- Marshall Sylver
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Marshall Sylver 
Born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak
May 19, 1962Residence Las Vegas, NV Occupation Motivational Speaker, Author, Hypnotist, Entertainer Marshall Sylver, born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak, is a motivational speaker, author, and performance hypnotist who works primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has billed himself as "The World's Fastest Hypnotist".[1]
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Career
Before becoming a stage hypnotist in 1985, he worked as a disc jockey and a professional magician.[2]
Hypnosis Show
Sylver had a hypnosis show at Harrah's in Las Vegas in 2007[3] and at the Palms in 2003.[4]
He also had shows at the Sahara Hotel and the Stratosphere [5] in the mid 1990's.
Television
Sylver has appeared on Late Night with David Letterman[6] and The Montel Williams Show.[7]
He had an infomercial, Passion Profit & Power, that ran in the mid 1990's.[8]
In the first episode of the third series of Louis Theroux's Wild Weekends, Sylver's seminars were featured, where the power of persuasion was purportedly used to teach attendees how to become self-made millionaires.[9]
Seminars
Sylver is a motivational speaker and business consultant. He was a speaker at the Learning Annex "Wealth Expo" along with Tony Robbins in 2006[10] as well as the First Annual Entrepreneur Success Summit in 2010.[11] He also hosts the "Turning Point Seminar."[12]
Books and CDs
Sylver wrote a book titled "Passion, Profit & Power," which was published by Simon & Schuster in 1997, along with audio cassettes by the same name, as part of a subconscious training system.[13] "Passion, Profit & Power" was a bestseller from Berita Book Centre and MPH Bookstores for the week of July 19, 1997.[14]
Radio and Movies
Sylver hosts a radio show titled "Get Rich Radio."[15] He starred in the 2010 movie "Tranced," which was the first movie intended to hypnotize the audience.[16]
Legal issues
Indictment and Dismissal of Charges
On April 14, 2003, a grand jury indicted Sylver on nine felony counts of obtaining money under false pretenses.[17] At Sylver's trial, the jury deadlocked, 10-2, prompting District Judge Valerie Vega to declare a mistrial. In 2005, Vega dismissed the case, and the attorney general's office withdrew the charges.[18]
Five of the nine witnesses against Sylver were able to eventually get their money back by winning civil judgments against him in small claims court.[19]
Sale and Possession of counterfeit money
As a youthful offender, in 1984, Sylver pled guilty to the sale and possession of counterfeit federal reserve notes.[20] He was sentenced to six months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. He was unconditionally discharged from probation one year early and his conviction was set aside.[21]
Lawsuit over gambling debts
The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas filed a lawsuit against Sylver, alleging he amassed over $200,000 in gambling debts.[22] The Judge dismissed the case, entering an Order of Dismissal on May 19, 2004.[23]
Book
- Passion Profit & Power. Simon & Schuster. 1997. ISBN 9780684825212.
Notes
- ^ Strauss, Duncan (Sep 27, 1988). "'Fastest Hypnotist' Sylver Is on Stage Even When off". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Arnold, Thomas K. (Oct 22, 1986). "SAN DIEGO HYPNOTIST IS STAR OF STAGE, TV-AND OFFICE". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Hypnotist Marshall Sylver". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2007-09-14. http://www.lvrj.com/neon/9780522.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ "Mistrial declared in hypnotist theft case". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2003-12-20. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Dec-20-Sat-2003/news/22843460.html. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Hypnotist Sylver blends show biz with sales pitch in act". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 1997-06-27. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LVRB&p_theme=lvrb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FD38E721B93C74C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "TV Highlights". The Victoria Acvocate. 1987-09-09. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7-pHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NYAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1164,5148945&dq=marshall+sylver&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ "The Montel Williams Show". TV.com. 2007-10-16. http://www.tv.com/how-to-become-a-millionaire-or-live-like-one/episode/1159378/summary.html?tag=search_results;title;4. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Siskel and Ebert of infomercials pick, pan long ads". Baltimore Sun. 1994-07-10. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-07-10/business/1994191028_1_kogler-parton-mop. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Series 3". BBC. 2010. http://scandinavia.bbcknowledge.com/testing/episodes.html. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ Macomber, Shawn (Dec 6, 2006). "Straight Shooter". American Spectator. http://spectator.org/archives/2006/12/06/straight-shooter.
- ^ Irons, Mike (May 13, 2010). "Forbes.com Features Chuck Mullaney". News Around the World Today. http://www.newsaroundtheworldtoday.com/forbes-com-features-chuck-mullaney/123460/.
- ^ Glenda, Luymes (March 7, 2010). "Hypnotist Mesmerizes Crowd of Hundreds". The Vancouver Province.
- ^ "Passion Profit & Power". Simon & Schuster. 1997. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=passion+profit+power&x=0&y=0#/ref=sr_ex_p_n_condition-type_0?rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Apassion+profit+power%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2656020011.
- ^ "Bestsellers". New Straits Times. July 19, 1997. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gFdIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2004,2986681&dq=marshall+sylver&hl=en.
- ^ "Get Rich RAdio". http://getrichradio.com.
- ^ "Tranced". 2010. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499608/plotsummary.
- ^ "Hypnotist indicted on nine felony theft counts". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2003-04-15. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Apr-15-Tue-2003/news/21111594.html. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Clarke, Norm (June 24, 2007). "Michael Jackson plans Europe tour". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 4A.
- ^ Kalil, J.M. (2003-12-08). "Hypnotist on trial, accused of bilking customers in self-help program". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/Dec-08-Mon-2003/news/22704278.html. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Grimes, William (2007-02-07). "Back on the Road, Tracking the Red, White and Odd". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/books/07grim.html.
- ^ USA v. Sylwestrzak, No. 3:83-CR-00866-K, 2000 U.S. Dist. via PACER (casdce June 1, 2004)
- ^ Knapp, George. "Hypnotist Facing New Problems". KLAS-TV. http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=423617. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Venetian Casino Resort LLC v. Sylver, No. 01A437880, via PACER
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