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Mario Orsini (born July 17, 1981) is an American magician and illusionist.

Orsini was born in Winchester, Virginia. Orsini attended Musselman High School and later Marshall University. He also received a master's degree in communications from West Virginia University.

Orsini's first big illusion was making then Marshall University basketball coach, Donnie Jones appear at half court of the Cam Henderson Center. Orsini along with country music singer Jason Mitchell perform annually on the NBC 25 Parent-Child Center Telethon. In 2009, Orsini was a featured performer at the Miss West Virginia Pageant where he made 2 male dancers and Miss West Virginia magically appear on stage before sawing Miss West Virginia in half and making her appear once more. In spring of 2010, Orsini performed at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, WV for the Bartrum and Brown Charity auction. He also performed the next day at the Pizza Fest in Huntington.

In addition to performing his current illusion show "INSANITY," Orsini has many other public performances scheduled throughout the United States in 2011.