Randall James Hamilton Zwinge

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author debunker of pseudoscience escape artist human lecturer science communicator skeptic stage magician television personality

Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, better known as James Randi, was a Canadian-American stage magician and prominent skeptic famed for debunking paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.

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instanceOf author ⓘ
debunker of pseudoscience ⓘ
escape artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lecturer ⓘ
science communicator ⓘ
skeptic ⓘ
stage magician ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
awardReceived MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ
National Capital Area Skeptics Award ⓘ
Philip J. Klass Award ⓘ
Richard Dawkins Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath age-related causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1928-08-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-10-20 ⓘ
fieldOfWork magic ⓘ
paranormal investigation ⓘ
scientific skepticism ⓘ
skepticism ⓘ
founded James Randi Educational Foundation ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
skeptical literature ⓘ
hasAlias James Randi ⓘ
James Randi ⓘ
surface form: The Amazing Randi
influenced modern skeptical movement ⓘ
knownFor James Randi Educational Foundation ⓘ
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge ⓘ
debunking paranormal claims ⓘ
exposing pseudoscience ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ⓘ
surface form: Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

James Randi Educational Foundation ⓘ
notableForDebunking Uri Geller ⓘ
faith healers ⓘ
notableWork An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural ⓘ
Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns, and Other Delusions ⓘ
Skeptical Inquirer ⓘ
surface form: Skeptical Inquirer articles

The Faith Healers ⓘ
The Truth About Uri Geller ⓘ
occupation escape artist ⓘ
illusionist ⓘ
magician ⓘ
public speaker ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Toronto ⓘ
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
placeOfDeath Plantation, Florida, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Plantation, Florida, United States
residence Florida ⓘ
surface form: Florida, United States
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
spouse Deyvi Peña ⓘ

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