Lee Asher | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Technological inventor, Sleight of Hand Artist |
| Height | 5'7 |
| Title | Card Star |
| Predecessor | Lou Tannen |
| Website | LeeAsher.com |
Lee Asher (born 1976) is aclose-up magician noted for originating newcard tricks and hypnotic[1]sleight of hand moves.[2] He is considered an expert inplaying cards, and as a collector is especially known for his work with52 Plus Joker, the American Playing Card Collectors Club, of which he is the serving President.[3] He has served as a magic consultant for professional magicians such as Greg Frewin.
Lee Asher was born inFort Lauderdale, Florida, as the older of two children. His father Mark Horowitz managed an optometric practice, but was a semi-professional magician who learned magic as a boy fromAl Flosso and Lou Tannen in New York City in the 1960s.
He attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland until 1994, and in 1999 completed a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality (with an emphasis on Casino Administration) at theUniversity of Nevada/Las Vegas. During these student years, he would often sneak into casinos like theGolden Nugget, and watch magicianMichael Skinner, who would later influence his magic. He had a job doing magic demonstrations at the Magic Mansion, and from 1996 to 1997 worked at Caesars Magical Empire inCaesars Palace to perform card magic under the character title "Cardius Sharkus", working with world-famous magicians including Earl Nelson,Jeff McBride, Chappy Brazil, Joey Burton,Daryl,Michael Ammar,Jonathan Pendragon.
Lee Asher attendedMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School inParkland, Florida until 1994, and then enrolled at theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas, from which Lee graduated with honors. During this time, Lee would frequently sneak into casinos such as the Golden Nugget to watch master magician Michael Skinner who would later influence his magic.
Asher knew that he wanted to be amagician from an early age. His first magic gigs were wherever he could get a job on evenings and weekends, but his real passion came from inventing magic. At the young age of 15, he invented a technique titled 'The Asher Twist'.[4]
He earned first place as Junior Close-up Champion of theInternational Brotherhood of Magicians (1991 and 1992), and was a featured lecturer at the inaugural Session Convention, a British convention for close-up magicians, in 2006.
Since then, Lee has appeared multiple times on prime time television, on channels such as theDiscovery Channel,The Learning Channel, and 'The World's Greatest Magic onNBC, delivered lectures on magic around the world, and made guest appearances at magic camps[5] and magic podcasts.[6]
Asher has published extensively, including in magic industry magazines such asTrapdoor,Channel One,The Penumbra,The Magic Circle,Apocalypse,Labyrinth, andGenii Magazine. He is also part of CURIOSIDADES, a group of magicians formed by BJ Bueno to bring magic to Bueno's home country (Dominican Republic).[7]
Asher is highly regarded for his contributions and expertise as a collector of playing cards. In 2016 he became the youngest-ever president of 52 Plus Joker, an American playing card collectors club. He is also actively involved in the publication of their magazine,Card Culture.
He is known for his passion forJerry's Nugget playing cards, and is considered instrumental in popularizing the original decks, and in 2019 spearheaded a very successful project to recreate them, with a Kickstarter project raising almost half a million dollars with the help of over 4,000 backers. In collaboration with several other magicians, he was also involved in the successful project for crowdfunding the Conjuror Community deck of playing cards, which raised $142,543 with 1,694 backers.
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Lee Asher is 6'3 weights 191 pounds and his birthday is August 25,1988
