Who is Israeli illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic that appeared in the NBC TV show Phenomenon along side Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent ?
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Phenomenon (TV series) Phenomenon is a competition show judged by mystifier Uri Geller and illusionist Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent which debuted live on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC. The show featured ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist, to be determined by viewers voting by phone and online. The contestants performed their effects on celebrity guests each week. The winner of "Phenomenon" would win $250,000.
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Uri Geller Uri Geller ( ; Hebrew: אורי גלר‎ ‎ ; born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other illusions. It has been frequently claimed that Geller has used conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy, which Geller has consistently denied. Geller's career as an entertainer has spanned more than four decades, with television shows and appearances in many countries.
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Tim Ellis Tim Ellis (born 8 May 1963) is an Australian performer, author and lecturer in the world of magic and illusion.
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Keith Barry Keith Patrick Barry (born 2 October 1976) is an Irish mentalist, hypnotist, magician and activist for the elderly.
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Project Alpha Project Alpha was an elaborate hoax that began in 1979 and ended with its deliberate disclosure in 1983. It was orchestrated by the stage magician and skeptic James Randi. It involved planting two fake psychics, Steve Shaw (now better known as Banachek) and Michael Edwards, into a parapsychology (PSI) research project at Washington University. Introduced to the researchers during the initial stages of the program, the young men convinced the researchers that their psychic powers were real. With spoon bending demonstrated, the lab ran a long series of experiments to test the range of their abilities, involving everything from moving objects in sealed globes, to changing electronic clocks, to making images appear on unexposed film.
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Chris Cheong Christopher Cheong Kit Kei (張杰棋 born 18 November 1992 in Penang), better known by the stage name Chris Cheong is an international mentalist and illusionist. He was previously credited to be one of Malaysia's youngest professional mentalist and magician. He is public voted as one of Malaysia's top 10 magicians.
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Tommy Wonder (magician) Tommy Wonder (November 29, 1953 – June 26, 2006) was the stage name of Jacobus Maria Bemelman, a Dutch magician who performed both close-up and stage magic. Wonder performed in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo and on Fox television.
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The Mentalist The Mentalist is an American police drama/mystery television series that ran from September 23, 2008 until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also its executive producer. The show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds.
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Dean Dill Dean Dill was a magician and effects designer who lived and worked in Glendale, California, USA. He appeared on "The Tonight Show" in November 1990. His performance focused mostly on closeup effects, and he had a particular passion for and expertise in coin magic. He created and marketed a number of effects, including "Dean's Box," "Blizzard", and "A New World" (created with magic innovator Michael Weber).
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Houdini (miniseries) Houdini is a two-part, four-hour History channel event miniseries written by Nicholas Meyer and directed by Uli Edel. It premiered on September 1, 2014. The series stars Adrien Brody as Harry Houdini and features the life of the legendary illusionist and escape artist from poverty to worldwide fame.
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Dan White (magician) Daniel White is an American magician, producer, and creative consultant. In March 2015, White began performing a headline show produced by theory11 at The NoMad Hotel in New York City, titled "The Magician at The NoMad." The critically acclaimed show has been featured in Vanity Fair, Wall Street Journal, and three times on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon".
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J C Sum J C Sum (Sum Jan-chung) is a Singaporean illusionist, illusion designer and creative entrepreneur. Nicknamed "The Thinking Man's Magician", J C is one of the most highly regarded illusionists and illusion designers from Asia. AsiaOne named him as ""one of the most celebrated illusionists in Asia"" and MagicSeen called him ""The Ace in Asia"". The Straits Times stated that he is "Singapore's most famous magician" and The Business Times Singapore, credited him for bringing "magic to the mainstream market in Asia".
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Thomas Solomon Thomas Solomon (born 1969 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American escape artist and magician.
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John Born John B. Born is an American parlor magician, the winner of multiple awards including "Close-Up Magician of the Year" from the International Brotherhood of Magicians in 2006. He has written two books, appeared on ten instructional DVDs created in Las Vegas and Reno, and is a frequent lecturer on the subject of magic techniques. Also a writer, his book "Meant to Be" features sections from Allan Ackerman, Ken Krenzel, Banachek, Luke Jermay, Martin Joyal, Tony Miller, Mike Powers, Joshua Jay, and Jason Dean. His latest book, "Cheating at Texas Hold'em: A Modern Guide to the Art of Deception and Illicit Play at the Card Table" was released in 2010, featuring 560 pages about cheating at poker - how it works, how to detect it, and how to prevent it.
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Secrets of the Psychics "Secrets of the Psychics" was a PBS "NOVA" episode following James Randi's work. Also appearing in stock footage are Peter Popoff, Uri Geller, and many others.
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Jonathan Levit Jonathan Levit (born April 20, 1971) is an American magician, actor, television host and theatrical producer. He has appeared in quite a number of movies and television series, and was the host of VH1's reality series, "Celebracadabra". Jonathan also performs frequently at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.
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Paul W Draper Paul Draper is an anthropologist, academic, and an award winning mentalist, magician, and film maker. As an anthropologist and communications expert specializing in the cognitive science of religious beliefs, he has lectured at various fortune 500 companies and universities on various topics including why people believe weird things and how organizations create a cult-like following. His TEDx lecture has been applauded for its ability to educate while still being enormously entertaining. As the creator of the unique show Mental Mysteries, Draper blends his academic background as an anthropologist and communications expert with the arts of mentalism and magic. Only a decade into his magic career, he received the prestigious Merlin Award for his work as a corporate entertainer.
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Sylvia Browne bibliography Sylvia Browne was an American author and self-described psychic medium whose work was frequently discredited and criticized. She nevertheless authored over 40 books, many of which were staples on "The New York Times" Best Seller list.
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Decline effect The decline effect may occur when scientific claims receive decreasing support over time. The term was first described by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine in the 1930s to describe the disappearing of extrasensory perception (ESP) of psychic experiments conducted by Rhine over the course of study or time. In its more general term, Cronbach, in his review article of science "Beyond the two disciplines of scientific psychology" referred to the phenomenon as "generalizations decay." The term was once again used in a 2010 article by Jonah Lehrer published in "The New Yorker".
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Ilana Dayan Ilana Dayan-Orbach (Hebrew: אילנה דיין‎ ; born 8 May 1964) is an Israeli investigative journalist, anchorwoman, and attorney. She is best known as host of the investigative television program "Uvda" ("Fact") on the Israeli Channel 2.
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Levitation (paranormal) Levitation or transvection in the paranormal context is the rising of a human body and other objects into the air by mystical means. Some parapsychology and religious believers interpret alleged instances of levitation as the result of supernatural action of psychic power or spiritual energy. The scientific community states there is no evidence that levitation exists and alleged levitation events are explainable by natural causes (such as magic trickery, illusion, and hallucination).
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Silvan (illusionist) Silvan (born May 18, 1937) is an Italian illusionist, writer and television personality.