Education
He attended Ohio State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
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Joshua Jay
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Notably, he has performed on Good Morning America and the Today Show. He is the author of seven books on magic, including Magic: The Complete Course, which is available in four languages. Jay specializes in close-up magic and is a headliner at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.
Joshua Jay currently resides in New York City.
Discovery Channel"s Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic Fox Network"s Lance Burton"s Young Magician"s Showcase Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai"s Magic of America (Japanese National Television) National Broadcasting Company"s TODAY SHOW (two appearances) American Broadcasting Company’s Good Morning America The Daily Buzz (broadcast on the Spike Network) Brad Meltzer"s Decoded (Broadcast on the History Channel) Talk About Tricks (Magic magazine) Under, Over ("M-U-M magazine").
Achievements
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First place awards include: 2011 Merlin Literary Achievement Award World Magic Seminar, 1998 First Place Champion (Presented by Lance Burton) International Battle of Magicians (twice, 1996 and 1998) Columbus Magi Fest Kleinman Incentive Award, Most Promising Youth (SAM National Convention) Best Published Trick, Award for Creativity (Linking Ring magazine) Youngest magician to write One-Manitoba-Parade (twenty page exposition of original effects) in Linking Ring magazine Society of American Magicians Close-Up Magician of the Year Award 2011.
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First place awards include: 2011 Merlin Literary Achievement Award World Magic Seminar, 1998 First Place Champion (Presented by Lance Burton) International Battle of Magicians (twice, 1996 and 1998) Columbus Magi Fest Kleinman Incentive Award, Most Promising Youth (SAM National Convention) Best Published Trick, Award for Creativity (Linking Ring magazine) Youngest magician to write One-Man-Parade (twenty page exposition of original effects) in Linking Ring magazine Society of American Magicians Close-Up Magician of the Year Award 2011First place awards include: 2011 Merlin Literary Achievement Award World Magic Seminar, 1998 First Place Champion (Presented by Lance Burton) International Battle of Magicians (twice, 1996 and 1998) Columbus Magi Fest Kleinman Incentive Award, Most Promising Youth (SAM National Convention) Best Published Trick, Award for Creativity (Linking Ring magazine) Youngest magician to write One-Man-Parade (twenty page exposition of original effects) in Linking Ring magazine Society of American Magicians Close-Up Magician of the Year Award 2011