Stephen "Steve" Robert Dacri (March 22, 1952 – February 11, 2011) was an American sleight-of-hand magician who worked for nearly 30 years at his craft,[1] earning him the moniker "The Fastest Hands in the World.

[3] He wrote "I grew up watching Red Skelton, Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges, The Amazing Ballantine and Jackie Gleason.

[3] His joy in entertaining audiences for the majority of his life was clear to everyone who crossed his path.

I was lucky to be tutored and coached by the greatest magicians who ever lived, and I owe my success to them.

During the show I try to acknowledge them all and we even show a short film clip of the legendary Dai Vernon, whom we called the Professor, as a tribute to the remarkable man who had the distinction of being the only man to fool Houdini.