James Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge; August 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020) was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.Rodrigues 2010, p. 271 He was the co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician under the stage name The Amazing Randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims. Randi retired from practicing magic at age 60, and from his foundation at 87.
james randi (born randall james hamilton zwinge; august 7 1928 – october 20 2020) was a canadian-american stage magician author and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claimsrodrigues 2010 p 271 he was the co-founder of the committee for skeptical inquiry (csi) and founder of the james randi educational foundation (jref) randi began his career as a magician under the stage name the amazing randi and later chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal occult and supernatural claims randi retired from practicing magic at age 60 and from his foundation at 87