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James Randi | |
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 Randi c. 1990s | |
| Born | Randall James Hamilton Zwinge August 7, 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 20, 2020 (aged 92) Plantation, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | The Amazing Randi |
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| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1946−2016 |
| Spouse |
José Alvarez (m. 2013) |
| Website | web |
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James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.[1] He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.[2] Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87.
Although often referred to as a "debunker", Randi said he disliked the term's connotations and preferred to describe himself as an "investigator".[3][4] He wrote about paranormal phenomena, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, famously exposing fraudulent faith healer Peter Popoff, and was occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Before Randi's retirement, JREF sponsored the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, which offered a prize of one million US dollars to eligible applicants who could demonstrate evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event under test conditions agreed to by both parties.[5]
- ^ Rodrigues 2010, p. 271 Archived August 31, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Randi, James (February 9, 2007). "More Geller Woo-Woo". Swift (Newsletter). Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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- ^ "JREF Status". JREF. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
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