Steven Carlson was born January 11th, 1953 at 7:56 AM: The year and hour of the Dragon according to Chinese astrology. According to the Western zodiac, a Capricorn.

An intriguing note: The Chinese Dragon, a supreme warrior, is officially described as artistic, creative and blessed with magical abilities… how cool is that! ;-)

Steven, not necessarily a proponent of astrology, says he does favor the image of a Dragon to a goat.

At the age of five Steven knew he was going to be an artist (he regrets wasting the first four years of his life). Over the next 50+ years Steven would study, practice and master three artistic disciplines, the visual arts, the magical arts and the martial arts.

Steven is an award winning, nationally recognized portrait artist and illustrator. He is also a fifth degree black belt in martial arts with 12 World Championship and 32 International and Grand Championship titles to his name.

Steven is also a Master Magician & Sleight of Hand Artist. A strange and unusual career choice? Well, magicians seldom do things that aren’t strange and unusual, right?

Steven's love for creating things with his hands is what drew Steven into magic. At a very young age he saw an actor in a movie rolling a coin across his knuckles! That enthralled him! Steven went straight home, found a silver dollar, figured out how to do it and then began to practice. That’s how it all began.

It was the close-up, sleight-of-hand style of magic that fascinated Steven. Close-up magic is performed within inches of the audience; it’s the purest form of the magical arts, it’s also the most challenging.

For nearly 40 years Steven has been performing his unique style of sleight-of-hand magic all over the country at all types of events. He has performed on numerous television shows. He also appeared in the full-length motion picture film Jackpot. Jackpot was produced and directed by Academy Award nominee, John Goodell. Steven performed the numerous playing card, poker chip and coin manipulations throughout the gambling scenes. From 1999-2001, Steven retained the position of resident close-up magician at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Today Steven is available to assist you with his Magic in all of your entertainment and promotional needs