# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-randi
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:51:20.766Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-randi"
name: "James Randi"
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description: "James Randi was a Canadian-American stage magician, author, and scientific skeptic who extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. 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."
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deathDate: "2020-10-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump