Keith Barry
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Keith Barry | |
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mentalist | |
Years active | 2003–present |
Website | www |
Keith Patrick Barry (born 2 October 1976) is an Irish
Early life
Born in Williamstown, Waterford, Ireland, Keith's interest in magic began at the age of 5 with a Paul Daniel's magic set. He started performing semi-professionally at the age of 15, inspired by the tricks he learned from a book entitled Magic for the complete Klutz.
Keith graduated from NUI Galway in 1998 with an honours chemistry degree, but left his science career behind in the year 2000 to pursue a career in entertainment and motivational speaking.
Career
Barry's television career began with a series entitled Close Encounters with Keith Barry, which ran from 2003–2005.[1] The show originally aired in Europe and has since aired in 28 countries worldwide.
In 2004, Barry starred in his own MTV television special entitled Brainwashed. 2005 ended with his TV show Keith Barry Live With Friends which featured various celebrities such as magician Billy McComb, Jim Corr of The Corrs, and The Conway Sisters.[1]
Barry's success throughout Europe coupled with his MTV special led to a four-year multi-special deal with
Following a successful Irish tour along with a week in Dublin's Vicar Street, Barry and his longtime manager Eamonn Maguire were badly injured in a car crash on the Belfast to Newry road on 1 March 2007. Barry suffered severe trauma to his left leg but astonishingly returned to the stage later the same year at Vicar Street.
Barry's TED talk is in the top 20 most viewed TED Talks of all time and follows from his first ever live stage performance which was at TED in Monterey, California in 2004. He returned to TED in 2005 and was the special guest performer then on the opening night.
On 29 December 2007, Barry performed in a live Saturday night prime-time special on
Barry has performed live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show seven times and The Paul O'Grady Show four times.
In February 2010, Barry finished a pilot for a new series on
Also in 2010 and 2011, Keith toured extensively with his live show "The Asylum", which finished its run in May 2011. On this tour, Keith set the record as the most successful solo act ever to play The
In June 2012, Barry stated his disapproval of TV's late-night anti-intellectual offering Psychic Readings Live and challenged one of its presenters, Psychic Wayne, to prove his psychic powers.[3] (Wayne declined.)
Barry advised Woody Harrelson for his role as a mentalist in the 2013 film, Now You See Me, and again for its 2016 sequel, Now You See Me 2.[4] Barry prepped Harrelson for a successful performance on the Late Show with David Letterman during the marketing of the first film.[4]
Keith's hit show The Dark Side launched with a 31 date sold-out tour in Jan/Feb 2013 and continued with a 12 night run at the Olympia in Dublin in July 2013. On 23 July, Keith took time out to give a talk at the Science Gallery in Dublin and demonstrated the techniques of cold reading and explained how "psychics" can convince so many people that they can read minds.[5]
In 2014, Barry starred on
Between 2015 and 2016, Barry starred as the hypnotist on the
2018 saw the return of Barry to RTE1 prime time TV, where he hosted the New Year's Eve special, followed in 2019 with his 4 part series RTE The Keith Barry Experience.
Barry's first book Brain Hacks was published in 2021 and reached number 1 in Ireland for best selling non-fiction paperback.
The second series of The Keith Barry Experience aired in 2022 to critical acclaim.[citation needed]
Barry is in high demand as a corporate entertainer and speaker where he uses his skills as a brainhacker to entertain, delight and motivate audiences all over the world.[citation needed]
Acting
As an actor, Barry performed in the "Open Water" episode of CSI: Miami in 2006.
Presenting
In 2009, Barry hosted
Activism against elderly abuse
Barry's grandfather, 82, was attacked in his home in Waterford by burglars in 2009, later dying of his wounds.
References
- ^ a b "Close Encounters". RTÉ.ie. 2005. Archived from the original on 12 September 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "CBS.com". CBS.com. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "TV3 distances itself from Psychic Wayne TV broadcast". The Journal. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (82 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Cold Reading with Keith Barry". The Science Gallery. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Elderly man injured in Waterford burglary Thursday, 17 September 2009 15:15
- ^ Barry's granddad remains critical Tuesday 22 September 2009
- ^ Waterford man dies after attack in home Tuesday, 22 September 2009 08:32
- ^ Grandfather of entertainer dies Last Updated: Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 08:19
- ^ Elderly man dies after attack at Waterford home Tuesday, 22 September 2009
- ^ Magician Barry lashes thugs as grandfather battles for life By Conor Kane, Saturday 19 September 2009
- ^ Barry 'to bring country to halt' over assault By NIAMH HORAN, Sunday 20 September 2009
- ^ Tougher sentencing for burglars gains support Monday, 21 September 2009
- ^ Right to defend your home should not be seen as 'licence to kill' Sunday 20 September 2009