David Acer

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Acer and friends

Widely considered to be the world’s leading authority on magic with ointment, Canada’s David Acer is the inventor of such contemporary classics as “Light and Heavy Lanacain,” “Ring in Preparation H,” and of course his worldwide best-seller, “D’Vagisil.” As a teenager in the mid-1980s, he competed several times in the Magie Montréal close-up competition, twice losing to Richard Sanders, who was suspected of having bribed at least one judge (the name of whom we can’t reveal due to legal reasons, but it rhymes with “George Schmindler”). David finally won the competition on his third try (by that point, Richard had moved on to telemarketing scams), and the resulting media storm landed him a sweet thirty-five-dollar gig at Denny’s.

Since then, David’s eclectic talents as a magician, comedian and writer have been featured on dozens of television shows around the world, including A&E’s Comedy on the Road, Discovery’s Grand Illusions, NHK Japan’s F.I.S.M. 2000, Sky One’s The Secret World of Magic and ABC’s America’s Funniest People, where he placed second behind a vomiting squirrel. He has performed and lectured at both the Magic Castle and F.I.S.M., authored eight critically acclaimed books of close-up magic, he’s been writing the legendary Magicana (i.e., trick) section in Genii Magazine since 2005, and he is currently the co-host and co-writer of Discovery Kids’ hit series, Mystery Hunters, which has garnered him two Gemini nominations. (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys) and a spin-off book-deal with Kidscan Press.

1 Books By David Acer
2 Marketed Tricks by David Acer
3 DVDs by David Acer
4 Lecture Notes by David Acer
5 Magic Periodicals to Which David Acer Has Contributed
6 Magic Books to Which David Acer Has Contributed
7 Forewords by David Acer
8 David Acer TV Shows Currently Available on DVD
9 Video Clips
10 External Links

[edit] Books By David Acer

(1996) Natural Selections
(1998) Richard Sanders: Close-Up Assassin
(1999) Natural Selections, Volume II
(2001) DeSouza's DeCeptions: The Magic of Marc DeSouza
(2003) Seven by Michel Huot
(2004) Random Acts of Magic
(2004) Seven by Patrik Kuffs
(2005) Seven By Rick Bronson
(2006) Seven by Boris the Hedgehog

[edit] Marketed Tricks by David Acer

(1984) Quartermain (Perfect Magic)
(1988) Spare Change (Perfect Magic)
(1990) Nomen Omen (Camirand Academy of Magic)
(1991) Pickpocket (Camirand Academy of Magic)
(1992) Keys to the Kingdom (Camirand Academy of Magic)
(1994) Shot in the Dark (with Hiroshi Kondo & Mistunabu Matsuyama) (Camirand Academy of Magic)
(1994) Spare Change (Camirand Academy of Magic Reissue)
(1996) Madcap
(1998) Swiss Pack (Mamma Mia Magic)
(1998) Deadlock (with Patrick Reymond) (Camirand Academy of Magic)
(2001) Party of Six
(2001) Mad Card Disease

[edit] DVDs by David Acer

(2004) On Screen & Other Mysteries
(2006) Extreme Close-Up (Camirand Academy of Magic) (originally released on VHS in 1999)
(2007) Open Traveller (originally released on VHS in 2003)
(2007) Mystery Hunters: Beastly Beings & Monstrous Mysteries (Apartment 11 Productions/Nelvana)
(2007) Mystery Hunters: Alien Encounters (Apartment 11 Productions/Nelvana)

[edit] Lecture Notes by David Acer

(1991) The Plots Thicken
(1992) Bread & Butter
(1994) Toast & Jam
(1995) Not Actual Size
(1996) The Night Before (with Jay Sankey)
(1998) Sudden Impact
(1998) Selections from The Magic Menu
(1999) You Are Here!
(2000) Crossroads (with Jay Sankey)
(2001) This is a Circle
(2003) The Views
(2007) Afterburners

[edit] Magic Periodicals to Which David Acer Has Contributed

The Magic Manuscript • Apocalypse • Genii Magazine • The Magic Menu • Magic • Arcane (France) • The Linking Ring • Magische Welt (Germany) • M.U.M. • Channel One • The CAM Flash • Northern Peaks • Half Baked • Magicseen

The Magic Manuscript, Nov/Dec 1985, Vol. 76, #3). "The Turnabout Card” (Acer notes in an interview in The CAM Flash that he was 13 when he sent this trick in, “and the fact that it got published was a clear indication that the magazine was on its last legs.”)
Genii, May 1986 (Vol. 49, #11). “Duplicate”
Genii, Dec. 1986 (Vol. 50, #6). “Pasteboard Pickpocket”
Genii, Oct. 1987 (Vol. 51, #4). “Drawback”
M.U.M., March 1990 (Vol. 79, #10). “Cheap Labor”
Genii, July 1991 (Vol. 54, #9) • The All-Canadian Issue. “Emotional Bonding”, “Around the World in Eighty Dollars”
Genii, June 1992 (Vol. 55, #8) • The Restaurant Magic Issue. “No Holes Barred”
Apocalypse, April 1992 (Vol. 15, #4). “Lickety Flip”
Magische Welt (Germany), Dec. 1993. “No Holes Barred”
Arcane (France), January 1994 (#73). “La Mission”, “Transposition d’une Bague Volee”, “La Corde Bancaire”
The Linking Ring: One Man Parade (Volume 78, #4 • April 1998). “Symmetry”, “Flipwich”, “Transposition Ring Flight,” “Color Scheme,” “Time Flies,” “Mail Fraud,” and “The Montreal Transpo” (with Jay Sankey)
MAGIC (June, 1998 • Volume 7, #10). “Madcap”
The CAM Flash #1 (Sept. 1998). "The State of The Art: Magic in Canada" (article) (CAM Flash was the official periodical of the Canadian Association of Magicians, and was later retitled Northern Peaks)
The Linking Ring (Feb. 1999). “Mousehunt” (this won the Howard Bamman award for Best Card Trick that year)
The CAM Flash #3 (May 1999). "More Magic in Canada" (article)
The CAM Flash #4 (Sept. 1999) “Mousehunt”
Channel One (Volume 1, #1 • Fall, 1999). “The Optical Vanish” (with Jay Sankey), "The Acer Coin Problem"
Genii (Volume 62, #10 • October 1999). “Bespectacle”
Channel One (Volume 1, #2 • Winter, 1999). “Passe Passe Fingers” (with Jay Sankey)
The CAM Flash (Volume 3, #1 • January, 2000). "Let’s Make a Dealer: An Interview with Phil Matlin"
Genii (Volume 63, #2 • February, 2000). Confessions of a Road Warrior #1: Bombing/“Over Easy”
Genii (Volume 63, #4 • April, 2000). Confessions of a Road Warrior #2: The Suits Vs. The Talent/”Uppity” (with Jay Sankey)
The CAM Flash (Volume 3, #2 • May, 2000). Bibliography of Magic Books By and About Canadians
Genii (Volume 63, #6 • June, 2000). Confessions of a Road Warrior #3: “Packs a Wallet!”
Channel One (Volume 1, #4 • June, 2000). “Breakneck”
The Linking Ring (June, 2000). “Count On It” (with Jay Sankey)
Genii (Volume 63, #8 • August, 2000) “Books Vs Videos” (article)
Genii (Volume 63, #9 • September, 2000). Confessions of a Road Warrior #4: The Great Canadians/”Hot Pursuit”
The CAM Flash (Volume 3, #3 • September, 2000). "An Interview with Rick Bronson"
Channel One (Volume 2, #5 • September, 2000). “Nip-A-Nip”
MAGIC (November, 2000) “Fission, Fusion, Confusion” (an earlier, less evolved version of “Changes,” which was published in Random Acts of Magic, 2004)
Genii (Volume 63, #12 • December, 2000). Confessions of a Road Warrior #5: The Witness Approach/”Unflappable”
Genii (Volume 64, #3 • March, 2001). Confessions of a Road Warrior #6: Prop-aganda/”Tangent”
Channel One (Volume 2, #7 • March, 2001). “The Acer Coin Problem Solved” (with help from Simon Lovell and Steve Bedwell)
The CAM Flash (Volume 4, #5 • May, 2001). "Wise Guy: An Interview with Guy Camirand"
Genii (Volume 64, #5 • May, 2001). Confessions of a Road Warrior #7: Pet Peeves/”Mitosis”
Genii (Volume 64, #9 • Sept, 2001). Confessions of a Road Warrior #8: The Dark Side/”Child’s Play”(with Jay Sankey)
Genii (Volume 64, #11 • Nov, 2001). Confessions of a Road Warrior #9: The Rock/”Upon Receipt”
Genii (Volume 65, #1 • Jan, 2002). Confessions of a Road Warrior #10: The Fine Art of Bio Writing/”Separation Anxiety”
The CAM Flash (Volume 5, #1 • January, 2002) "Ariel View: An Interview with Ariel Frailich"
Genii (Volume 65, #4 • April, 2002). "Ariel View: An Interview with Ariel Frailich"
MAGIC (Volume 11, #8 • April, 2002). "David Acer and Richard Sanders on The Rub-Away Vanish"
Genii (Volume 65, #6 • June, 2002). Confessions of a Road Warrior #11: The Julien Incident/”Coke Induced”
The Magic Menu (Issue 62 • Spring, 2002) Lost & Found: Early Vernon (the first installment in Acer's new Magic Menu column reviewing old magic books).
Genii (Volume 65, #8 • August, 2002). Confessions of a Road Warrior #12: Five Card Mental Farce/”Splittant” (with Richard Sanders)
The Magic Menu (Issue 63 • Summer, 2002). Lost & Found: Early Marlo
Northern Peaks (Volume 6, #1 • January, 2003) "Illusions of Grandeur: An Interview with Ted Outerbridge" (Northern Peaks is the new name for The CAM Flash)
Half Baked (Issue 11 • January, 2003). “Tubbing the Nuts”
Genii (Volume 66, #4 • April, 2003). Confessions of a Road Warrior #13: Coins Across America/”New Millennium Tenkai Pennies”
Genii (Vol. 66, #7 • July, 2003). "Magic at the Just For Laughs Museum" (article)
Genii (Vol. 66, #9 • September, 2003). Confessions of a Road Warrior #14: As Seen On TV/ “Ghost in the Machine,” “Dry Spell,” “Get Bent”
Genii (Vol. 66, #12 • December, 2003). Confessions of a Road Warrior #15: Televise THIS!/ “Postcards From The Dead”
Genii (Vol. 66, #12 • December, 2003). "Hare Brained: A Wacked Out Interview with Nemo Turner"
Northern Peaks (Vol. 7, #2 • May, 2004). "The Professional Touch" (Patrik Kuffs & David Acer) (excerpted from Seven by Patrik Kuffs)
Genii (Vol. 67, #7 • July, 2004). Confessions of a Road Warrior #16: Bucking The Stereotype/“Fresh Mint”
Genii (Vol. 68, #4 •April, 2005). "Romaine: The Monarch of Manipulators" (interview + 3 tricks)
Genii (Vol. 68, #5 • May, 2005). Confessions of a Road Warrior #17: Caught in a Brainstorm/“Flatline” (with Rick Bronson)
Genii (Vol. 68, #10 • October, 2005). Confessions of a Road Warrior #18: Baptism by Fire/“Caffeine Overdose”
Genii (Vol. 69, #5 • May, 2006). Confessions of a Road Warrior #19: Readers Digest/“Rematch”
Genii (Vol. 69, #11 • November, 2006). Confessions of a Road Warrior #20: Bronson on the Phone/“Cellular Production”
Genii (Vol. 70, #4 • April, 2007). "The Zen of Ken: An Interview with Ken Krenzel" (interview + 6 tricks)
Genii (Vol. 70, #8 • September, 2007). Confessions of a Road Warrior #21: Remote Practical Joke/"Up in Smoke”
MagicSeen (Issue 17 • November, 2007). "Boom! It’s Jay Sankey" (interview)