caption website birth_place nationality name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
banachek , 2010 . at the amaz!ng meeting 8 , las vegas http://www.banachek.com middlesex , england , uk american banachek 20 november 1960 banacheck.jpg banachek
 steven shaw mentalist , magician , writer , skeptic
banachek

banachek -lrb- born 30 november 1960 as steven shaw -rrb- is a mentalist .
he has written books on mentalism and has invented various magic and mentalism effects , including the penn & teller bullet catch and the original `` buried alive '' stunt .
he is the director of the james randi educational foundation -lrb- jref -rrb- one million dollar paranormal challenge .
