Oz Pearlman

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Oz Pearlman
Oz Pearlman after a mind reading show

Oz Pearlman (born July 19, 1982) is an American mentalist, magician, and athlete who lives and works in the United States. He performs as a mentalist under the name "Oz the Mentalist", and has successfully appeared on America's Got Talent, winning third-place in Season 10 (2015).

Pearlman has also achieved success as a long-distance runner in marathons and ultra-marathons.

Personal life[]

Early life[]

Oz Pearlman was born on July 19, 1982 in Israel.[1] He moved to the United States at the age of 3 as a result of his father pursuing an engineering job.

Education[]

Pearlman earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2003, while already earning income from magic. He began performing magic at restaurants, kids’ shows, and corporate events at the age of 14, and has stated that he always had a deck of cards on him between the ages of 13 and 18.[2][3]

Career[]

Pearlman was originally employed at Merrill Lynch in their global technology services department, at that time only performing magic and mentalism as a part-time profession. After he was hired by his employer to deliver a corporate entertainment show to upper management within the company, he quit his full-time job at Merrill Lynch in order to focus on being a full-time entertainer.[3] Since then he has focused on a full-time career performing as a mentalist.

Marathon athlete[]

Pearlman won the New Jersey Marathon four times. He won the 50-mile Chicago Ultra Marathon in 2015 in 5 hours, 25 minutes, and 26 seconds,[4] and has ranked within the top 30 fastest Americans for 50-mile races. He has also participated in the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, Western States 100 Mile Run, Spartathlon 153 Mile Run, Leadville 100 Mile Run, and Badwater 135 Mile Run.[5]

Media appearances[]

Pearlman won third-place on America's Got Talent, Season 10 (2015).[6] On January 13, 2020, he returned as a contestant in America's Got Talent: The Champions.[7]

NBC TV (national) aired a travel show called Oz Knows in 2018, which was about Pearlman traveling to various tourist attractions and performing mentalism, and won an Emmy Award in 2019.[8][9]

Pearlman was a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on April 15, 2010.[10][11] He also made guest appearances on NBC Today Show on August 23, 2015,[12] and in 2016,[13][14][15][16] and predicted the American Super Bowl result on January 26, 2017.[17] Other TV appearances include the Megyn Kelly TODAY Show,[18] The Meredith Vieira Show,[19][20] and the Rachael Ray Show.[21][22]

Pearlman has appeared multiple times on Fox Business talk show Varney & Co.,[23] and on CNBC Squawk Box.[24][25] Further media appearances include The Dr. Oz Show,[26] the Bravo TV series Million Dollar Listing,[27] the CNBC show Power Lunch,[28][29][30] ABC World News Tonight, CBS’s Early Show, ESPN,[31][32][33][34] and the radio show Elvis Duran and the Morning Show.[35]

He has performed as a guest at the Wall Street Journal's studio.[36] Pearlman was featured on a commercial for Mohegan Sun in China.[11]

Teaching[]

Pearlman made numerous instructional video tutorials while working for magic retailer Penguin Magic, particularly in the area of card magic. In 2003 Pearlman created an instructional DVD for Penguin called Born to Perform Card Magic that teaches techniques of magic. The filming for the DVD took place in Las Vegas. The DVD sold over 100,000 copies. The ratings were among the highest in the history of the magic supplier selling the DVDs.[37]

References[]

  1. ^ Russell. "Who is Oz Pearlman?". thementalismcourse.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "An Engineer's Magic Moment | Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) @ Michigan". www.eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  3. ^ a b "Ultramarathon running magician has 135 mile race up his sleeve". For The Win. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. ^ "NYC magician Oz Pearlman wins LI Marathon". Newsday. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  5. ^ Weigle, Lauren. "Oz Pearlman – The Mentalist on 'America's Got Talent' 2015 Finale". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  6. ^ Rivero, Tanya (2016-04-07). "Mentalist Oz Pearlman on the Secret to Reading Minds". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  7. ^ EST, Samuel Spencer On 1/5/20 at 1:00 PM (2020-01-05). "Who is competing this year on "America's Got Talent: The Champions"?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  8. ^ "NBC 4 NEW YORK, TELEMUNDO 47 AND LX.TV PRODUCTIONS HONORED WITH 31 NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS | NBCUniversal Media Village". www.nbcumv.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  9. ^ "Full Episode: 1st Look Presents OZ Knows". NBC New York. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  10. ^ Episode #2.59, 2010-04-15, retrieved 2016-03-28
  11. ^ a b "Oz Pearlman | Mentalist & Magician". ozpearlman.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  12. ^ "Magician Oz Pearlman dazzles Today anchors". today.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  13. ^ "Watch mentalist Oz Pearlman get into Today anchors' heads". todaycom. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  14. ^ "Mentalist Oz Pearlman explains how he appears to read minds". today.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  15. ^ "Can mentalist Oz Pearlman get inside John Cena's head?". today.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  16. ^ "Watch Oz Pearlman do 'magic of the mind' in Central Park". today.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  17. ^ Mentalist Oz Pearlman Reveals His Super Bowl Prediction | Today, 2017-01-26, retrieved 2017-02-03
  18. ^ "Mentalist Oz Pearlman stuns the Megyn Kelly TODAY audience". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  19. ^ "Oz Pearlman's Audience Reading Will Give You Chills!". The Meredith Vieira Show. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  20. ^ "Mentalist Oz Pearlman Wows Meredith Again!". The Meredith Vieira Show. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  21. ^ "Watch the 'Wall Street Mentalist' Perform a Truly Spectacular Stunt". Rachael Ray Show. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  22. ^ "Can Mentalist Oz Pearlman Read Our Audience's Mind?". Rachael Ray Show. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  23. ^ Shiff, Blair (2019-10-18). "Mentalist shocks Stuart Varney with mind-reading trick". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  24. ^ "Wall Street's mentalist shows his magic". CNBC. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  25. ^ Mentalist Oz Pearlman shows off his CNBC 2019 Stock Draft 'advantage', retrieved 2020-01-13
  26. ^ "Oz Pearlman Tricks Dr. Oz". Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  27. ^ "Ep 7: Polar Opposites". Bravo TV Official Site. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  28. ^ "Mentalist Oz Pearlman demonstrates 'magic' of picking stocks". CNBC. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  29. ^ Fox, Michelle (2019-05-14). "CNBC Stock Draft contestant Oz Pearlman is betting bitcoin will hit $12,000 by next year". CNBC. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  30. ^ Mentalist Oz Pearlman shows off his CNBC 2019 Stock Draft 'advantage', retrieved 2020-01-13
  31. ^ "Mentalist amazes Melrose - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  32. ^ "Mentalist mystifies Beadle, Jalen with bracket tricks - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  33. ^ "Oz The Mentalist predicts Villanova blows out Michigan - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  34. ^ "Sleep deprived Jay Williams gets mental test - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  35. ^ "Spring Cultural Series: Oz Pearlman, Mentalist & Magician". m.downtownflemington.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  36. ^ "Mentalist Oz Pearlman Brings Mind-Bending Magic to Lunch Break". Wall Street Journal. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  37. ^ "Oz Pearlman, the Next Great Jewish Magician?". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

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