- Paul W. Draper
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image_size = 150px
name =Paul W. Draper
residence = Las Vegas,Nevada
birth_name = Paul W. Draper
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|10|31|mf=y
birth_place =Salt Lake City , United States
occupation =illusionist ,mind reader ,mentalist , magician,film maker ,actor ,anthropologist
spouse =
website = [http://www.realmagic.org RealMagic.org]
height = 5'9"
weight = 185Paul W. Draper (b. 1978 in
Salt Lake City ,Utah ) is a magician,actor , film maker and anthropologist. As of 2008, he is the house magician at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.Career
Early in Draper's career he gave lectures at national and international academic conferences in the field of anthropology. In 2003, he was an instructor at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas and taught several classes in the field ofCommunication Studies.Draper appeared alongside David Copperfield,
Lance Burton and Teller as an expert on theHistory Channel ’s special "Houdini : Unlocking the Mystery".With Nathan Meier, co-owner of the production company "Mask Films LLC", Draper is working on his second
documentary film . "Mr. Clown" starring Earl Chaney the son ofLon Chaney, Jr. .Fact|date=June 2008Awards
Meier and Draper's first documentary "Nathan's Story: Teenage Sex and Fatherhood" won the Rocky Mountain regional
Emmy award for Best Documentary in Cultural Affairs in 2002.Fact|date=June 2008Works
* "Nathan's Story: Teenage Sex and Fatherhood", documentary
* "Mr. Clown", documentary (in-process)Film and television appearances
*
The History Channel , "Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery"
* A&E, "Criss Angel's Mindfreak: Burning Man"
*Steven Spielberg , "Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition)"
*HGTV , "House Hunters Las Vegas episode 1-5"
*Comcast , "Hocus Pocus: Denny and Lees Magic Studio"
*WB , "15 minutes of fame"
* ABC, "Duel",June 27 2008 (contestant on US game show)Publications
*
Banachek , "Psychological Subtleties 2" (contributor)
* Beckwith, Tobias, "Beyond Deception", (editor)
* Hitchcock, Scott, "The New Lecture Notes" (editor)
* Draper, Paul, "Mantalism: Theory, History and Performance"
* Draper, Paul, "History of the American Spiritualist Movement 1880 -1920"
* Ogden, Tom, "Idiots Guide to Street Magic" )Photographer, talent and consultant)External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK4RuRq61lk Information about Paul the T.V. Host]
* [http://www.maskfilms.com Information about Paul the Filmmaker]
* [http://www.realmagic.org Information about Paul the Magician]
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