Dean Gunnarson
- January 11, 2024
- Magician
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Dean Gunnarson Biography
| Birthday | Jan 27 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
Dean Gunnarson is one of the most popular and richest Magician who was born on January 27, 1964 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Dean Gunnarson (born 27 January 1964) is a Canadian escape artist who is also known as an Escapologist. The place he was raised is Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is known for his huge scale, dramatic stunts that he has performed for the television. Gunnarson has been on television across 165 countries in the world , performing his escapes. Gunnarson has appeared in more than 500 shows in China and his television escapes have been watched by millions of viewers. In 2012, the Chinese government awarded him the “The World’s Top Escape Artist” award following his thrilling escape on live television. He also has performed throughout Canada as well as the US in fairs, TV and shopping malls, at sporting events, and also for some of the world’s most prestigious companies.
In February 2013, Ripley’s”Believe It or Not presented him with the record of Ripley’s “World’s Most Daring Escape Artist” while in New York for the Anderson Cooper Live TV show , which featured Anderson Cooper and co-host Stacey London. Gunnarson made a daring escape during the show. Gunnarson has also been mentioned in numerous books by Ripley, including a two-page color illustration within “Ripley’s-The Remarkable Revealed” pages 130-131. He was found alive under two and a half tons cement, and then escaped.
In 2012 Gunnarson won the Merlin Award for “World’s Best Escape Artist”. It was awarded to him in Shenzhen, China by The International Society of Magicians, the largest organization in the world of magic with more than 37,000 members. It was founded in 1968 and the first time they awarded the prize to an escape magician. The past winners include David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Penn & Teller, and Criss Angel. Gunnarson is widely regarded as the most famous escape artist today due to the sheer number of his famous escapes all over the world during such an extended period of.
Dean Gunnarson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Magician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dean Gunnarson is one of the richest Magician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dean Gunnarson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gunnarson was able to escape death October 1983 in an act of defiance during which he was bound and chained, then placed in a coffin, which was later submerged into the Red River in Winnipeg. The plan went horribly wrong when the coffin was dropped into the river, making Gunnarson unable to exit. The coffin was then removed out of the river and released by the crew supporting him and at that point, the man was not breathing and was revived by paramedics. The incident caused Johnny Carson to refer to Gunnarson on The Tonight Show as “that crazy Canadian”.
Gunnarson’s most memorable television appearances include NBC TV specials The World’s Most Dangerous Magic I & II in which the actor escaped from a straitjacket as he hung over 726 feet from the ground on a trapeze that was suspended in the Hoover Dam. He also appeared on The NBC TV special, Magic in The Magic Kingdom, that was shot in Disneyland in 1988, as well as on The Spectacular World of Guinness Records with host David Frost where Dean set two world records in escaping.
In 2016 Dean Gunnarson has a 12 episode X 30 minute TV series entitled Escape or Die that airs Nationally in Canada on OLN network and CITYTV. The series was also sold to numerous countries around the world. The series follows Dean and his team as he travels around the world attempting daring escapes. Escape or Die won Best Documentary TV series in Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_Or_Die!
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Dean Ranked on the list of most popular Magician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Dean Gunnarson celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.