David Acer

This article is about the Canadian comedian/illusionist. For the Florida doctor allegedly responsible for infecting his patients with HIV, see David J. Acer.
David Acer
Born (1970-02-27) February 27, 1970 (age 54)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Comedian, close-up magician, author

David Acer (/ˈækər/; born 27 February 1970)[1] is a Canadian author, stand-up comedian, close-up illusionist, inventor of magic tricks, and co-host/co-writer of the syndicated television series Mystery Hunters.

His writing on Mystery Hunters earned him two Gemini Awards nominations[2] (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys) for Best Writing in a Children's Non-Fiction series (2005 and 2007), and he wrote a book based on his segments on the series called "Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends," published by Kids Can Press in 2008.

"Gotcha!"[3] was a Canadian best-seller and was nominated for two children's book awards, a Willow Award and a Hackmatack Children's Choice Award,[4] and won the Hackmatack award in 2008/2009.

Acer, who hails from Montreal, has also written for other Canadian television shows such as Popular Mechanics for Kids, YTV's Prank Patrol and TVO's Finding Stuff Out.

  1. ^ "David Acer – Zauber-Pedia".
  2. ^ "Gemini Nominations". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  3. ^ "Gotcha: 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends". Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  4. ^ "Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for Gotcha!".