James Randi

James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American magician and skeptic. He was known for performing ghost magic. He founded the James Randi Educational Foundation. He held two world records in the Guinness World Records. He was influenced by Harry Houdini and Harry Blackstone, Sr..

Randi was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was openly gay.Randi, James. "How To Say It?", "Swift", March 21, 2010 He married his partner of 27 years, Deyvi Pena, in 2013.

Randi died on October 20, 2020 in Plantation, Florida at the age of 92.

World records
The following are Guinness World Records:
 Randi was in a sealed casket underwater for one hour and 44 minutes, breaking the previous record of one hour and 33 minutes set by Harry Houdini on August 5, 1926.
 Randi was encased in a block of ice for 55 minutes.

References

Other websites

 James Randi Educational Foundation – Official website
 Randi's Internet Audio Show from the James Randi Educational Foundation
 James Randi in the Skeptic's Dictionary


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