Brian Brushwood
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| Birth name | Brian Allen Brushwood |
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January 17, 1975 Fountain Valley, California |
| Medium | Live, Television, IPTV, MP3 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Genres | Magic (illusion) |
| Subject(s) | Confidence tricks; Fire eating |
| Spouse | Bonnie Brushwood |
| Children | 3 |
| Notable works and roles | Scam School Weird Things Night Attack Cordkillers Hacking The System with Jason Murphy |
| Website | Brian Brushwood: Bizarre Magic |
Brian Allen Brushwood (born January 17, 1975) is an American magician, podcaster, author, lecturer and comedian. Brushwood is known for the series Scam School, a show where he teaches the audience entertaining tricks at bars so they can "scam" a free drink from their friends. In addition to Scam School Brushwood co-hosts the podcasts Weird Things with Andrew Mayne and Justin Robert Young, Cordkillers with Tom Merritt and Night Attack with Young. Brushwood was also a regular guest on the This Week in Tech podcast. Brushwood performs his Bizarre Magic stage show across the United States and is the author of six books. Brushwood also co-hosts a YouTube show along with Jason Murphy called The Modern Rogue. Brushwood has appeared on national television numerous times including on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN and Food Network.
Brushwood was born in Fountain Valley, California, later lived in Colorado, Norway, and as of 2014, Texas. As a child Brushwood received a magic kit on Christmas Day one year. During his time as a student at the University of Texas at Austin Brushwood rediscovered his interest in magic, performing his first paid shows by filling in for another magician whose schedule was too full. This interest in magic led Brushwood to perform a 45-minute magic show as his senior thesis.
As an undergraduate Brushwood attended Dr. Rory Coker's Pseudoscience class which introduced him to scientific skepticism. Dr. Coker mentored Brushwood for his senior thesis and has invited Brushwood back as an alumnus to help demonstrate concepts in his class.
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