David Acer

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 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 numerous well respected books on magic. Since 2002, he has had a regular column in Genii magazine. David 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 has also been on YTV's popular show Prank Patrol helping out one of the young pranksters by showing her how to do some easy magic tricks.

References

1. ^ Great North Talent
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.davidacer.com/pdf/David_Acer_Bio___Resume__Fall_2006_.pdf
3. ^ The David Acer Lecture at Fechters Finger Flicking Frolic 2007 - The Original Close-Up Magic Convention Photo Site For Day Three.

External links

• David Acer's magic website
• David Acer's comedy website
• Interview with David Acer about magic
• Interview with David Acer about Mystery Hunters
• Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic
• David Acer at the Internet Movie Database

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