Bedros Spidey Akkelian
Spidey is well known for his famous viral video of him using covert hypnosis reaching 210 countries. In addition to achieving mass international acclaim in the online world, Spidey has emerged as a super elite performer in the realm of hypnosis, mentalism and magic for colleges, corporate events and television. This Canada's Got Talent Finalis...
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Spidey is well known for his famous viral video of him using covert hypnosis reaching 210 countries. In addition to achieving mass international acclaim in the online world, Spidey has emerged as a super elite performer in the realm of hypnosis, mentalism and magic for colleges, corporate events and television. This Canada's Got Talent Finalist received an incredible quote from celebrity judge Martin Short, "You are by far the most outstanding hypnotist we've ever seen!" Spidey's TV appearances continued with his episode on Discovery Channel with Dan Riskin. On the Daily Planet, Spidey provided awe-dropping mental demonstrations and offered various persuasion, influence and covert hypnosis techniques. Discovery Channel referred to his abilities as "Ridiculous! Just Crazy!" while MTV UK ecstatically said "He's amazing!"Spidey made waves in the USA with his performances on the hit show Wizard Wars on SyFy. In the finals, Spidey received a standing ovation from Teller with Penn quoted as saying, "You killed us with that trick! Brilliant!" Spidey went on to perform on another hit show, Fake Off on truTV, with the magic super group, The Surrealists. Spidey's demonstrations on Fake Off garnered jaw-dropping quotes from the celebrity judges and major media. Harry Shum Jr. (Glee) exclaimed, "You blew us away!" while Laurieann Gibson called his performance, "Mind-Blowing!" US Weekly dubbed Spidey's performance as, "The ultimate magic trick!" and People Magazine called him, "A Wicked Sorcerer!" Spidey continued to emerge as one the best mentalists/hypnotists in Canada and the US with his appearance on the international hit show, Fool Us on CW. It is no wonder that Spidey was nominated for both Canadian Magician of the Year and Variety Entertainer of the Year.As a Hollywood consultant, he has worked with A-list celebrities like Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception, The Dark Knight) and Academy Award winning directors like Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Cast Away). He was also a top act at the largest comedy festival in the world with 1.5 million votes cast - Just For Laughs Festival! Spidey's prominence and innovativeness in magic and mentalism have led him to become the exclusive Mentalist Creator for one of the largest online magic creator companies in the world, Theory11. One of his creations, Ultra Gum, has emerged as one of the worldwide best-selling magic tricks of all time. His thriving career has enabled him to meet other inspirational entertainment figures like Dane Cook, Neil Patrick Harris, David Copperfield, Martin Short, Penn & Teller, Guy Laliberté (Cirque du Soleil), etc.Further to his success as an entertainer, Spidey has significantly contributed to large multinational corporations with his keynote speeches and sales seminars at Mercedes, RBC, BMW and Chrysler to name a few as a persuasion, influence and covert hypnosis specialist. Show less «