Steve Dacri

Steve Dacri Performing at the Shimmer Showroom at the Las Vegas Hilton, April 2010
Steve Dacri's Hands, "Fastest in the World"
Steve Dacri reveals his "Martians" to an audience member, Las Vegas, 2011

Stephen "Steve" Robert Dacri (March 22, 1952 – February 11, 2011) was an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician who worked for nearly 30 years at his craft[1] earning him the moniker "The Fastest Hands in the World."[2] He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and died on February 11, 2011 from colon cancer, leaving a wife, Jan, and a son, Jesse. Dacri's interest in magic began at the age of six when his parents gave him a Mandrake the Magician magic set. Within a few years, he was performing magic at family and community gatherings.[3]

“I grew up watching Red Skelton, Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, The Amazing Ballantine and Jackie Gleason. I always knew I wanted to be able to entertain people like they did,” Steve wrote.[3]

Dacri's joy in entertaining audiences for the majority of his life was clear to everyone who crossed his path. In a blog post dated March 18, 2010, he wrote:

It is obvious to me that most people have never had the chance to see magic in such a setting, performed without props or special sets. To me, this is the real magic, magic that is created in the hands, using age old methods of sleight of hand and misdirection perfected by masters before me. I was lucky to be tutored and coached by the greatest magicians who ever lived, and I owe my success to them. During the show I try to acknowledge them all and we even show a short film clip of the legendary Dai Vernon, whom we called the Professor, as a tribute to the remarkable man who had the distinction of being the only man to fool Houdini. Some nights I even perform the same trick that Vernon used to fool Houdini. To keep things fresh, I am constantly changing things, adding new routines and old ones that I haven't done in many years. I do that for myself as much as for the show. Helps keep me sharp and fresh.[4]

Career appearances

Writer and director credits, television and film

Producer credits

Interactive Dinner Theatre productions

Television appearances

Books

Awards

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ Las Vegas Sun. 7-6-2010. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help);
  2. ↑ "City native lived to make magic" by Richard Duckett, Telegram & Gazette, February 18, 2011
  3. 1 2 "Stevedacri.com". Stevedacri.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  4. ↑ "magicwebchannel.com". magicwebchannel.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Lemonade Stand". YouTube. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Patty Kay Mooney's videos on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  7. ↑ Jan Dacri, Facebook message to Patty Mooney, 3/6/11
  8. ↑ "2008 « Merlin Awards". Merlinawards.wordpress.com. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  9. ↑ "Stevedacri.com". Stevedacri.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  10. ↑ Mike Weatherford, NEON, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Friday December 12, 2003
  11. ↑ Norm Johnson, "It's the Norm," Las Vegas Leisure Guide, August 2003
  12. ↑ Timothy McDarrah, Vegas Beat, Las Vegas Sun
  13. ↑ Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 1, 2003
  14. ↑ RLS, Magic Web Guide
  15. ↑ Barbara Nosek, Info Las Vegas
  16. ↑ Robin Leach, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
  17. 1 2 Las Vegas InsideTips
  18. ↑ John Moehring, MAGIC, November 2003
  19. ↑ Gambling Times
  20. ↑ Les Kincaid's Las Vegas Lifestyles
  21. ↑ Boston Radio Digest
  22. ↑ Middlesex News
  23. ↑ Headquarters, Wizard (2010-04-02). "Wizard Headquarters Blog: Magic Magazine April 2010". Wizardhq.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

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