| Chris Ramsay | ||||||||||
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| Occupation(s) | Magician, puzzler | |||||||||
| Website | chris-ramsay | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011—present | |||||||||
| Genres | Magic, puzzle solving | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 7.15 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.65 billion[1] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Big Trick Energy (Eric Leclerc, Alex Boyer, Wes Barker) | |||||||||
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Last updated: 17 July 2023 | ||||||||||
Chris Ramsay is a German–born Canadian[2] magician and YouTuber and television producer, known for creating and starring in the TruTV stunt magic show Big Trick Energy.[3][4][5] His YouTube channel, featuring puzzle solves,[6] cardistry and magic[7] has over 7 million subscribers.[8] His rise in popularity through social media inspired Ian Frisch to write 2019's Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians, of which Ramsay is one of the subjects.[9] In May 2020, he was heavily featured in an article by The New Yorker which showed one of his puzzle-solving videos and included him among various diversions that "offer the rare sensation of absolute focus and the joy of accomplishment".[10]
In December 2020, he did an interview with Ben Kaplan, editor-in-chief[11] of Kind Magazine.[12]
He appeared in the 2021 film Spiral in the role of Speez, and some of his scenes were shown in 21 Savage's music video for his song Spiral. [13]
Ramsay is from Saint-Sauveur, Quebec.[2]
- ^ a b "About Chris Ramsay". YouTube.
- ^ a b Fundira, Melissa (January 14, 2017). "Saint-Sauveur street magician finds YouTube stardom". CBC News. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Immersive Tech Teams Up With Celebrity YouTube Creator Chris Ramsay On An Exclusive Immersive Experience That Will Be Featured On His Social Media Channels To His 6.4 Million Fans". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). March 22, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the new bad boys of magic from TruTV's 'Big Trick Energy'". WNCN. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Alcinii, Daniele (January 26, 2020). "DIGA Studios, Chris Ramsay team to develop magic-focused content". RealScreen. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Long, Crispin (May 15, 2020). "Quarantine Is Making Puzzle Enthusiasts of Us All". Newyorker.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Olewitz, Chloe (October 16, 2018). "YouTube Magician Chris Ramsay on Learning to Say No". Medium. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Maloney, Dan (September 15, 2021). "Chris Ramsay's YouTube Channel". YouTube.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ Frisch, Ian (2019). Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0062839305.
- ^ Long, Crispin (May 15, 2020). "Quarantine Is Making Puzzle Enthusiasts of Us All". The New Yorker.
- ^ Kaplan, Ben (October 16, 2020). "LIT: The First Annual Kind Magazine...Summit". Kind. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Kaplan, Ben (December 9, 2020). "Chris Ramsay:Tricks Of The Trade". Kind Magazine.
- ^ Tangalin, John (May 14, 2021). "'Spiral' Non-Spoiler Review – Falling Into A New Trap". The Cinema Spot.