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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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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.
 
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*''[[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])
 
*''[[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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Revision as of 22:34, 11 August 2013

James Randi
BornRandall James Hamilton Zwinge
August 07, 1928
Toronto, Ontario

NationalityCanadian

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.

Biography

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.

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!.


Bibliography

References

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