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Alvin Duane Schneider (born 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is an American magician regarded by his peers in the world of Magic as one of the world's greatest closeup magicians. He is a master of Coin and Card magic generally, the Cups and Balls, Ring and rope effects, and many other types of closeup magic. His best-known creation, Matrix (developed at the age of 18 in 1960 while Schneider was working as a golf caddy) is widely regarded as the greatest coin trick of the last century, and numerous versions and variations of it have been published in the magical literature (the best by Schneider himself) during the past 40 to 50 years. His other magical effects include Off! (1975), Hugs and Kisses, Flick Cross Cards, False Start, Spell Switch, Stargate, Halo, Cone-n-Coin, Osmosis (c.2003), and many more. His book Al Schneider Magic, published by L&L Publishing Co. in 2011, provides the best coverage of the range of his talents in the field of magic. His other books include Al Schneider on Coins (1975), Al Schneider on Close-Up (1980), Al Schneider on Zombie (1981), Al Schneider - Cups & Balls (2012), Al Schneider - The Linking Rings (2012), Al Schneider Volume 1 - Heavy Metal Series (2013), Al Schneider Volume 2 - Natural Element Series (2013), Al Schneider Volume 3 - Rare Earth Series (2013)

Schneider has appeared in several magic tutorials on DVD, the best and most complete being Al Schneider Technique (a 4 DVD series- issued in 2004). His Matrix is included in: World's Greatest Magic - Matrix/Coin Assemblies DVD published by L&L Publishing.