David Acer

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This article is about the Canadian comedian/magician. For the Florida doctor allegedly responsible for infecting his patients with the HIV virus, see David J. Acer.

David Acer (pronounced "ack-ur") is a Canadian scientist, stand-up comedian and close-up magician.

As a magician he has performed at The Magic Castle and FISM.^[1]^[2] 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".

In 2007, Acer was invited to lecture at Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic, a close-up magic convention held in upstate New York (USA) and limited to fewer than 150 hand-picked attendees.^[3]

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.^[2] 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.

References

↑ "David Acer". Great North Talent. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "David Acer (resume)".
↑ Gerard, Antony. "The David Acer Lecture at Fechters Finger Flicking Frolic 2007".

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 106729211 LCCN: no98089401

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Name	Acer, David
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Short description	Canadian comedian and magician
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Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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