Jim Karol
(born on April 10,1953) is an American magician, mentalist and actor known for his participation in the NBC television show, Phenomenon
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Early life
Karol was born and raised in
Allentown, Pennsylvania. He became an entertainer after being laid off from his previous job as a steel worker.
Karol first gained regional notoriety on
December 22,
1990 when the
Pennsylvania Lottery numbers that were drawn matched his prediction.
[1] As a result, the numerous people who had taken Karol's advice ended up dividing up a $12 million payout into small shares. Since then, Karol has performed extensively on both the college and corporate circuits. He has also authored two books and currently predicts football outcomes on a popular gambling website.
Appearances and shows
His shows combine elements of magic, mentalism, feats of memory, humor and extreme stunts, some of which involve an electric chair and a fox trap which he allows to snap closed onto his own hand. He has appeared as a guest on the
Howard Stern show twice, appeared on the
Ellen DeGeneres show, and
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
. Additionally, he was featured in the 2006 film
Jackass Number Two
. In October 2007, he was one of ten mentalist contestants on the NBC program
Phenomenon
which was hosted by
Criss Angel and
Uri Geller. He was one of the first two contestants voted off on the two hour Halloween episode of the show.
[2]
References
- Prediction Was 2 Good 2 Pass Up.
- Allentown native voted off 'Phenomenon'