About Xavier Mortimer
Born 1980. Xavier Mortimer is a French actor and magic (illusion).
Xavier Mortimer (born June 20, 1980) is a French magician and variety performer. A winner of multiple awards, he has appeared on television shows Penn & Teller: Fool Us, America's Got Talent, Masters of Illusion, Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde, and The Next Great Magician on ITV. Mortimer lives in Las Vegas and performs his resident show at the Strat.
Early life Xavier grew up in the city of Briançon, France. He studied at the Music and Dance Conservatory of La Rochelle. Xavier also attended the Desmond Jones Acting School in London and the Jacques Lecoq Acting School in Paris. He first witnessed magic at a local restaurant where a magician was performing. Xavier received a book from his father on magic and read it repeatedly to study. He partnered with many celebrities such as Rick Lax, Jason Derulo, and Justin Flom to create collaborative online video projects. Xavier’s online videos have been viewed over 2 billion times. and gathered more than 10M followers online in one year as well as over 4 Billion views.
In 2021, he opened a brand new and more grandiose show at The Strat Casino in Las Vegas, The Dream Maker. It closed its doors on December 30, 2022.
In 2022, Xavier's video "Impossible Balance" was the second most viewed short video of all time on YouTube with 576 million views.
In 2023 he joins « The Illusionists » for a World Tour.
In 2024 he launched his show XtraOrdinaire for a world tour.
In March 2025, he performed at the CIBC Theatre Chicago.
Notable illusions Mortimer’s most original effects are:
Jumprope Levitation Scarf to Snake. Superhuman Shopping Haunted Lemon
Awards
International CMI meeting in Italy 2003 Mandrake d'or award 2010 Las Vegas Review Journal Best of Vegas awards: Gold Best Magic Show 2018 Gold Best Family-Friendly Show 2019 Bronze Best Magic Show 2019 Gold Best Family-Friendly Show 2020 Gold Best Magic Show 2020 Gold Best Resident Performer/Headliner 2020 Gold Best Value Show 2020 Gold Best Family-Friendly Show 2021 Gold Best Magic Show 2021 Silver Best Resident Performer/Headliner 2021 Gold Best Value Show 2021 Gold Best Production Show 2021 Penn and Teller: Fool Us: Fooler 2020
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Who is Xavier Mortimer?
French actor
When was Xavier Mortimer born?
Xavier Mortimer was born on 20 June 1980 in Briançon.
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Xavier Mortimer is an actor and magic (illusion).
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Xavier Mortimer is French.
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