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Featured article Kalin and Jinger Kalin and Jinger are an award-winning American magic couple, Mark Kalin and Jinger Leigh, known for large-scale stage shows and for appearances on network television specials. Biography Jinger is both an on-stage assistant and business partner to husband Kalin. In 1997, they formed Supreme Entertainment Productions and produced Before Your Very Eyes, a themed revue that played at Trump's Marina in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1999, together with comedy magician Jeff Hobson, they staged the magic-illusion show Carnival of Wonders. In 2001, Kalin & Jinger purchased the remaining company interest in Supreme Entertainment and formed a new company, Majikal Productions, employing the talents of magician and former David Copperfield choreographer Joanie Spina and illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer. Their first venture under the new company name was Illusionarium at the Reno Hilton, in Reno, Nevada. Their current projects include Magic Underground a dedicated magic venue in Reno. Read more about Kalin and Jinger… Did you know... From MagicPedia's random pages: Kuda Bux … Kuda Bux, when in Hollywood, played cards nightly at the Magic Castle with Dai Vernon? … Ron Urban interviewed Jack Kodell at the 2011 Magic Collectors Weekend? … David Lustig wrote a number of books under the name La Vellma? … Sonata was a 1988 book by Juan Tamariz? … Yock was a gag newsletter for magicians and comedians by Val Andrews? See also Recent changes. Featured Tip Use the Discussion tab at the top of an article to add comments or make a suggestion. Send News Items and Upcoming Events here. If the front page content is out of date purge the cache Subscribe to MagicPedia updates MagicPedia RSS feed for new articles MagicPedia RSS feed for latest changes Follow @MagicPedia on Twitter

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