Uri Geller is a famous Israeli illusionist and psychic. He possesses the gift of telekinesis and telepathy. He gained worldwide fame after appearing on television shows. His spectacular trick of bending steel spoons amazed audiences in many countries around the world. Uri Geller's most amazing trick is stopping the clock at Big Ben Tower in London.
The content of the article
- Biography facts
- Creative way
- Personal life
1. Facts from the biography
Uri Geller was born on December 20, 1946 in Israel, Tel Aviv. His parents are Jewish, immigrants from Hungary.
On the maternal side, Uri Geller has family roots with the famous psychotherapist Sigmund Freud.
When he was 11, his parents divorced. He moved with his family to Cyprus, his stepfather's homeland, where he graduated from high school and then returned to Israel at the age of 17, where he entered the officers' school. He was expelled from school for falling asleep at his post. He was drafted into the active army.
In June 1967, a war broke out in the Middle East between Israel and Egypt, which lasted six days. In this war, Uri was slightly wounded and was demobilized from the army.
He went to work in a children's camp as an instructor. There he began to show his first magic tricks to children.
In 1971, fate brought him together with Andrea Puharish, an American paranormal researcher. This creative union became a significant milestone in the biography of the illusionist. Together they toured around the world. Uri Geller's phenomenal bending trick of metal spoons took the world by storm.
In 1975, Uri Geller donated his Cadillac to the National Museum of England, to which he attached five thousand bent spoons and forks. Many famous actors, singers, politicians, priests and even presidents gave him their spoons. From them he made an incredible decoration for his car.
2. Creative way
Uri Geller's paranormal abilities manifested themselves in childhood. At the age of three, walking in the garden, he saw a luminous ball flying across the sky. A ball-shaped object hovers directly above it. The ball emitted high-frequency sounds and pierced with bright light. The boy fell to the ground unconscious. After this incident, unexplained events began to happen to him.
In his book, My Story, Geller said that at the age of six he was fluent in reading his mother's mind. When mother returned from neighbors with whom she played cards, Uri always correctly named the amount of money she had lost.
At the age of nine, the spoon he used to eat the soup broke in his hands. Once, he and his mother were in a cafe. Suddenly, the people who were sitting at the same table with him began to curl teaspoons.
At thirteen, he was able to break a bicycle with the power of thought. At school, Uri read the thoughts of his classmates and teachers.
At the beginning of his career, Uri Geller worked as a magician in Tel Aviv. He performed on the stage and was fond of predictions. There were many illusionists, so it was not easy to surprise the audience. He did not manage to become famous. American Andrea Puharish became interested in the supernatural abilities of a young man. As a producer for Uri Geller, he helped him organize television appearances in Europe and America. The talented psychic gained worldwide fame.
Metal spoons and forks are breaking in his hands, the clock is accelerating or slowing down. He guesses what is shown in the drawings, which were hidden in another room.
Geller explains how he manages to perform incredible magic tricks. He sees a screen in his mind like a television screen. When a psychic thinks about something, the image appears on the screen in the form of a picture. This screen is always present in his head.
Geller showed his psychic abilities in the search for oil in Mexico. He flew in an airplane over the area, and then indicated on the map the exact location of the oil. The President of Mexico, as a token of gratitude, presented him with citizenship.
The popularity of Uri Geller was promoted by Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. On the eve of 1970, journalists asked her what she thought the coming year would be for Israel? She replied: "Ask Geller, he knows."
The illusionist visited Russia in 2008. On the TV show "The Phenomenon", he demonstrated his unique abilities.
In 2010 Geller was invited as chairman of the jury to the TV show "The Battle of Psychics", which was held in Kiev.
Uri Geller acts in films as an actor and also acts as a producer.
In 2001, the film "Shizarium" was released, in which he starred as a detective.
In 2006, in Israel, he successfully hosts his TV show "Prestige".
In 2007, Uri Geller at the invitation of the American television company NBC became the host of the show "Phenomenon".
Geller is Honorary Vice President of the Royal Children's Hospital in Bristol and the Royal Hospital in Berkshire.
He speaks three foreign languages: English, Hebrew and Hungarian.
He currently lives in the south of England in Berkshire. He has written 16 books. He works as a columnist for various publications. His articles are published in many countries around the world.
3. Personal life
Uri Geller's wife, Hannah, has Russian roots. They met in a hospital where the illusionist was being treated after being wounded. Their relationship was not registered, they lived in a civil marriage. They had a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Natalie.
In 1979, Uri and Hannah were officially married. At this time, the son was 20 years old, and the daughter was 18.
Uri Geller's children did not inherit psychic abilities. Daniel is a lawyer, Natalie is an actress.
