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Magician Simon Mandal‘s creativity burns brightest when he’s working on a project that he’s not sure he can pull off. “I once had just 24 hours to figure out how to turn diamonds into moisturizer,” he recalled.
Mandal invents and performs custom magic for a living. He’s done personalized performances at events for Google, MGM, Goldman Sachs, and for A-Listers like Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy, who recently invited him to share his magic at their home in Manhattan. “We met after a performance. They were lovely and very complimentary. I was honored to get that invite,” Simon shared with Newsweek.
Another recent favorite performance of Mandal’s was at a conference in Las Vegas with NFLlegend Boomer Esiason. Mandal had Boomer hold a King of Hearts …