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EARLY DAYS
 Sue-Anne is inspired to take up magic after watching David Nixon on TV.
She gets a magic kit of her own as well as a 'Tommy Talker' ventriloquist doll.
Sue-Anne is invited to train for the Olympic Games as a gymnast.
Sue-Anne wins 'Sports Girl of the Year'.
Sue-Anne appears in a radio play.
Sue-Anne flies across Antarctica.
 Tim is given a Hanky Panky magic kit by his grandfather.
Tim joins The Young Magicians under tuition of Lyndsay Reitschel.
At the age of 14 he is the youngest member ever admitted to 'The Magic Circle of Victoria'.
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1978
 Tim attends his first Australian National Convention of Magicians.
Tim makes his television debut on 'The Earlybird Show'.
Tim appears as a contestant on 'Young Talent Time'.
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1979
 Tim wins four out of the five awards given by 'The Magic Circle of Victoria' for magical excellence. |
1980
 Tim attends the Australian National Convention of Magicians and is declared 'Teenage Champion Magician'.
Tim appears on Network Ten's television show 'You're A Star'.
Tim appears in the title role of the play 'Charley's Aunt' and also wins the Ivanhoe Grammar 'Public Speaking Award'.
Sue-Anne completes seven years of piano tuition.
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1981
 Sue-Anne is presented 'The Queen's Scout Award', the highest youth award possible in scouting, by Governor General Sir Zelman Cowen.
Tim is resident close up magician at 'Babushka' restaurant (later known as 'Merlin's House of Magic') until 1986.
Tim studied Film and Television at Swinburne University.
Tim writes, produces and stars in 'The Magic Club - A Musical Magical' with a group of teenage friends from 'The Young Magicians'. The show interwove magic through the storyline and was performed throughout Melbourne until 1984.
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1982
 Tim tours schools through the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland with Terry Dansic in 'Star Magic'.
Tim appears in the Heidelberg Theatre Company's production of 'The Royal Hunt of The Sun'.
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1983
 Sue-Anne is bass player in a rock band.
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1984
 Tim creates his own solo show for schools, 'Magic Unlimited', featuring the white face mime character 'Bon', and tours Victoria.
Sue-Anne is Assistant Director on the ABC television show 'Beatbox'.
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1985
 Tim founds the company 'Magic Unlimited'. |
1986
 Tim lectures on psychic fraud to the National Skeptics Convention and exposes Uri Geller's scam on the Zanex mining company.
Tim produces the 'Festival of Magic' in Caulfield, then expands it into the ten day festival 'Magic Week', which features 'The Ultimate Magic Show' at the Palais Theatre.
Tim declared 'Champion Close Up Magician of Australia' at the Australian National Convention of Magicians.
Tim appears as a regular guest on 'Young Talent Time' for the next three years.
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1987
 Tim creates and performs the role 'Head Chief Rabbit' in the Australian Shakespeare Company's production of 'The Wind in the Willows' staged in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.
He drives a $100,000 Mercedes while blindfolded to promote 'Magic Week'.
Tim appears as a Living Mannequin and a Robot in the city stores of Just Jeans and Myer.
Sue-Anne travels to the USA, Europe and the UK.
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1988
 Tim is named by Harper's Bazaar magazine a 'Top New Face of 88'.
Tim performs at Hollywood's legendary Magic Castle.
Tim performs a season at Brisbane's 'Expo 88'.
Sue-Anne becomes a professional cartoonist.
Sue-Anne starts training as a magician and a puppeteer.
Tim is buried alive on national TV to promote 'Magic Week'.
Tim makes the first of ten guest appearances on 'The Midday Show'.
Tim produced and performed in 'Moomba's World of Magic', a series of 100 different magic shows staged in the Alexandra Gardens over the ten days of Melbourne's Moomba Festival.
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1989
 Sue-Anne performs her first professional magic act.
Tim creates 'Magic School' and begans teaching with Lyndsay Reitschel.
Tim tours Victorian schools with his new show 'Sp
ellbinder'.
Tim performs a four month season at 'The Comedy Cafe'.
Tim returns to The Magic Castle in Hollywood and also performs in Las Vegas at the Desert Magic Seminar.
Tim produces and edit the magazine 'Australian Magic Monthly' until 1998.
Tim escapes from a wooden crate in Melbourne's Yarra River to promote 'Magic Week'.
Tim produced and performed in 'The Greatest Show at the Show' at The Royal Melbourne Show with Peter Gray and Christof!!
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1990
 Tim declared 'Champion Stage Magician of Australia' at the Australian National Convention of Magicians.
Tim performs his close up magic show 'Pure Magic' at the Victorian Arts Centre throughout January.
Sue-Anne joined The Australian Playhouse Studio.
Tim toured the Northern Territory with Peter Gray and Christof!! in the show 'The Greatest Show at the Cabaret'.
Tim performs in Fiji with Andrew Gill as special guest of the Sigatoka Festival.
Tim appears on TV as the Bayswater Bulk 'Discount Ace'.
Tim produces and performs in the opening shows for The World Congress Centre in Melbourne.
Tim appears regularly in 'New Vaudeville' at the Prince Patrick Hotel.
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1991
 Sue-Anne stars in 'The Real Inspector Hound' and 'Macbeth' at the Riverside Theatre.
Tim tours schools with his new show 'Dreamweaver'.
Tim is awarded 'Special Prize of the Jury' at the FISM World Championships of Magic in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Tim creates 'MagicSports'.
Tim becomes a regular columnist for the international magazine 'Genii'.
Tim produces the monthly shows 'Showcase Sundays' where magicians can try out new material.
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1992
 Sue-Anne stars in 'The Dark of The Moon' at the Riverside Theatre.
Sue-Anne stars in a short film for the Australian Film, Television and Radio school.
Tim produces the record-breaking Australian National Convention of Magicians at the World Congress Centre, Melbourne.
Tim purchases Bernards Magic Shop and produces a series of 18 training video with magician Bryan Wood.
Tim guest stars at the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Salt Lake City, USA.
Tim performs a two week season at The Magic Castle.
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1993
 Tim performs a straitjacket escape suspended by his ankles in Alice Springs.
Sue-Anne stars in 'Blokes Like Him', and 'King Karakosh's Court' (where she spoke Arabic).
Sue-Anne appears as an actor on Channel Seven's 'Real Life'.
Tim performs a season of Christmas shows at Pitrone's Cabaret.
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1994
 Sue-Anne takes private tuition in Latin Dance from Josaic Prates and puppetry from Turoa Walmsley.
Sue-Anne Travels through Latin America.
Tim tours Victorian schools with his new show 'Pure Magic'.
Tim creates the 'Magic Unlimited Magic Course' for the Showbiz department at Prahran TAFE.
Tim is awarded the Silver Medal in Close Up Magic at the FISM World Championships of Magic held in Yokohama, Japan.
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1995
 Sue-Anne makes her first professional film appearance.
Tim produces and performs in 'Late Night Magic' at Mietta's, Melbourne.
Tim starred in 'International Stars of Magic' at the Burswood Casino in Perth with Jeff Hobson, Jade and The Wilsons.
Tim returned to the Desert Magic Seminar in Las Vegas.
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1996
 Sue-Anne travels through India and Africa and climbs Mt Kilimanjaro.
Sue-Anne appears in an Indian/Australian music video clip by top Indian digeridoo star Min2.
Sue-Anne appears in the Aboriginal sitcom 'The Masters' on SBS.
Tim appears at the Society of American Magicians convention in Las Vegas.
Tim co-produces the two hour special 'Magical Mystery Tour in Australia' for Japan's NHK Television.
Tim produces the biggest Australian National Convention of Magicians ever staged.
Tim's monthly 'Showcase Sunday' nights move to 'The Aquarium' in Brunswick St, Fitzroy.
Tim performs a series of illusion shows at Junction 8 in Singapore.
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1997
 Tim and Sue-Anne meet at a one-day magic convention in Sydney.
Tim is the first Australian ever to perform as a guest artist at the FISM World Championships of Magic, Dresden, Germany.
The 'Showcase Sunday' nights move to 'Witches in Britches'.
Tim and Andrew Gill stage 'The Safety Zone Variety Show' at Melbourne Central.
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1998
 Tim and Sue-Anne are married in Sydney on August 8.
Tim and Sue-Anne release 'The Wizards of Aus - Exposed!' calendar featuring Sue-Anne's caricatures of popular Australian Magicians.
They perform their new show 'Dreams & Illusions' at Caper's Dinner Theatre.
Sue-Anne wins the Silver Medal for Stage Magic for her haunted mansion act at the Australian National Convention of Magicians.
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1999
 Tim and Sue-Anne tour Victorian and Tasmanian Schools with their show 'Magic Unlimited's Best Show Ever'.
They perform at Sydney's Olympic Homebush Stadium, levitate a car in Perth, and perform for the Prime Minister in Parliament House, Canberra.
They act as Magic Consultants on the TV show 'Blue Heelers'.
They produce and perform in a two-person, three-hour show on New Year's Eve to see in the new millenium.
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2000
 They are profiled in 'The Two Of Us' - which later appears as a top selling book.
They perform a return season of 'Magic Unlimited's Best Show Ever' through Victorian Schools.
They perform 'Cunning Stunts' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
They co-edit the national magic magazine AMM2000.
Tim and Sue-Anne appear as special guests at the Society of American Magicians Convention in Milwaukee, USA, and they lecture throughout Europe.
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2001
 They are invited to perform as guest lecturers and performers at Hank Lee's Cape Cod Conclave (Boston), The Battle of The Magicians (Ohio), and the prestigious invitation-only FFFF (New York), where they are voted 'Most Valuable Participants' by their peers. The first time ever a duo has been awarded such an honour.
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2002
 Tim and Sue-Anne lecture all over the USA and are special guests at MagiFest (Ohio) and the World Magic Seminar (Las Vegas).
They lecture in Paris, The UK, Munich (where they perform with The Flicking Fingers), and are guests (with Tommy Wonder) at the South African Magic Championships.
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2003
 Tim and Sue-Anne travel the USA with their 'Driving US Insane' lecture tour, including performances at The Winter Carnival of Magic (Tennessee) and the Society of American Magicians Convention (Las Vegas).
They bring The Flicking Fingers from Germany to Australia for two conference weekends in Melbourne and Sydney.
They go to the FISM World Championships of Magic in Den Haag where they perform on the Gala Show, introduce MagicSports to the world, and Tim becomes the first Australian ever to sit on the international jury.
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2004
 Sue-Anne wins 'Best Stage Act in Australia' for her Jeannie act.
Tim produces the National Australian Convention of Magicians.
Tim and Sue-Anne are guest lecturers and performers at the New Zealand Convention of Magicians.
Tim and Sue-Anne travel to Seoul, South Korea, to perform as guest artists on Lee Eun-Gyeol's Magic Concert.
Sue-Anne visits Hogwarts in the UK.
Tim and Sue-Anne perform three shows daily for two weeks at Melbourne's Luna Park.
Tim and Sue-Anne head the team that sets the new Guinness World Record for The World's Longest Magic Show at 75 hours.
They appear on 'Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton' and 'Mornings with Kerri Anne'.
They release three teaching DVDs and two original tricks internationally.
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2005
 Sue-Anne appears as Jeannie on Channel Nine's 'Starstruck' and 'The Price Is Right'.
Tim and Sue-Anne's house is showcased on the television show 'Location, Location, Amazing Homes'.
Tim and Sue-Anne are guest lecturers at the first ever Merlin's Close Up Magic Invitational.
Sue-Anne is nominated 'Best Actress' for her role in the movie 'Speed Dating' at the 15/15 International Film Festival.
Sue-Anne performs a season on stage at The Magic Castle, Hollywood, while Tim performs in the Close Up Room.
Tim and Sue-Anne lecture around the USA and appear as guest artists at FFFF (New York), Hank Lee's Cape Cod Conclave (Boston), MAWNY (New York), Tannen's (New York), The International Battle of the Magicians (Ohio).
Tim and Sue-Anne present The Halloween Spooktacular.
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2006
 Ellis & Webster perform at the Royal Melbourne Show.
Tim performs Magic on Radio with Darren James and Tony Leonard on 3AW.
Tim and Sue-Anne are nominated 'Lecturers of the Year' by The Magic Castle, Hollywood.
Sue-Anne plays a role in the multi-award winning film 'Damien', shot for the 15/15 International Film Festival.
Tim and Sue-Anne perform in the film 'My Life or Something Like it' filmed for The Geelong Shootout.
Ellis & Webster perform at The Comic's Lounge in Melbourne.
Tim and Sue-Anne attend the FISM World Championships of Magic in Stockholm, Sweden, where Tim sits on the Jury and Sue-Anne's detailed report is published in Genii Magazine.
Sue-Anne featured in large articles in 'Fernwood Magazine' and 'Herald-Sun Home Magazine'.
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2007
 Tim Ellis performs his new show 'Poker in the Face' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Tim and Sue-Anne appear in the internationally screened television special 'The 23rd FISM World Championships of Magic'.
Tim and Sue-Anne are listed, individually, in the magic history book 'Dictionnaire de la Prestidigitation' published in France. They are the only two living Australian magicians profiled in the book. The only other Australians listed are Les & Esme Levante, Murray, Jean Hugard, Percy Abbott and Al Wheatley.
Tim and Sue-Anne are also individually profiled in the Australian magic history book 'Deceptions Downunder' by Brian McCullagh.
Sue-Anne writes and stars in the show 'Private Eye' with Anthony DeMasi, Lee Cohen, and Enzo Ficco for the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Tim and Sue-Anne are guest lecturers and performers at the 4th Asian Magic Convention in Hong Kong. Tim also sits on the Close Up Magic jury and Sue-Anne on the Stage Magic jury.
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2008
 Tim and Sue-Anne travel to Bangkok and Hong Kong for corporate shows.
Tim Ellis performs his new show 'Something About Needles and Razorblades' for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and makes headlines when something allegedly goes "horribly wrong". The show returns for a second season later in the year.
Tim and Sue-Anne perform 'Illusionarium' for two weeks as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, sponsored by radio station Light FM.
Tim & Sue-Anne present their new family illusion show 'The Wizards of Aus' as part of the Melbourne Magic Festival.
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2009
 Tim performs his brand new show 'Aspycadabra' to critical acclaim at the Melbourne Magic Festival.
Sue-Anne performs her 'I Dream of Jeannie' stage show at The Melbourne Magic Festival.
Tim and Sue-Anne debut their new family magic show 'Ellis in Wonderland' at the Melbourne Magic Festival.
Tim and Sue-Anne head over the the FISM World Championships of Magic in Beijing, China.
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2010
Tim and Sue-Anne plan to head over to the 40th Annual FFFF convention in New York.
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