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 [[File:Scott_%26_Muriel.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Scott & Muriel]]California-born Scott Nelson developed a keen interest in magic at an early age, and started performing and supporting himself as a magician when he was eighteen. As his act was growing, he began to conceive his own illusions (not a frequent occurrence in the world of Magic), for which he generally needed an assistant. A friend introduced him to Muriel Brugman, a native of Weesp, in the Netherlands, who had a keen interest in physical comedy. Although he didn't consider her for his assistant, he fell in love with her.
-Muriel went on to learn physical comedy at the École Philippe Gaulier in London&mdash;a school Scott attended eighteen months after Muriel, when he finally overcame his fear of the legendary teacher. Scott and Muriel shared common interests (one was unicycling), and both thought that magic and comedy were a very good match; in 1999, they began to work together with a magic show they had created and titled ''Grand Dellusions''.
+Muriel went on to learn physical comedy at the École Philippe Gaulier in London&mdash;a school Scott attended eighteen months after Muriel, when he finally overcame his fear of the legendary teacher. Scott and Muriel shared common interests (one was unicycling), and both thought that magic and comedy were a very good match; in 1999, they began to work together in a magic show they had created, and which they titled ''Grand Dellusions''.
 Success came early: In June 2000, they won the title of "National Champions of Holland" at the Dutch National Congress of Magic. One month later in Portugal, they won the magic world’s highest award, the Grand Prix of the ''Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques'' (International Federation of Magic Societies, or FISM), and with it, the title of World Champions of Magic. They remain the first and only comedy magic duo to have won this prestigious award.

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 File:Scott_and_Muriel-Holland.jpg|Scott & Muriel (c.2005)
 File:Scott_%26_Muriel.jpg|Scott & Muriel (c.2005)
 File:Scott_and_Muriel-Monte_Carlo_(2008).jpg|Scott & Muriel at the Monte Carlo Festival (2008)
 File:Scott_and_Muriel_BAC_(2011).jpg|Scott & Muriel at the Big Apple Circus (2011)

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 File:Scott_%26_Muriel_-_Carré_Amsterdam_(2004).jpg|Scott & Muriel at Circus Carré (2004)
 File:Scott_%26_Muriel.jpg|Scott & Muriel (c.2005)
 File:Scott_and_Muriel-Monte_Carlo_(2008).jpg|Scott & Muriel at the Monte Carlo Festival (2008)

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		+	* Video: [[Scott_%26_Muriel_Video_(2008)\|Scott & Muriel, magic act]], at the International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (2008)
	* Video: [[Scott_and_Muriel,_dummy_magic_act_-_BAC_Video_(2011)\|Scott & Muriel, doll act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dream Big'' (2011)		* Video: [[Scott_and_Muriel,_dummy_magic_act_-_BAC_Video_(2011)\|Scott & Muriel, doll act]], in the Big Apple Circus production of ''Dream Big'' (2011)

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−	California-born Scott Nelson developed a keen interest in magic at an early age, and started performing and supporting himself as a magician when he was eighteen. As his act was growing, he began to conceive his own illusions (not a frequent occurrence in the world of Magic), for which he generally needed an assistant. A friend introduced him to Muriel Brugman, a native of Weesp, in the Netherlands, who had a keen interest in physical comedy. Although he didn't consider her for his assistant, he fell in love with her.	+	[[File:Scott_%26_Muriel.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Scott & Muriel]]California-born Scott Nelson developed a keen interest in magic at an early age, and started performing and supporting himself as a magician when he was eighteen. As his act was growing, he began to conceive his own illusions (not a frequent occurrence in the world of Magic), for which he generally needed an assistant. A friend introduced him to Muriel Brugman, a native of Weesp, in the Netherlands, who had a keen interest in physical comedy. Although he didn't consider her for his assistant, he fell in love with her.

	Muriel went on to learn physical comedy at the École Philippe Gaulier in London—a school Scott attended eighteen months after Muriel, when he finally overcame his fear of the legendary teacher. Scott and Muriel shared common interests (one was unicycling), and both thought that magic and comedy were a very good match; in 1999, they began to work together with a magic show they had created and titled ''Grand Dellusions''.		Muriel went on to learn physical comedy at the École Philippe Gaulier in London—a school Scott attended eighteen months after Muriel, when he finally overcame his fear of the legendary teacher. Scott and Muriel shared common interests (one was unicycling), and both thought that magic and comedy were a very good match; in 1999, they began to work together with a magic show they had created and titled ''Grand Dellusions''.

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 In 2007, they were semi-finalists in the popular TV show ''Holland’s Got Talent'', and in 2008, they were invited to participate in the 32nd edition of the [[International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo]], where they had the rare privilege of a standing ovation and won the ''Nice-Matin'' award, and a special prize from the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco. They were the first magicians to appear in the ring of the Festival since [[Lee Pee Ville]] in 1978. In 2009, they participated in the 2nd World Clown Festival of Yekaterinburg, in Russia, 2009, where they were awarded the Golden Clown.
-Scott & Muriel have delighted audiences with their winning mixture of great magic and hilarious comedy in twenty countries, both live and on television (including four appearances on the highly popular French variety show, ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde''). In Europe, they have been featured at the Théâtre Princesse Grace in Monaco, the Palazzo dinner-show in Amsterdam, and the Royal Palace International Music-Hall à Kirrwiller, in Alsace&mdash;among many other venues. In the United States, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'', in 2011-2012. Just before that engagement, they had created a new touring show, ''Magnificent Miss Muriel (and her magician...)'', with which they toured Germany, Spain, and France in 2013.
+Scott & Muriel have delighted audiences with their winning mixture of great magic and hilarious comedy in twenty countries, both live and on television (including four appearances on the highly popular French variety show, ''Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde''). In Europe, they have been featured at the Théâtre Princesse Grace in Monaco, the Palazzo dinner-show and [[Circus Carré]] in Amsterdam, and the Royal Palace International Music-Hall à Kirrwiller, in Alsace&mdash;among many other venues. In the United States, they were featured in the [[Big Apple Circus]] production of ''Dream Big'', in 2011-2012. Just before that engagement, they had created a new touring show, ''Magnificent Miss Muriel (and her magician...)'', with which they toured Germany, Spain, and France in 2013.
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 File:Scott_and_Muriel_BAC_(2011).jpg|Scott & Muriel at the Big Apple Circus (2011)
 File:Scott_%26_Muriel_BAC_2011.jpg|Scott & Muriel at the Big Apple Circus (2011)
 File:Scott_%26_Muriel_Poster.jpg|''Magnificent Miss Muriel'' Poster (2013)
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