Alex McAleer

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Alex McAleer
Born (1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation(s)Mind Reader and Mentalist
Website www.alexmcaleer.com

Alex McAleer is a British mentalist who has toured extensively throughout the UK and North America with the ensemble illusion show Champions of Magic. [1]

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He has made numerous television appearances including NBC's Access Hollywood, [2] ITV's Good Morning Britain, [3] and the world's longest running children's television program [4] Blue Peter earning himself a Blue Peter badge.

Career

McAleer started his professional career in 2007 after receiving a business startup loan form The Prince's Trust. [5] Before that he had been studying Art & Design at Suffolk College but dropped out to pursue a career in magic. [6]

In 2014 McAleer took his one-man show "Alex the Mind Reader" to Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Free Fringe. [7]

In 2016 he received critical acclaim at Perth Fringe World with his show “Mind Reader” where he was nominated for the Cabaret Award. He returned to the festival in 2017 with a revamped version of the same show and a new late night show “Brainwashed”. [8] [9] [10]

In 2013 he joined the cast of illusion show Champions of Magic, touring extensively throughout the UK and North America for ten years. [11]

McAleer has lectured and published various works on mentalism under the name Alexander Marsh, in which he has described some of the secret methods he uses to achieve his mentalistic effects.

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  1. ↑ "For this champion of mind-reading, tricks are far from routine - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ Mind Reader Alex McAleer on NBC's Access Hollywood Live , retrieved 2019-09-24
  3. ↑ "Top tips for remembering and creating passwords". www.itv.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ↑ "In pictures: Blue Peter turns 60". 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ↑ Parkin, Simon. "For his next trick Alex McAleer conjures up magic stardom from Suffolk roots". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Mind out, Alex McAleer is ready to read your thoughts at Grand Opera House". York Press. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  7. ↑ "Alex the Mind Reader: 3 star review by Kayleigh Blair". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  8. ↑ "Fringe World Festival | Mind Reader". Community News Group. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  9. ↑ "REVIEW: Alex McAleer: Brainwashed". The West Australian. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  10. ↑ "Urban List: Top Picks at Fringe World 2016".
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