Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular Donny and Marie The Other Half Penn & Teller: Fool Us King's home was also featured on HGTV. Personal life King was born December 2, 1959 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He became interested in magic as a kid because both of his grandfathers (Elwood Huffman and Pax King) were keen amateur magicians. King was a graduate from the J. Graham Brown School in Louisville, Kentucky in 1977. King then attended Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on a National Merit Scholarship. He graduated with Highest Honors in 1981 with a double major (Anthropology and Magic). King performed, with fellow Kentuckian Lance Burton, over the summers he had off during college. They did three shows a day, every day, at a western-themed park in Cumberland Falls, Kentucky. King married Jennifer Sils in 1985, having met her when she was chosen from the audience by King to help with a trick. They have one child named Eli King who was born in Nevada. He is also friends with Penn & Teller, who wrote the preface to King's book Tricks With Your Head. In March 2022, King eulogized The Amazing Johnathan, who had died a couple of weeks prior. Books King has co-authored 3 books. Tricks With Your Head, a humorously-written series of tricks mostly requiring few, if any props (other than the performer's anatomy), co-authored with Mark Levy. Campfire Magic subtitled "Over 50 Amazing and Easy-to-Learn Tricks and Mind-Blowing Stunts" co-authored with Bill King. Great Big Ol' Book-o-Magic. King also collaborated with cartoonist Jeff Knurek to create and market the "Magic in a Minute" line of children's promotions, toys, magic tricks, videos, books, and events. References External links King's official Page Las Vegas Online: Review of his show Press Kit and Bio Information American magicians 1959 births Living people People from Hopkinsville, Kentucky Macalester College alumni People from Louisville, Kentucky J. Graham Brown School alumni Las Vegas shows Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year winners