Help us get to over 8,749 articles in 2024.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Michael Skinner
From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Michael Skinner (1947- September 2, 1998) was a close-up magician that grew up in Rochester, New York and studied under Eddie Fechter from Buffalo. He later moved to Hollywood and spent eight years at the Magic Castle studying with the Professor, Dai Vernon.
Performing 3 card monte
For over 20 years, he was the magician in residence at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada.
His vast repertoire once allowed him to perform 28 shows, in one week, at the Magic Castle without repeating a single effect.
Skinner made two guest appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
He won Best Close-up Magician twice and was awarded a Performing Fellowship in 1997 by the Academy of Magical Arts.
Books
- Michael Skinner's Intimate Magic (1982) by Jeff Busby
- Classic Sampler (1996)
References
- Obit Genii 1998 September