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Steve Wyrick (born May 12, 1977) is an American magician from Garland, Texas who is currently headlining in Branson, Missouri at the 2,000-seat RFD-TV The Theatre where his new $10 million production opened in June 2015. Wyrick is best known for performing as a headliner in Las Vegas, Nevada for more than 15 years, having starred at Planet Hollywood Resort/Casino, Aladdin Casino, Sahara Casino, and at the Las Vegas Hilton. He was featured in The World's Greatest Magic series on NBC in the 1990s. Awards include the prestigious Merlin Award as Magician of the Year for the International Magicians Society, the world's largest magic organization. Wyrick also headlined for multi-month perfrmances in Atlantic City at Harrah's Casino and at the Golden Nugget Resort
Wyrick has appeared on a variety of television shows, including appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The History Channel, and VH1's Celebracadabra. Wyrick also appeared on TLC's American Chopper with the Teutel Family of Orange County Choppers, when they presented Wyrick with a custom-made chopper dubbed "SW1000" in honor of Wyrick's 1,000th performance at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Stephen or Steven /ˈstiːvən/ is a masculine first name, derived from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stéfanos), in turn from the Greek word "στέφανος", meaning "wreath, crown, honour, reward", literally "that which surrounds or encompasses". In ancient Greece, a wreath was given to the winner of a contest (from which the crown, symbol of rulers derived). The use of the noun was first recorded in Homer's Iliad. The name is significant to Christians: according to the Book of Acts in the New Testament, Saint Stephen was a deacon who was stoned to death and is regarded as the first Christian martyr. The name has many variants, which include Stephan, Stevan, Stefan and Stevon.
In Middle English, the name Stephen or Stephan was pronounced as a bi-syllabic word — Step-hen or Step-han — much like a Scandinavian surname. Steve was pronounced as it is in Modern English. This etymological usage began a decline in the mid-19th century.
Steve is the common short form, while various diminutives such as Stevie and Ste are also used. Many family names are derived from Stephen: the most common are Stephens/Stevens and Stephenson/Stevenson (others include Stephen, Stephan, Staphan, Stefan, Stevin and Stever).
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American Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. (frequently called Senior), and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. (also known as Paulie or simply Junior), who manufacture custom chopper-style motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York. The contrasting work and creative styles of the father and son team and their resulting verbal arguments were the series' hallmark until 2008 when a culminating explosive argument led to Paul Jr.'s termination and departure to start a competing chopper company (Paul Jr. Designs).
Originally aired on Discovery Channel beginning in March 2003. In December 2007, the series moved to Discovery's sister channel TLC, starting off with an 18-hour marathon. Its first TLC season premiered in January 2008. Season 6 began in April 2009 but the series was canceled by TLC in February 2010. In July 2010, TLC announced that the Teutuls would return in a new series, American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior. Senior vs. Junior premiered on TLC but was soon moved to Discovery halfway through the first season. Discovery Channel announced that the show would end with "The Chopper Live: The Revenge" show on December 11, 2012 after 10 seasons.
Las Vegas (/lɑːs ˈveɪɡəs/, also locally /lɑːs ˈvɛɡᵻs/; Spanish: [laz ˈβeɣas]) officially the City of Las Vegas and often known as simply Vegas, is a city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the county seat of Clark County, and the city proper of the Las Vegas Valley. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada.
The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 29th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 603,488 at the 2013 United States Census Estimates. The 2013 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 2,027,828. The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business, and meetings. In addition, the city's metropolitan area has more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world, and is a global leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
http://www.stevewyrick.com He came, he sawed, he conquered. That's exactly what famed illusionist Steve Wyrick did after being approached by the Fox Sports 1 network to be the first-ever celebrity performer in the 17-year existence of The Annual Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. For the event, which was held and filmed for TV in the famed The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Wyrick created a completely original illusion involving multimedia and video technology that took sawing a woman in half to new technological levels, proving that his magic is truly a cut above the rest. "I cut a woman in half with a chainsaw and pulled her torso off the table and onto a Snap-On toolbox," the magician explains. "Then I took her legs and put them on a pallet jack. Both ...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Every so often master illusionist Steve Wyrick finds himself with his hands in “hot” water – really “hot.” That’s because, as usual, he creates magic in places where no illusionist has gone before, such as inside a small tank filled with water. First, he does some sleight of hand magic underwater, ultimately making a red scarf appear and disappear. Next, he borrows a ring from a young lady in the audience and holds it in the palm of his hand and then fills a small vase with water and drops the ring into it. He then covers the vase with a cloth; it disappears, and reappears magnified in the water tank. Upon emptying the water from the large vase into the tank, voila, there is the ring at the bottom of the vase. But Steve Wyrick’s not ready to give the gem ba...
http://www.stevewyrick.com It was in the cards… and the watch… and the tarantula.. and the girl in the bikini – Steve Wyrick’s own incredible brand of sleight-of-hand showed the Teutuls of Orange County Choppers what he could do and what kind of “magic bike” they needed to build for him.. The Teutuls were constructing the custom chopper in celebration of the famed illusionist’s 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for an epic reveal that Steve would be performing for an episode of the TV reality series American Chopper\ Steve went to the OCC headquarters in Newburgh, New York, and while visiting there, totally intrigued and impressed the Teutuls when he performed off-the-cuff close-up razor-sharp magic using items found in their shop. First Steve had Paul Sr. p...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Steve Wyrick can sometimes be a real “cut-up” and we’re not talking about his sense of humor here! Rather, it’s about the fact that he has the ability to take a perfectly whole woman and cut her to shreds – literally -- and then put her back together again. In this illusion, one of Steve’s beautiful assistants steps into an upright cabinet and closes the door. He hands her a yellow handkerchief that is visible to the audience to prove that she is really in the structure. Turning the box horizontal, he uses 8 giant jigsaws to cut throught the girl. He then pulls the box apart like an accordion, and the girl is sliced into 8 pieces. Steve Wyrick then squeezes the box back together again and sets it upright. He opens the door and the young woman steps out. That...
http://www.stevewyrick.com He came, he sawed, he conquered. That's exactly what famed illusionist Steve Wyrick did after being approached by the Fox Sports 1 network to be the first-ever celebrity performer in the 17-year existence of The Annual Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. For the event, which was held and filmed for TV in the famed The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Wyrick created a completely original illusion involving multimedia and video technology that took sawing a woman in half to new technological levels, proving that his magic is truly a cut above the rest. "I cut a woman in half with a chainsaw and pulled her torso off the table and onto a Snap-On toolbox," the magician explains. "Then I took her legs and put them on a pallet jack. Both ...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Now you see it… now you don’t… but wait, now you see it again! This signature Steve Wyrick illusion in which both he, and the motorcycle he is riding, vanish before your very eyes will have you spinning your wheels trying to figure out how it is done. In this one, Steve drives the vehicle onto the stage in the midst of a hip urban street scene featuring world-renowned break dancers, alighting to open a slated-steel frame. He then drives the motorcycle into the framework and remains on it, visible to the audience the entire time. The framework containing Steve, and the motorcycle, is hoisted up about 30 feet high above the stage. Then, poof, the framework flies open, and magically, both the illusionist and his custom chopper disappear into thin air. This illus...
http://www.stevewyrick.com This just might be the greatest “smoke out” of all times. When the Teutuls of Orange County Choppers - Paul Sr., Paul Jr. and Mikey --put a custom bike that they had built for Steve Wyrick in celebration of the illusionist’s 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino into a glass box on the Las Vegas Strip, they, as well as the 5,000 spectators, expected to see the chopper in plain sight. However, Steve had a few tricks up his sleeve. When he pulled the cover off the clear box, to the Teutul’s shock and the audience’s bewilderment, the box was empty! In building the chopper, Steve had challenged the Teutuls to make one part of it invisible and together they came up with an invisible gas tank. But a totally invisible bike was more than anyone had barga...
Interview with Steve Wyrick, Ultra Magician! Now Appearing At Golden Nugget Atlantic City, now through February 24th. Stage Video Scenes Courtesy of Steve Wyrick. Interview Video Produced by Lew Steiner, Publisher, Atlantic City Weekly & ACWeekly.com.
http://www.stevewyrick.com When at first your efforts tank, try, try again. As Rick of Orange County Choppers noted, “When you do something new like this, chances are you’re not going to get it right the first time.” That was certainly true when it came to the creation of the invisible flame gas tank that illusionist Steve Wyrick had challenged the Teutuls to create when they were building his “custom chopper” to celebrate his 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood and his epic reveal of the bike on the Las Vegas Strip. Jim had never done anything like this before but his idea was to take an existing gas tank and cut out the flames. First, he fills the tank with sand. “We’re making sandcastles,” he cajoles. But, in truth, with so many cuts on so many axes, there is plenty of room for thing...
Audio Interview with Magician Steve Wyrick who is performing at Golden Nugget Atlantic City
Interview with Steve Wyrick, Ultra Magician! Now Appearing At Golden Nugget Atlantic City, now through February 24th. Stage Video Scenes Courtesy of Steve Wyrick. Interview Video Produced by Lew Steiner, Publisher, Atlantic City Weekly & ACWeekly.com.
Interview with Steve Wyrick, Ultra Magician! Now Appearing At Golden Nugget Atlantic City, now through February 24th. Stage Video Scenes Courtesy of Steve Wyrick. Interview Video Edited by C. Steiner & Produced by Lew Steiner, Publisher, Atlantic City Weekly & ACWeekly.com.
Interview with Steve Wyrick, Ultra Magician! Now Appearing At Golden Nugget Atlantic City, now through February 24th. Stage Video Scenes Courtesy of Steve Wyrick. Interview Video Edited by C. Steiner & Produced by Lew Steiner, Publisher, Atlantic City Weekly & ACWeekly.com.
Host Monti Rock interviews Steve Wyrick and watches him perform amazing street magic. Shot by Michael Piehl and John Winer and edited by Michael Piehl. Directed and produced by Michael Piehl. Clip provided by Moon Mountain Entertainment. Copyright 2005.
http://www.stevewyrick.com Every so often master illusionist Steve Wyrick finds himself with his hands in “hot” water – really “hot.” That’s because, as usual, he creates magic in places where no illusionist has gone before, such as inside a small tank filled with water. First, he does some sleight of hand magic underwater, ultimately making a red scarf appear and disappear. Next, he borrows a ring from a young lady in the audience and holds it in the palm of his hand and then fills a small vase with water and drops the ring into it. He then covers the vase with a cloth; it disappears, and reappears magnified in the water tank. Upon emptying the water from the large vase into the tank, voila, there is the ring at the bottom of the vase. But Steve Wyrick’s not ready to give the gem ba...
Host Monti Rock interviews Steve Wyrick and watches him perform amazing street magic. Clip provided by Moon Mountain Entertainment.
http://www.stevewyrick.com Now you see it… now you don’t… but wait, now you see it again! This signature Steve Wyrick illusion in which both he, and the motorcycle he is riding, vanish before your very eyes will have you spinning your wheels trying to figure out how it is done. In this one, Steve drives the vehicle onto the stage in the midst of a hip urban street scene featuring world-renowned break dancers, alighting to open a slated-steel frame. He then drives the motorcycle into the framework and remains on it, visible to the audience the entire time. The framework containing Steve, and the motorcycle, is hoisted up about 30 feet high above the stage. Then, poof, the framework flies open, and magically, both the illusionist and his custom chopper disappear into thin air. This illus...
http://www.stevewyrick.com He came, he sawed, he conquered. That's exactly what famed illusionist Steve Wyrick did after being approached by the Fox Sports 1 network to be the first-ever celebrity performer in the 17-year existence of The Annual Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. For the event, which was held and filmed for TV in the famed The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Wyrick created a completely original illusion involving multimedia and video technology that took sawing a woman in half to new technological levels, proving that his magic is truly a cut above the rest. "I cut a woman in half with a chainsaw and pulled her torso off the table and onto a Snap-On toolbox," the magician explains. "Then I took her legs and put them on a pallet jack. Both ...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Every so often master illusionist Steve Wyrick finds himself with his hands in “hot” water – really “hot.” That’s because, as usual, he creates magic in places where no illusionist has gone before, such as inside a small tank filled with water. First, he does some sleight of hand magic underwater, ultimately making a red scarf appear and disappear. Next, he borrows a ring from a young lady in the audience and holds it in the palm of his hand and then fills a small vase with water and drops the ring into it. He then covers the vase with a cloth; it disappears, and reappears magnified in the water tank. Upon emptying the water from the large vase into the tank, voila, there is the ring at the bottom of the vase. But Steve Wyrick’s not ready to give the gem ba...
http://www.stevewyrick.com It was in the cards… and the watch… and the tarantula.. and the girl in the bikini – Steve Wyrick’s own incredible brand of sleight-of-hand showed the Teutuls of Orange County Choppers what he could do and what kind of “magic bike” they needed to build for him.. The Teutuls were constructing the custom chopper in celebration of the famed illusionist’s 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas for an epic reveal that Steve would be performing for an episode of the TV reality series American Chopper\ Steve went to the OCC headquarters in Newburgh, New York, and while visiting there, totally intrigued and impressed the Teutuls when he performed off-the-cuff close-up razor-sharp magic using items found in their shop. First Steve had Paul Sr. p...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Steve Wyrick can sometimes be a real “cut-up” and we’re not talking about his sense of humor here! Rather, it’s about the fact that he has the ability to take a perfectly whole woman and cut her to shreds – literally -- and then put her back together again. In this illusion, one of Steve’s beautiful assistants steps into an upright cabinet and closes the door. He hands her a yellow handkerchief that is visible to the audience to prove that she is really in the structure. Turning the box horizontal, he uses 8 giant jigsaws to cut throught the girl. He then pulls the box apart like an accordion, and the girl is sliced into 8 pieces. Steve Wyrick then squeezes the box back together again and sets it upright. He opens the door and the young woman steps out. That...
http://www.stevewyrick.com He came, he sawed, he conquered. That's exactly what famed illusionist Steve Wyrick did after being approached by the Fox Sports 1 network to be the first-ever celebrity performer in the 17-year existence of The Annual Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. For the event, which was held and filmed for TV in the famed The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Wyrick created a completely original illusion involving multimedia and video technology that took sawing a woman in half to new technological levels, proving that his magic is truly a cut above the rest. "I cut a woman in half with a chainsaw and pulled her torso off the table and onto a Snap-On toolbox," the magician explains. "Then I took her legs and put them on a pallet jack. Both ...
http://www.stevewyrick.com Now you see it… now you don’t… but wait, now you see it again! This signature Steve Wyrick illusion in which both he, and the motorcycle he is riding, vanish before your very eyes will have you spinning your wheels trying to figure out how it is done. In this one, Steve drives the vehicle onto the stage in the midst of a hip urban street scene featuring world-renowned break dancers, alighting to open a slated-steel frame. He then drives the motorcycle into the framework and remains on it, visible to the audience the entire time. The framework containing Steve, and the motorcycle, is hoisted up about 30 feet high above the stage. Then, poof, the framework flies open, and magically, both the illusionist and his custom chopper disappear into thin air. This illus...
http://www.stevewyrick.com This just might be the greatest “smoke out” of all times. When the Teutuls of Orange County Choppers - Paul Sr., Paul Jr. and Mikey --put a custom bike that they had built for Steve Wyrick in celebration of the illusionist’s 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino into a glass box on the Las Vegas Strip, they, as well as the 5,000 spectators, expected to see the chopper in plain sight. However, Steve had a few tricks up his sleeve. When he pulled the cover off the clear box, to the Teutul’s shock and the audience’s bewilderment, the box was empty! In building the chopper, Steve had challenged the Teutuls to make one part of it invisible and together they came up with an invisible gas tank. But a totally invisible bike was more than anyone had barga...
Interview with Steve Wyrick, Ultra Magician! Now Appearing At Golden Nugget Atlantic City, now through February 24th. Stage Video Scenes Courtesy of Steve Wyrick. Interview Video Produced by Lew Steiner, Publisher, Atlantic City Weekly & ACWeekly.com.
http://www.stevewyrick.com When at first your efforts tank, try, try again. As Rick of Orange County Choppers noted, “When you do something new like this, chances are you’re not going to get it right the first time.” That was certainly true when it came to the creation of the invisible flame gas tank that illusionist Steve Wyrick had challenged the Teutuls to create when they were building his “custom chopper” to celebrate his 1,000th show at Planet Hollywood and his epic reveal of the bike on the Las Vegas Strip. Jim had never done anything like this before but his idea was to take an existing gas tank and cut out the flames. First, he fills the tank with sand. “We’re making sandcastles,” he cajoles. But, in truth, with so many cuts on so many axes, there is plenty of room for thing...
AJO volunteering/performing at The Nat (circa 1996.) Personnel: Alto Saxes - Jim Laughlin (& tenor), Travis Barney; Tenor Saxes - Carlos Casso (solos/Co-Leader), Vern Zimmerman; Baritone Sax - Mike Ellis; Trumpets - Chris Wurtz, Russ Teweleitt (solos/Co-Leader), Mike Burt, Roger Edwards; David Hinds; Chet Arthur; Trombones - Jim Paslay, Steve Baird, Becky Casso, Arbie Taylor; Guitar - Brennan Nace (Bass with small group) Piano - Paul Mathis; Bass - Inez Wyrick Drums - Susan Martin Tariq; Featured Guest Artists - Hugo Loewenstern (Alto Sax & Clarinet) & Dana Loewenstern (Vocals.)