birth_place nationality birth_date residence article_title name occupation
montreal , quebec , canada canadian 27 february 1970 montreal david acer
 david acer comedian , close-up magician , author
david acer

david acer -lrb- pronounced `` ack-ur '' , born 27 february 1970 -rrb- is a canadian author , stand-up comedian , close-up magician inventor of magic tricks , and co-host/co-writer of the syndicated television series mystery hunters .
his writing on mystery hunters earned him two gemini awards nominations -lrb- the canadian equivalent of the emmys -rrb- for best writing in a children 's non-fiction series -lrb- 2005 and 2007 -rrb- , and he wrote a book based on his segments on the series called `` gotcha !
18 amazing ways to freak out your friends , '' published by kids can press in 2008 .
`` gotcha ! ''
was a canadian best-seller and was nominated for two children 's book awards , a willow award and a hackmatack children 's choice award , and won the hackmatack award in 2008/2009 .
david , a native of montreal , has also written for other canadian television shows such as popular mechanics for kids , ytv 's prank patrol and tvo 's finding stuff out .
his career as a stand-up comedian began in 1989 .
by then , he was a recognized close-up magician and inventor of magic tricks , and had published original sleight-of-hand effects in a multitude of trade magazines .
but stand-up comedy evolved as a separate career , with little to no overlap in terms of content .
as a stand-up comedian , david has appeared on canadian television shows such as cbc 's just for laughs , the comedy network 's just for laughs : the lost tapes , ctv 's comedy now , comedy at club 54 and in the u.s. on a&e 's comedy on the road and abc 's america 's funniest people .
in 2013 he won his first national -lrb- comedic -rrb- debate on cbc radio 's popular series , the debaters .
as a close-up magician he has lectured around the world on his original tricks and authored four books .
his latest , `` more power to you '' , was published in 2011 by hermetic press -lrb- seattle , wa -rrb- , and has since been translated into french and published by marchand de trucs as `` anthologie : david acer '' .
david also appeared on the cover of the october 2010 issue of the american magic periodical genii -lrb- magazine -rrb- , and has performed his original magic on discovery 's grand illusions , in england on sky one 's the secret world of magic , and in japan on nhk 's f.i.s.m. 2000 .
in 2007 , acer was invited to lecture at fechter 's finger flicking frolic , a close-up magic convention held in upstate new york -lrb- usa -rrb- and limited to fewer than 150 hand-picked attendees .
he has also performed at the magic castle and fism .
he has also authored several books on magic .
since 2002 , he has had a regular column in `` genii '' magazine .
acer wrote 5 episodes of the 1997-2001 series , `` popular mechanics for kids '' .
as a comedian and actor , he has had roles on the television program `` mystery hunters '' and in the film `` levity '' as well as performed numerous times at montreal 's `` just for laughs '' festival .
he also appeared on ytv 's popular show `` prank patrol , '' where he helped one of the young pranksters by showing her how to do some easy magic tricks .
