Mahdi Gilbert
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Mahdi Gilbert | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Website | mahdigilbert.com |
Mahdi Gilbert (born 1989) is a Canadian professional sleight of hand card magician.
Early life
[edit]He was born without hands and feet and so had to individually create all of the techniques he employs in his illusions.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]Gilbert appeared on the third season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He performed a version of the card trick Oil and Water, which fooled Penn Jillette and Teller, granting him a trip to Las Vegas to appear for the duo's opening act.
Gilbert appeared in the documentary Our Magic, created by R. Paul Wilson.[3] He also contributed to the research of the book The Greatest German Living by Ricky Jay, which is about Matthias Buchinger, who was similarly born without hands or feet.[2]
In 2018 Mahdi appeared on the BBC series The One Show.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahdi Gilbert". Mahdi Gilbert. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b "Mahdi Gilbert | Conjuring Arts | Conjuring Arts". conjuringarts.org. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "Handless magician fools Penn & Teller". Boing Boing. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-08-22.