Dan Meyer (entertainer)
Dan Meyer (born April 7, 1957) is an American sword swallower, multiple Guinness World record holder in sword swallowing, a global TEDx speaker, and the recipient of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine. Meyer was one among the Top 50 finalists on America's Got Talent Season 3 (2008), and returned to compete on America's Got Talent Season 11 (2016), on France's Got Talent Season 12 (2017), and Israel's Got Talent International Edition Season 2 (2018–19). He is the president of Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). Meyer has also made many other television and film appearances.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Awards / Honors[]
- Guinness World Record for Most Sword Swallowers Swallowing Swords Simultaneously
- Most Swords Swallowed Simultaneously
- Guinness World Record for Single Sword Swallowed by the Most Sword Swallowers
- Most Swords Swallowed Simultaneously by Sword Swallowers
- Guinness World Record for Sword Swallowing Underwater - 21 inch sword with 18 inch long blade
- Guinness World Record for Sword Swallowing Underwater - 30 inch sword with 24 inch long blade
- Guinness World Record for Most Swords Swallowed Simultaneously Underwater: 2 swords[9]
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! Myrtle Beach - Sword swallowing underwater in tank of sharks[10]
- 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard[11]
References[]
- ^ "Will Season 4 Of 'American Horror Story' Have Sword Swallowing? Pro Dan Meyer Says Stunt Is Too Dangerous, Even For 'Freak Show'". ibtimes.
- ^ "Ripley's Believe It or Not celebrates 10th annual World Sword Swallowers Day". attractionsmagazine.com.
- ^ "'Hot Winter' thrills; Sword Swallowers". bransontrilakesnews.com.
- ^ "AGT: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Helped By World's Shortest Man (22")". 2paragraphs.
- ^ "Overeating at the Super Bowl Is Bad, World's Least Surprising Study Finds". gizmodo.com.
- ^ "5 Penetrating Facts About Sword Swallowing". time.com.
- ^ "Dan Meyer Swallows Sword While Pulling Car At Ripley's Baltimore On Sword Swallowers Day 2013". huffingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Oral Hygiene Habits of the Interesting: America's Got Talent Sword Swallower Dan Meyer". huffingtonpost.com.
- ^ "Extreme Sword Swallower Dan Meyer". blue-n-gold.com.
- ^ "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sword swallowing with sharks".
- ^ "The 2007 Ig Nobel Prize Winners".
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Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Sword swallowers
- America's Got Talent contestants
- People from Michigan City, Indiana