9 8 1 ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁major ▁( An th rop ology ▁and ▁Magic ). ▁ ▁King ▁performed , ▁with ▁fellow ▁Kent uck ian ▁L ance ▁Bur ton , ▁over ▁the ▁sum mers ▁he ▁had ▁off ▁during ▁college . ▁ ▁They ▁did ▁three ▁shows ▁a ▁day , ▁every ▁day , ▁at ▁a ▁western - th emed ▁park ▁in ▁C umber land ▁F alls , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁King ▁married ▁Jenn ifer ▁S ils ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁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 ▁Nev ada . ▁▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁friends ▁with ▁P enn ▁& ▁T eller , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁pre face ▁to ▁King ' s ▁book ▁Tr icks ▁With ▁Your ▁Head . ▁ ▁Books ▁King ▁has ▁co - author ed ▁ 3 ▁books . ▁ ▁Tr icks ▁With ▁Your ▁Head , ▁a ▁humor ously - written ▁series ▁of ▁tr icks ▁mostly ▁requiring ▁few , ▁if ▁any ▁props ▁( other ▁than ▁the ▁perform er ' s ▁an atom y ), ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Mark ▁Le vy . ▁ ▁Camp fire ▁Magic ▁subt itled ▁" Over ▁ 5 0 ▁Ama zing ▁and ▁E asy - to - L ear n ▁Tr icks ▁and ▁Mind - B low ing ▁St un ts " ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Bill ▁King . ▁ ▁Great ▁Big ▁Ol ' ▁Book - o - Mag ic . ▁ ▁King ▁also