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Uri Geller born 20 December 1946) is an Israeli illusionist, magician, television personality, and self-proclaimed psychic. He is known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other illusions. It has been frequently claimed that Geller has used conjuring tricks to simulate the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy, which Geller has consistently denied. 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 on 20 December 1946 in Tel Aviv, which was then part of British-administered Mandatory Palestine. His mother and father were of Austrian-Jewish and Hungarian-Jewish background respectively.Geller is the son of Itzhaak Geller , a retired army sergeant major, and Margaret "Manzy" Freud (Freud Manci). It is claimed that Geller is a distant relative of Sigmund Freud on his mother's side.

Geller first started to perform in theatres, public halls, auditoriums, military bases and universities in Israel. 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.

I was sued by a woman who claimed that she became pregnant because she watched me on television and I bent her contraceptive coil.

Uri Geller

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