Uri Geller (/ˈʊri ˈɡɛlÉ™r/; Hebrew: × ×•×¨×™ ×'לר‎; born 20
December 1946) is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television
personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his
trademark television performances of spoon bending and other
illusions. Geller uses conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of
psychokinesis and telepathy. Geller's career as an entertainer has
spanned more than four decades, with television shows and appearances
in many countries.Geller was born on 20 December 1946 in Tel Aviv,
which was then part of British-administered Mandatory Palestine. His
mother and father were of Austrian-Jewish and Hungarian-Jewish
background respectively. Geller is the son of Itzhaak Geller (Gellér
Izsák), a retired army sergeant major, and Margaret "Manzy" Freud
(Freud Manci). Geller claims that he is a distant relative of Sigmund
Freud on his mother's side.
December 1946) is an Israeli-British illusionist, magician, television
personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his
trademark television performances of spoon bending and other
illusions. Geller uses conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of
psychokinesis and telepathy. Geller's career as an entertainer has
spanned more than four decades, with television shows and appearances
in many countries.Geller was born on 20 December 1946 in Tel Aviv,
which was then part of British-administered Mandatory Palestine. His
mother and father were of Austrian-Jewish and Hungarian-Jewish
background respectively. Geller is the son of Itzhaak Geller (Gellér
Izsák), a retired army sergeant major, and Margaret "Manzy" Freud
(Freud Manci). Geller claims that he is a distant relative of Sigmund
Freud on his mother's side.
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