Mahdi Gilbert

Mahdi Gilbert (born 1989) is a Canadian professional sleight of hand card magician. He was born without hands and feet and so had to individually create all of the techniques he employs in his illusions.[1][2] He's stated, "I had to become self-sufficient from an early age; there's no magic books written for me."[3][4]

Mahdi Gilbert
NationalityCanadian
OccupationMagician
Websitemahdigilbert.com

Filmography

Gilbert appeared on the third season of Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He performed a version of the card trick Oil and Water, which fooled Penn Jillette and Teller, granting him a trip to Las Vegas to appear for the duo's opening act.

Gilbert appeared in the documentary Our Magic, created by R. Paul Wilson.[5] He also contributed to the research of the book The Greatest German Living by Ricky Jay, which is about Matthias Buchinger, who was similarly born without hands or feet.[2]

In 2018 Mahdi appeared on the BBC series The One Show.[6]

References
  1. "Mahdi Gilbert". Mahdi Gilbert. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. "Mahdi Gilbert | Conjuring Arts | Conjuring Arts". conjuringarts.org. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. R Paul Wilson (2015-11-19), Mahdi Gilbert - OUR MAGIC, retrieved 2016-08-22
  4. "Watch Our Magic Online | Vimeo On Demand". Vimeo. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. "Handless magician fools Penn & Teller". Boing Boing. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  6. "Mahdi Gilbert". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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