7.25.2006

Brian Gillis and Sisupahn

L.A.'s Daily Breeze.com has published a very interesting and informative article about the great close-up artist Brian Gillis and his Redondo Beach castle. Once one of Johnny Carson's very favorite magicians, Brian formed a long-lasting relationship with his counterpart.. Sisuepahn. The article is four pages long and a great read.

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These days, Gillis -- who prefers to keep his age a mystery, joking that his youthful appearance is maintained by using "oil of delay" -- performs as part of a duo, with his professional partner, Sisuepahn (pronounced "seize upon," though familiarized as "Sue"), a Laotian beauty whose specialty is reading minds.

They've worked together for almost a decade after meeting by chance when she was working as a pit boss at Hollywood Park Casino.

"I'd never seen close-up magic before I met Brian," she said. "It was amazing. I couldn't believe what he could do. All I'd ever known of performers was Siegfried and Roy."

But Gillis saw Sisupahn's potential...

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