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How Israeli-Canadian illusionist Vitaly Beckman fooled Penn & Teller–a third time!

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JL;DR SUMMARY Vitaly Beckman, an Israeli-Canadian illusionist, has achieved a rare feat by fooling Penn and Teller for the third time on their show "Penn & Teller: Fool Us." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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ArtIsraeli CanadianMagicPerformanceCultural SymbolismEngineeringVitaly BeckmanIllusionPenn & TellerDivisive Times

Places mentioned

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"when Vancouver illusionist Vitaly Beckman stumped the entertainers and the judges for the third time in his career."
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
"on April 26, in Las Vegas, as the closing act for Penn & Teller's very popular live show."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"he agreed to take an engineering degree at the Technion University in Haifa first, before he moved to Vancouver."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"I did have an offer to perform in Toronto to do like a six weeks run in Toronto this summer."
Israel
"been based in Canada for nearly 20 years, and he goes home to visit his parents in Israel regularly."
Belarus
"Vitalik Beckman was born in the Soviet Union, today it's Belarus, and his family emigrated to Israel when he was eight."
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Retrieved 2025-05-29 05:30:39 UTC
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