Julius Dein

Julius Dein (born 4 May 1994) is an English street magician illusionist.

Julius Dein
Born
Julius Dein

(1994-05-04) 4 May 1994
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationJFS (Jewish Free School), Kenton, London
Alma materKing's College London
Occupation
Years active2012–present
Partner(s)Markus Strömberg
Parent(s)Lee Dein (Mother)

Biography

Dein was educated at JFS (Jewish Free School) in Kenton, north west London, where he first performed magic both at school and at parties. Following school he attended King's College London, and on his study abroad year at UCLA he performed at events, and began making[1] prank videos[2][3][4] and social experiment videos.[5]

In 2016, Dein started posting videos of street magic to the Internet, building an online audience of over 20 million followers across social media.[6] Since then, he has made appearances across radio and TV, including Talk Sport[7] London Live[8] as well as US appearances on the Steve Harvey Show and Fox.[9] Subsequent videos included pranks such as proposing to strangers.[2] He has been a guest on Talkradio.[7]

Dein was the first digital signing in the UK by American talent agency UTA in June 2017.[10] Dein began filming videos for the FDA's The Real Cost in 2019. He performed magic tricks with vapes from people on the street, turning them into cigarettes, warning them that vaping could lead to smoking [11]

See also

References
  1. Schroeder, Jules. "How To Create Viral Content: 5 Tips From Mega-Influencer Julius Dein". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. "London prankster proposes to strangers". londonlive.co.uk. 2015-11-19.
  3. "Prankster trolls millennials with Apple toothbrushes". The Daily Dot. Austin Powell. 15 September 2016.
  4. "Prankster figures out best way to guarantee himself a seat on the Tube". Daily Mirror. Kara O'Neill. 2 June 2016.
  5. "YouTuber Julius Dein's Homophobia Experiment Shows Humanity Can Be Decent". Mic. Kathleen Wong. 1 July 2016.
  6. "Is the Snapchat party over?". bbc.com. 2018-02-24.
  7. "Prankster and magician Julius Dein reveals some of the secrets behind his success". talkradio.co.uk.
  8. "London prankster proposes to strangers". londonlive.co.uk. 2015-11-19.
  9. "Magician Amazes Homeless People As He Gives Them Money". steveharveyfm.com.
  10. "UTA London signs first digital 'influencer' - IQ Magazine". 28 June 2017.
  11. Dein, Julius. "Julius Dein Performs A Magic Trick on a Vape". youtube.com. The Real Cost.
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