Jason Latimer

Jason Latimer
LATIMER The World Champion of Magic
Born
Jason Latimer

(1981-03-07) March 7, 1981 (age 43)
Roseburg, Oregon, United States
Occupation(s)Magician, illusionist, artist, inventor, designer
Websitewww.jasonlatimer.com

Jason Latimer (born March 7, 1981),[1] known by the stage name LATIMER,[2] is an American illusionist. In 2003, he became one of four Americans ever to win the title Grand Prix "Best Overall" at the World Championships of Magic.[3] In 2012, Latimer starred in the six live British television specials on the BBC One's "The Magicians," and won UK competition overall.[4] In 2014, Latimer joined Penn & Teller and Christen Gerhart as a judge on the American magic competition television series Wizard Wars on the Syfy channel.[5] In 2015, Latimer launched the Impossible Science program in San Diego, CA. Currently, Latimer is the curator of Impossible Science for the Fleet Science Center and oversees the Impossible Science Initiative in science centers throughout Southern California.[6] Jason co-hosts Science Channel's series SciJinks with The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki and Mythbusters: The Search's Tamara Robertson.[7] In 2018, Jason joined the likes David Copperfield and David Blaine as one of the few recipients of the prestigious Golden Grolla Award from the Masters of Magic in Saint-Vincent, Italy.[8] In 2018, Jason was the closing speaker of the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., for recognition of Impossible Science and changing education with wonder.

  1. ^ "Jason Latimer". The Daily Republic. August 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Latimer The World Champion of Magic". Gold Star.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference World Champion of Magic Winners was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  5. ^ SyFy Channel. "Wizard Wars". www.syfy.com. Syfy Channel. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center names Jason Latimer Curator of Impossible Science and welcomes him back for his live science and magic show, "Perception: See Beyond the Illusion."". Reuben H. Fleet Science Center - San Diego, CA. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Pedersen, Erik (April 19, 2018). "'SciJinks': Johnny Galecki's Prank Show Gets Premiere Date On Science Channel – Watch The Promo". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Congresso Magico di Saint-Vincent". www.congressomagicodisaintvincent.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.