Name: Tom Vorjohan
E-mail Address:tvorjohan@charter.net
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Favorite Magic Trick:Head Shrinker
Favorite Magic Book: Anything by Harry Loraine
Prop Preference: Close Up & Comedy Stage

Awards / Accomplishments
Oreo Cookie Magician
Ring 56 "Magician of the Year" '93 & '95
Performances at Magifest, Winter Carnival of Magic, IBM (Miami & Cleveland)

How Did you first become interested in Magic?
The magic bug bit at the age of twelve when Tom did his 6th grade report on a magic book. Less than a year later he was performing for pay at a Mother-Daughter banquet. In the 30 years since that first show, he has taken his teenage hobby and made it his obsession and profession. At the beginning of the new millennium, Tom quit his "day job" as an engineer and middle manager at Alcoa to pursue his passion in magic. There have been no regrets!

Background:
Tom is married to Diane (since 1986), and they have three children: Bradley, Jonathan, and Jennifer.

Misc:
Since 1986, he's been a member of the Society of American Magicians and a very active part of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. The Evansville, Indiana I.B.M. chapter named him the Magician of the Year in 1993 and again in 1995. In January 1995, Tom began writing a monthly column for "The Linking Ring" - the worldwide publication of the I.B.M., and he is now the Associate Editor for this journal. His stories have won several awards. In 1997, Tom also began volunteering his efforts to the International Brotherhood of Magicians and he's currently the Chairman of the Youth Committee. He’s chaired the Territorial Vice President Committee and also served a three-year term on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees (1999-2002).

Tom has been an active member of Ring 58 of the I.B.M. in Knoxville, Tennessee, since moving to the area in 1996. He has been program chairman, secretary, and president of the club.

Tom loves magic! He loves performing, as any audience can tell. He performs more than 250 shows a year throughout the area. His comical presentation of magic is professional and very entertaining. The key to his act is the way in which he interacts with the audience and gets them involved in the humor and antics from the very start of his routine. Besides being funny from the stage, Tom’s close-up magic is highly acclaimed. He performs at three Knoxville area restaurants each week: S&S Cafeteria on Mondays, El Jimador (Maryville) on Tuesdays, and Pelancho’s on Wednesdays.

In addition to his magic, Tom is an excellent balloon artist. Tom performs at several festivals around the country with his fellow twister and Ring 58 member, Daniel Herron of Henderson, Kentucky, as "The Balloon Guys." Tom and Daniel have two videos on the market, and have lectured at many magic conventions including the I.B.M. in 2004 and 2006, MagiFest in 2006, and the upcoming Daytona Magic Convention in November, 2007.

Tom is also a creator of many magic tricks. In 2001 Tom was part of "RC Depot, Inc." that produced about a dozen effects including their flagship basketball production, Double Dribble. Although this venture went out of business, Tom has released a few products on his own including the Comedy Mini Wallet (2003) and his paper folding comedy Will Do Tricks 4 Food (2005).