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Uri Geller
Uri Geller ((ヘブライ語:אורי גלר); ;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Uri Geller )〕 born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli illusionist, well known internationally as a magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has used simple conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy.〔Reply letter: 〕 Geller's career as an entertainer has spanned more than four decades, with television shows and appearances in many countries.
==Early life==
Geller was born in Tel Aviv, which was at that time part of the British Mandate of Palestine, to Jewish parents from Hungary and Austria, Geller is the son of Itzhaak Geller (Gellér Izsák), a retired army sergeant major, and Manzy Freud (Freud Manci). It is claimed that Geller is a distant relative of Sigmund Freud on his mother's side.〔Margolis, Jonathan (1998) ''Uri Geller Magician or Mystic'', Orion Publishing Group, p. 13, ISBN 0-7528-1006-5.〕
At the age of 11, Geller's family moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, where he attended a high school, the Terra Santa College, and learned English. At the age of 18〔Randi, James (1982) ''The Truth About Uri Geller'', New York: Prometheus Books, p. 9, ISBN 0-87975-199-1.〕 he served in the Israeli Army's Paratroopers Brigade, and was wounded in action during the 1967 Six-Day War.〔 (also in MSNBC () and possibly other sites)〕 He worked as a photographic model in 1968 and 1969; during that time, he began to perform for small audiences as a nightclub entertainer,〔(The Magician And the Think Tank ), Time (magazine) 12 March 1973〕 becoming well-known in Israel.〔"Telepathist Geller Termed a Fraud," ''Jerusalem Post'' 5 October 1970〕
Geller first started to perform in theatres, public halls, auditoriums, military bases and universities in Israel.〔Margolis, Jonathan (1998). Uri Geller. Magician or Mystic?: Orinon Media.ISBN 0-7528-1006-5. pages 92,103,107, 112,118,〕 By the 1970s, Geller had become known in the United States and Europe. He also received attention from the scientific community, whose members were interested in examining his reported psychic abilities. At the peak of his career in the 1970s, he worked full-time, performing for television audiences worldwide.
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