Richard Turner
World Renowned Card Magician & Subject of the Award-Winning Film, Dealt
The world’s greatest card magician of all time, Richard Turner has mesmerized millions and left celebrities such as Brad Pitt..
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The world’s greatest card magician of all time, Richard Turner has mesmerized millions and left celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Colin Powell, and Muhammad Ali awestruck. What makes Turner’s feats of magic and sleight of hand even more astounding is that he is completely blind.His remarkable life story of overcoming adversity to rise above sighted “card mechanics” is the subject of the award-winning documentary, Dealt and under development to become a major Hollywood film. Dubbed “one of the finest sleight-of-hand artists who has ever lived,” by none other than master magician Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller, Turner blends pearls of wisdom on overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles with the most enthralling card performances you will ever experience.
Turner’s childhood dream of becoming a world class card shark would have seemed unachievable when, at age nine, a degenerative disease destroyed his retinas and left him blind. Instead, the loss of his sight made Richard even more determined to “succeed with the hand that life had dealt him.” Through constant practice, in which a deck of cards rarely left his hands, Turner developed a superhuman sense of touch or “tactile vision.” Combined with his amazing showmanship and unparalleled skill, he rose to the top in the world of magic, winning the Golden Lion Magic Award in 1982. For decades, Turner headlined at shows around the world and was featured on television. This included a very notable appearance on Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, where he “fooled” the celebrated magicians faster than anyone in the show’s history. In both 2014 and 2018, Turner won the Academy of Magical Arts’ coveted “Close Up Magician of the Year Award, the equivalent of the Oscar in the world of magic. Constantly refusing to surrender to limitations, he also earned a sixth-degree black belt in karate, hunted sharks, dove off cliffs, and created a series of board and puzzle games and best-selling DVD series. Inspired by audience response to his inspiring life story of “turning life’s curses into challenges,” he also developed D.E.A.L.T. (Dreams. Excellence. Analysis. Loyalty. Tenacity.) a life philosophy that has propelled him into the ranks of Fortune 500 motivational speakers.
Recently, Turner launched a new biography series that he is calling a “BioVlog.” It will be “dealt” out in small episodes that will touch on the risky mental and physical challenges of martial arts fighting, shark hunting, cliff-diving, trapeze swinging and the high-stakes of underworld gambling. Further, he will touch on how he conquered the miserable blindness, substance abuse and other demons to eventually realize amazing success.
Combining magic and motivation with stories of his inspirational life and outlandish times, Richard customizes his content to highlight the messages, challenges and objectives of any organization. From auditoriums where his card magic is projected onto a large screen to smaller, more intimate events, Turner’s unique and unforgettable events entertain, astound, and leave audiences inspired to achieve any goal.
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Winning with the Hand You’ve Been Dealt
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