McBride from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30