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Connie Boyd

Connie Boyd is a Canadian magician, inventor, producer and director who has appeared on television shows such as “Masters of Illusion,” “the Best Magic of Las Vegas” and the “World Magic Awards”

Biography

Boyd launched her magic career at the Riviera Hotel in the SPLASH showroom in Las Vegas in 1987. She starred & headlined in production shows such as the Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel, Jubilee at Bally’s and opened for celebrities such as Louie Anderson at the Celebrity Room, Bally’s and Eddy Arnold’s retirement performances at the Orleans both in Las Vegas.

Boyd worked with Don Wayne since 1988 and Joanie Spina since 1991. She credits both as friends, mentors and strong influencers with her magic, her development and her skill set.

Boyd won Best Cabaret Magician in 1999 at the World Magic Awards in Los Angeles and the “Prix du Public” at the Grand Prix du Magique in MonteCarlo in 1996. In 2022 she was presented an Academy of Magical Arts Special Fellowship Award by Diana Zimmerman for her, "ongoing efforts to expand the parameters of the community of magicians".

At Max Maven's invitation Boyd presented a lecture "How Women Influence Magic" at FISM in Quebec City July 2022.

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