caption website home_town birth_place nickname article_title education name occupation alma_mater
andy `` the magic man '' segal -lsb- http://www.andysegal.com/ www.andysegal.com -rsb- huntington , ny queens , ny the magic man andy segal
 bachelors degree in mathematics and computer science andy segal professional artistic pool player website designer carnegie mellon university
andy segal

andy segal -lrb- born april 14 , 1968 -rrb- is a trick shot champion from huntington , ny .
he began as a professional 9-ball player in the 1990s , playing out of amsterdam billiards in new york city , and learing from top professionals like tony robles and george `` ginky '' san souci .
he was a regular on the camel pro billiard series , and during these competitions , he would often perform trick shot shows for both players and spectators .
a number of years earlier , he met the great trick shot artist mike massey and by the early 2000s , he was concentrating more on trick shots than 9-ball .
in 2002 , he was asked to compete in a professional trick shot competition , the north american championship , and after a 4th-place finish , he stayed in that discipline .
best known for his television appearances on espn , he has won many televised competitions such as trick shot magic -lrb- 2009 , 2010 & 2014 -rrb- , the world cup of trick shots -lrb- 2006 , 2008 & 2009 -rrb- , the wpa world artistic pool championship -lrb- 2007 , 2011 & 2012 -rrb- and the masters championship -lrb- 2005 , 2007 & 2009 -rrb- .
in addition to performing trick shot exhibitions all over the world , he is also a sleight of hand magician , and trains weekly at mixed martial arts .
