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James Randi (born August 7, 1928) (stage name The Amazing Randi) is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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'''James Randi''' (b.1928-d.2020), who went by the stage name <i>The Amazing Randi</i>, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he would later become a naturalized American.  


Randi began his career as a magician, but then became a debunker of the paranormal. He has written about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic.
== Biography ==
Randi began his career as a magician and stage hypnotist; in 1956, photos of him were used to illustrate "The Key to Hypnotism" by [[Walter B. Gibson]]. He then became a debunker of the paranormal. He wrote about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic.


Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF).  
Randi is the founder of the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] (JREF).  


He was a frequent guest on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.
He was a frequent guest on the [[The Tonight Show]] Starring [[Johnny Carson]], and was occasionally featured on the television program [[Penn & Teller]]: Bullshit!.
 
 
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*''[[An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural]]'', 1995, St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-15119-5 ([http://randi.org/encyclopedia/ Online Version])
*''Houdini, His Life and Art''. Putnam Pub Group (November 1976) ISBN 0448125528
*''[[Conjuring (book)|Conjuring]]'', 1992 St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312097719
*''[[The Magic of Uri Geller]]'', 1982, ISBN 0-345-24796-5 (later renamed ''[[The Truth About Uri Geller]]'' ISBN 0-87975-199-1)
*''[[Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions]]'', 1982, Prometheus Books,  ISBN 0-87975-198-3
*''[[Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions]]'', 1982, Prometheus Books,  ISBN 0-87975-198-3
*''Houdini, His Life and Art''. Putnam Pub Group (November 1976) ISBN 0448125528
*''James Randi: Psychic Investigator'', [[1991]], ISBN 1-85283-144-8
*''Test Your ESP Potential''. Dover Publications Inc. (31 Dec 1982) ISBN 0486242692  
*''Test Your ESP Potential''. Dover Publications Inc. (31 Dec 1982) ISBN 0486242692  
*''[[The Faith Healers]]'', 1987, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-369-2. (ISBN 0-87975-535-0 1989 edition foreword by Carl Sagan)
*''[[The Faith Healers]]'', 1987, Prometheus Books, ISBN 0-87975-369-2. (ISBN 0-87975-535-0 1989 edition foreword by Carl Sagan)
*''[[The Magic of Uri Geller]]'', 1982, ISBN 0-345-24796-5 (later renamed ''[[The Truth About Uri Geller]]'' ISBN 0-87975-199-1)
*''The Magic World of the Amazing Randi''. Adams Media Corporation (September 1989) ISBN 1558509828
*''The Magic World of the Amazing Randi''. Adams Media Corporation (September 1989) ISBN 1558509828
*''[[The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer]]'', 1990, Charles Scribner's Sons ISBN 0-684-19056-7 or ISBN 0-87975-830-9.
*''[[The Mask of Nostradamus: The Prophecies of the World's Most Famous Seer]]'', 1990, Charles Scribner's Sons ISBN 0-684-19056-7 or ISBN 0-87975-830-9.
*''James Randi: Psychic Investigator'', 1991, ISBN 1-85283-144-8
*''[[Conjuring (book)|Conjuring]]'', 1992 St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312097719
*''[[An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural]]'', 1995, St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-15119-5  ([http://randi.org/encyclopedia/ Online Version])
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* The Linking Ring, Vol. 30, No. 6, August 1950, Randall Zwinge, by Howard Lyons, page 33
* M-U-M, Vol. 46, No. 11, April 1957, THE RETURN OF HARRY HOUDINI, by ROBERT LUND, page 510
* The Magic Circular, Vol. 76, No. 824, April 1982, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Presenter PETER BLANCHARD, page 64
* [[Genii 1986 August]], Vol. 50, No. 2, Los Angeles Times, Part I/Sunday, September 14, 1986 – Magician-Debunker Conjures Up 'Genius Grant', by Kay Bartlett, Associated Press, page 180
* Sid Lorraine Files Folder, Vol. 11, No. 5, n.d., The Toronto Star, August 23, 1986 ● Saturday Magazine – The Amazing Randi, pages 34-37
* The Linking Ring, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2011, Pictures from the Past, page 28, Answer to Pictures from the Past from page 28, by Gary R. Frank, page 108
* Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Zwinge, Randall James = The Amazing Randi, kanad. Zauberkünstler; Entfesselungskünstler (*07.08.1928 Toronto, Kanada, page 383
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James Randi
BornRandall James Hamilton Zwinge
August 07, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 20, 2020 (age 92)
NationalityAmerican

James Randi (b.1928-d.2020), who went by the stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he would later become a naturalized American.

Biography

Randi began his career as a magician and stage hypnotist; in 1956, photos of him were used to illustrate "The Key to Hypnotism" by Walter B. Gibson. He then became a debunker of the paranormal. He wrote about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic.

Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF).

He was a frequent guest on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and was occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.


Bibliography

References

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  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 30, No. 6, August 1950, Randall Zwinge, by Howard Lyons, page 33
  • M-U-M, Vol. 46, No. 11, April 1957, THE RETURN OF HARRY HOUDINI, by ROBERT LUND, page 510
  • The Magic Circular, Vol. 76, No. 824, April 1982, THIS IS YOUR LIFE, Presenter PETER BLANCHARD, page 64
  • Genii 1986 August, Vol. 50, No. 2, Los Angeles Times, Part I/Sunday, September 14, 1986 – Magician-Debunker Conjures Up 'Genius Grant', by Kay Bartlett, Associated Press, page 180
  • Sid Lorraine Files Folder, Vol. 11, No. 5, n.d., The Toronto Star, August 23, 1986 ● Saturday Magazine – The Amazing Randi, pages 34-37
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2011, Pictures from the Past, page 28, Answer to Pictures from the Past from page 28, by Gary R. Frank, page 108
  • Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Zwinge, Randall James = The Amazing Randi, kanad. Zauberkünstler; Entfesselungskünstler (*07.08.1928 Toronto, Kanada, page 383
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