Story of a… Magician
Kostya Kimlat created a career out of magic using some sleight-of-hand and a lot of hard work.
“I was 12 years old when I watched a show called The World’s Greatest Magic. I recorded it on VHS and watched it 50 times. I was hooked.” Nearly two decades later, Kimlat has shared the stage with every magician from that show, performing on five continents. Not bad for a kid who got his start in the 8th grade when he walked into a Don Pablo’s restaurant in Casselberry and asked if he could do magic tricks for the diners. “I walked out a half-hour later with $12 in my pocket, and I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.” (Nice article by Kristen Manieri to appear in the May issue of Orlando Magazine..)