Paul W. Draper

Paul W. Draper

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image_size = 150px
name = Paul W. Draper
residence = Las Vegas, Nevada
birth_name = Paul W. Draper
birth_date = Birth date and age|1978|10|31|mf=y
birth_place = Salt Lake City, United States
occupation = illusionist, mind reader, mentalist, magician, film maker, actor, anthropologist
spouse =
website = [http://www.realmagic.org RealMagic.org]
height = 5'9"
weight = 185

Paul W. Draper (b. 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a magician, actor, film maker and anthropologist. As of 2008, he is the house magician at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Career

Early in Draper's career he gave lectures at national and international academic conferences in the field of anthropology. In 2003, he was an instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and taught several classes in the field of Communication Studies.

Draper appeared alongside David Copperfield, Lance Burton and Teller as an expert on the History Channel’s special "Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery".

With Nathan Meier, co-owner of the production company "Mask Films LLC", Draper is working on his second documentary film. "Mr. Clown" starring Earl Chaney the son of Lon Chaney, Jr..Fact|date=June 2008

Awards

Meier and Draper's first documentary "Nathan's Story: Teenage Sex and Fatherhood" won the Rocky Mountain regional Emmy award for Best Documentary in Cultural Affairs in 2002.Fact|date=June 2008

Works

* "Nathan's Story: Teenage Sex and Fatherhood", documentary
* "Mr. Clown", documentary (in-process)

Film and television appearances

* The History Channel, "Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery"
* A&E, "Criss Angel's Mindfreak: Burning Man"
* Steven Spielberg, "Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition)"
* HGTV, "House Hunters Las Vegas episode 1-5"
* Comcast, "Hocus Pocus: Denny and Lees Magic Studio"
* WB, "15 minutes of fame"
* ABC, "Duel", June 27 2008 (contestant on US game show)

Publications

* Banachek, "Psychological Subtleties 2" (contributor)
* Beckwith, Tobias, "Beyond Deception", (editor)
* Hitchcock, Scott, "The New Lecture Notes" (editor)
* Draper, Paul, "Mantalism: Theory, History and Performance"
* Draper, Paul, "History of the American Spiritualist Movement 1880 -1920"
* Ogden, Tom, "Idiots Guide to Street Magic" )Photographer, talent and consultant)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK4RuRq61lk Information about Paul the T.V. Host]
* [http://www.maskfilms.com Information about Paul the Filmmaker]
* [http://www.realmagic.org Information about Paul the Magician]


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