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Jim Steinmeyer was born on 1 November, 1958 in Oak Park, Illinois, is a Magical illusion designer. Discover Jim Steinmeyer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
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Illusion designer |
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65 years old |
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Scorpio |
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1 November 1958 |
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1 November |
| Birthplace |
Oak Park, Illinois |
| Nationality |
United States
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Jim Steinmeyer Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
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Jim Steinmeyer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jim Steinmeyer worth at the age of 65 years old? Jim Steinmeyer’s income source is mostly from being a successful designer. He is from United States. We have estimated Jim Steinmeyer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Jim Steinmeyer (born November 1, 1958) is an American author, inventor, and designer of magical illusions and theatrical special effects.
He holds four US patents in the field of illusion apparatus, including a modern version of the Pepper's Ghost illusion.
Steinmeyer has consulted for many famous magicians, including David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, and Lance Burton.
Steinmeyer is also known for his work on Broadway, and received two Drama Desk nominations for his effects in Merlin and Into the Woods.
He has also designed illusions for Disney's stage productions of Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and Mary Poppins.
Steinmeyer has written multiple books on the history of magic, including the Los Angeles Times bestseller Hiding the Elephant.
Steinmeyer was born in Oak Park, Illinois.
He grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois and attended Loyola University Chicago.
For a number of years, Steinmeyer was the magic designer to Doug Henning, and invented illusions for Henning's television specials and two Broadway shows.
The Fellowship awards were created in 1968, and are the magic industry's equivalent of the "Oscars".
At that time Steinmeyer was 32 and was the youngest person to ever win a fellowship.
For Copperfield, Steinmeyer created the illusion of the Vanishing Statue of Liberty, which was featured on a live television special in 1983.
In 1986 Steinmeyer served as technical advisor for the NBC crime drama series Blacke's Magic, starring Hal Linden as magician Alexander Blacke.
In 1991 the Academy of Magical Arts (The Magic Castle) awarded Steinmeyer The Creative Fellowship, recognizing his continuing inventions.
In 1996 Steinmeyer received the Milbourne Christopher award in recognition of contribution to magic design and in 2002, he received his second Fellowship award from the Academy of Magical Arts, this time collecting the Literary Fellowship Award.
He has written many books on magic's history and technical books on techniques of illusions.
Steinmeyer lectures on magic and creating other theatrical effects at a variety of places including The Magic Castle, The Magic Circle in London, FISM, and TED (1998) Conference in Monterey, California.
Musician Alice Cooper used a Steinmeyer-designed effect in his 2009 tour, where at one point he is confined inside a polished metal torture device, then impaled with a rack of sharp spikes.
Other notable stage illusions designed by Steinmeyer include:
As a researcher of magic history and a designer of special effects for the theatre, Steinmeyer's work has been featured in theatrical shows such as Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, Mary Poppins and Aladdin.
He also created several enhanced effects for the Las Vegas production of Phantom of the Opera, including a special version of Christine's dressing room mirror in Act I and Raoul's torture cage in Act II.
Steinmeyer has worked as a producer and magic consultant for many magic television shows, and as a consultant and concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, where he developed theme park attractions for The Walt Disney Company.
He was the writer and producer of the A&E Network's The Story of Magic, a documentary on the history of magicians.
In 2014 Steinmeyer served as a magic trick consultant/ghostwriter on Neil Patrick Harris's book Choose Your Own Autobiography.
