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'''Steve Dacri''' was a Boston native who moved to Las Vegas in 2003, after years of commuting from Los Angeles to work at Caesars Magical Empire, which offered a close-up magic venue on the Vegas Strip. | '''Steve Dacri''' (1956-2011) was a Boston native who moved to Las Vegas in 2003, after years of commuting from Los Angeles to work at Caesars Magical Empire, which offered a close-up magic venue on the Vegas Strip. | ||
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He made appearances at the [[Magic Castle]] (starting in 1975) and late-night shows with [[Merv Griffin]], [[Johnny Carson]], [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Mike Douglas]].<ref>http://www.lvrj.com/news/dacri-exited-life-his-way-optimistically-116105504.html?ref=504</ref> | He made appearances at the [[Magic Castle]] (starting in 1975) and late-night shows with [[Merv Griffin]], [[Johnny Carson]], [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Mike Douglas]].<ref>http://www.lvrj.com/news/dacri-exited-life-his-way-optimistically-116105504.html?ref=504</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 22 October 2013
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| Born | Steve Robert Dacri 1956 Worchester, Massachusetts: |
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| Died | February 11, 2011 |
Steve Dacri (1956-2011) was a Boston native who moved to Las Vegas in 2003, after years of commuting from Los Angeles to work at Caesars Magical Empire, which offered a close-up magic venue on the Vegas Strip.
Biography
He made appearances at the Magic Castle (starting in 1975) and late-night shows with Merv Griffin, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett and Mike Douglas.[1]
Dacri later worked at The Orleans, O'Shea's, the Imperial Palace and the Four Seasons at Mandalay Bay, where he offered a dinner show at $300 per ticket. His last Las Vegas run was at the Las Vegas Hilton in 2010. The February opening was postponed by the discovery of a tumor and removal of a section of his colon.
Dacri maintained the digital magazine VegasInsideTips.com.[2]
He was editor of Magic Market from 1972 until 1974.
Books
- Commercial Close-Up (1978)
- Fooling People (1983)