Jay Alexander
{{Short description|American magician and comedian}}
{{Other uses|J. Alexander (disambiguation)}}
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Jay Alexander is an American magician and comedian known as a corporate and society entertainer.
Early life and education
Alexander was born in Houston, Texas. At the age of fourteen, he was the youngest recipient of the Society of American Magicians' Gold Medal of Honor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/magician-jay-alexander-wrote-the-pandemic-performing-arts-playbook/article_27f74ebd-36e5-5a86-8cb1-4e353b2a5620.html|title=Magician Jay Alexander wrote the pandemic performing arts playbook|date=March 15, 2022|publisher=Wire Service|via=San Francisco Examiner}} He attended Westbury High School then the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
After high school, Alexander moved to San Francisco to attend the San Francisco Art Institute.Newton, Dick (May 2009). Swinging Success in San Francisco Magic Magazine
Career
Alexander is the co-author of several magic books. He is also the presenter of Learn the Art of Magic, a CD-ROM that introduces 26 different magic tricks.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/education/nothing-up-my-sleeve-the-magic-of-teaching.html|last=Barnabel|first= Josh|date=August 4, 1996|title=Nothing Up My Sleeve! The Magic of Teaching|newspaper=New York Times}}
His clients have included Robin Williams, Steve Wozniak and the Rolling Stones.{{cite web|last=Liberatore|first=Paul|url=http://www.marinij.com/ci_7938862 |title=Jay Alexander, rock's favorite magician, takes show to Novato school benefit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109095835/http://www.marinij.com/ci_7938862 |archivedate=November 9, 2014|website=Marin Independent Journal}}
Alexander directed the children's DVD "Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck!", produced by David Magidson.{{cite web|last1=Amazon|title=Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck|website=Amazon |date=February 18, 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Here-Comes-Boswick-Clown-Phoebe/dp/B00TQ9O7FK}}
He has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America and MTV,{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} and also on many local morning shows.{{which|date=April 2024}}
In the San Francisco Chronicle, David Lazarus wrote, "One of the highest-paid, and busiest, performers on the Bay Area corporate circuit is magician Jay Alexander . . ."Lazarus, David (December 4, 1999). [http://m.sfgate.com/business/article/Corporate-Entertainers-2892245.php Corporate Entertainers - The New Vaudeville Circuit], San Francisco Chronicle
References
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External links
- [http://www.sfmagic.com/ Jay Alexander official site]
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Category:Entertainers from Houston
Category:High School for the Performing and Visual Arts alumni