1. James Galea was born on 1981 and is an Australian magician and actor based in Sydney and Los Angeles.
10 Facts About James Galea
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James Galea spent most of his youth studying sleight of hand magic, practicing for eight hours a day.
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On returning from the United States, James Galea filmed a six-part series for the Nine Network titled Urban Magic.
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In 2008, James Galea premiered his one-man show I Hate Rabbits at Sydney's Enmore Theatre to a sell-out audience.
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James Galea was then asked to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where his performance of 673 King Street again went viral, receiving an additional 3.4 million views on YouTube.
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In 2012, James Galea co-hosted the Discovery Channel series Breaking Magic, which "fused the showmanship and mystery of magic with the raw power of science", and was filmed on location in London, New York, and Warsaw.
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In 2013, James Galea teamed up with director Adam Franklin, in a partnership that would continue on future projects, to write the lyrics and music, produce, and star in the musical short film The Magician.
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In 2014, James Galea created the magic supergroup Band of Magicians which had its world premiere at Sydney Festival.
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In 2015, James Galea began developing an animated children's magic musical, I Wish I Was a Wizard.
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James Galea wrote the music and lyrics and worked on the show with his musical collaborator Ben Palacios.