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{{Short description|American sword swallower, Got Talent Finalist and Ig Nobel Prize winner}}
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[[File:Sword Swallower Dan Meyer (February 2013).jpg|thumb|Meyer in 2013]]
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'''Dan Meyer''' (born April 7, 1957) is an American [[sword swallowing|sword swallower]], multiple [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World record]] holder in [[sword swallowing]], global [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] speaker, finalist on [[America's Got Talent]] and Golden Buzzer finalist on [[Talang (Swedish TV series)|Sweden's Talang]], and recipient of the 2007 [[Ig Nobel Prize]] in Medicine at [[Harvard University]].


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Meyer is president of the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). He has performed on six continents in more than fifty-five countries, at fifteen [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] Odditoriums,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ripleysnewsroom.com/swallowafter2010/ |title=World Sword Swallowing Day Celebrated: Ripley's Believe It or Not! Features 22 Performers Swallowing 138 Feet of Solid Steel &#124; Ripleys Newsroom |publisher=Ripleysnewsroom.com |date=2010-03-03 |access-date=2012-08-02}}</ref> at several Las Vegas casinos including [[The Mirage]] and [[Paris Las Vegas]], and on numerous films and television programs including ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/will-season-4-american-horror-story-have-sword-swallowing-pro-dan-meyer-says-stunt-too-1568210|title=Will Season 4 Of 'American Horror Story' Have Sword Swallowing? Pro Dan Meyer Says Stunt Is Too Dangerous, Even For 'Freak Show'|work=ibtimes|date=7 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/ripleys-celebrates-10th-sword-swallowers-day/|title=Ripley's Believe It or Not celebrates 10th annual World Sword Swallowers Day|website=attractionsmagazine.com|date=30 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_d1377354-e7e6-11e6-93da-8bbef55d0fec.html|title='Hot Winter' thrills; Sword Swallowers|work=bransontrilakesnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://2paragraphs.com/2016/06/agt-sword-swallower-dan-meyer-helped-by-worlds-shortest-man-22/|title=AGT: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Helped By World's Shortest Man (22")|work=2paragraphs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/overeating-at-the-super-bowl-is-bad-worlds-least-surpr-1791973282|title=Overeating at the Super Bowl Is Bad, World's Least Surprising Study Finds|work=gizmodo.com|date=3 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/3721173/sword-swallowing-world-sword-swallowers-day/|title=5 Penetrating Facts About Sword Swallowing|work=time.com|date=28 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dan-meter-swallows-sword-pulls-car-ripleys-baltimore-sword-swallowers-day-2013_n_2754156|title=Dan Meyer Swallows Sword While Pulling Car At Ripley's Baltimore On Sword Swallowers Day 2013|work=huffingtonpost.com|date=24 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/sword-swallowing_b_1877673.html|title=Oral Hygiene Habits of the Interesting: America's Got Talent Sword Swallower Dan Meyer|work=huffingtonpost.com|date=13 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv4.se/klipp/va/13813210/juryn-i-total-panik-nar-svardslukaren-dan-tar-over-scenen?utm_source=tv4.se&utm_medium=shared_link&utm_campaign=| title=Juryn i total panik när svärdslukaren Dan tar över scenen }}</ref>
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[[File:Sword Swallower Dan Meyer (February 2013).jpg|thumb|Dan Meyer in 2013]]

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'''Dan Meyer''' (born April 7, 1957) is an American [[sword swallowing|sword swallower]], multiple [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World record]] holder in [[sword swallowing]], global [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] speaker, finalist on [[America's Got Talent]], Golden Buzzer finalist on [[Talang (Swedish TV series)|Sweden's Talang]], and recipient of the 2007 [[Ig Nobel Prize]] in Medicine at [[Harvard University]].

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Meyer is president of the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). He has performed in more than fifty-five countries on six continents, on 9 [[Got Talent|Got Talents]], at fifteen [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] Odditoriums,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ripleysnewsroom.com/swallowafter2010/ |title=World Sword Swallowing Day Celebrated: Ripley's Believe It or Not! Features 22 Performers Swallowing 138 Feet of Solid Steel &#124; Ripleys Newsroom |publisher=Ripleysnewsroom.com |date=2010-03-03 |access-date=2012-08-02}}</ref> at several Las Vegas casinos including [[The Mirage]] and [[Paris Las Vegas]], and on numerous films and television programs including ''[[Stan Lee's Superhumans]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/will-season-4-american-horror-story-have-sword-swallowing-pro-dan-meyer-says-stunt-too-1568210|title=Will Season 4 Of 'American Horror Story' Have Sword Swallowing? Pro Dan Meyer Says Stunt Is Too Dangerous, Even For 'Freak Show'|work=ibtimes|date=7 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://attractionsmagazine.com/ripleys-celebrates-10th-sword-swallowers-day/|title=Ripley's Believe It or Not celebrates 10th annual World Sword Swallowers Day|website=attractionsmagazine.com|date=30 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_d1377354-e7e6-11e6-93da-8bbef55d0fec.html|title='Hot Winter' thrills; Sword Swallowers|work=bransontrilakesnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://2paragraphs.com/2016/06/agt-sword-swallower-dan-meyer-helped-by-worlds-shortest-man-22/|title=AGT: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Helped By World's Shortest Man (22")|work=2paragraphs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/overeating-at-the-super-bowl-is-bad-worlds-least-surpr-1791973282|title=Overeating at the Super Bowl Is Bad, World's Least Surprising Study Finds|work=gizmodo.com|date=3 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/3721173/sword-swallowing-world-sword-swallowers-day/|title=5 Penetrating Facts About Sword Swallowing|work=time.com|date=28 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dan-meter-swallows-sword-pulls-car-ripleys-baltimore-sword-swallowers-day-2013_n_2754156|title=Dan Meyer Swallows Sword While Pulling Car At Ripley's Baltimore On Sword Swallowers Day 2013|work=huffingtonpost.com|date=24 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/sword-swallowing_b_1877673.html|title=Oral Hygiene Habits of the Interesting: America's Got Talent Sword Swallower Dan Meyer|work=huffingtonpost.com|date=13 September 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv4.se/klipp/va/13813210/juryn-i-total-panik-nar-svardslukaren-dan-tar-over-scenen?utm_source=tv4.se&utm_medium=shared_link&utm_campaign=| title=Juryn i total panik när svärdslukaren Dan tar över scenen }}</ref>


==''Got Talent Auditions''==
==''Got Talent Auditions''==

Revision as of 03:09, 23 April 2023

Dan Meyer
Born
Daniel Henry Meyer

(1957-04-07) April 7, 1957 (age 67)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWaldorf University Indiana_State_University
OccupationSword swallower

Stunt performer Got Talent performer global TEDx speaker

Motivational speaker
AgentCutting Edge Innertainment
Known forWinner 2007 Ig Nobel Prize
Parents
  • David Meyer (father)
  • Malinda Meyer (mother)
Dan Meyer in 2013

Dan Meyer (born April 7, 1957) is an American sword swallower, multiple Guinness World record holder in sword swallowing, global TEDx speaker, finalist on America's Got Talent, Golden Buzzer finalist on Sweden's Talang, and recipient of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University.

Meyer is president of the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). He has performed in more than fifty-five countries on six continents, on 9 Got Talents, at fifteen Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditoriums,[1] at several Las Vegas casinos including The Mirage and Paris Las Vegas, and on numerous films and television programs including Stan Lee's Superhumans.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Got Talent Auditions

Meyer was one of the Top 50 finalists on America's Got Talent Season 3 (2008), and returned to compete on America's Got Talent Season 11 (2016). Meyer also auditioned on the Italian talent competition Tu Si Qu Vales Season 3 (2016), on France's Got Talent Season 12 (2017), Israel's Got Talent International All Stars Edition Season 2 (2018–19), Australia's Got Talent Season 10 (2022), and was a Golden Buzzer recipient and finalist on Sweden's Talang Season 13 (2022-23).

In 2008, Meyer auditioned for the third season of the NBC reality competition America's Got Talent. In his audition, Meyer swallowed a series of progressively longer swords which he removed by flinging them in the air. As he was swallowing seven swords at once, judge David Hasselhoff buzzed Meyer, causing him to jump and nearly puncturing his stomach. Although Hasselhoff voted "No," claiming the act was too scary and hard to watch, Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne both voted "Yes," sending Meyer on to the Las Vegas round.[11]

In his Vegas audition, Meyer swallowed a curved sword, a flaming sword, and had a sword whipped from his throat while juggling 6 juggling clubs. Meyer was eliminated before being brought back as a Top 40 Wildcard in the Finals in Hollywood, where he was eventually eliminated again.

In 2016, Meyer returned to audition for the eleventh season of America's Got Talent, where he pulled host Nick Cannon across the stage in a Triumph Spitfire car by swallowed sword.[12]

In October 2016, Meyer auditioned for the Italian talent show Tu Si Que Vales in Rome Italy, where he swallowed a variety of implements and pulled Argentinian model Belén Rodríguez across the stage in a Triumph Spitfire by swallowed sword. [13]

In August 2017, Meyer auditioned on France's Got Talent Season 12, where he pulled judge David Ginola across the stage in a car by swallowed sword.[14]

In October 2018, Meyer auditioned on Israel's Got Talent International All Stars Edition Season 2. As part of his act, he had judge Uri Geller remove a sword from his throat, and for his finale, he pulled hosts Ofer Shechter and Asi Israelof across the stage in a 1954 BMW Isetta by swallowed sword.[15]

In June 2022, Meyer auditioned on Australia's Got Talent Season 10 where he received a standing ovation for pulling judges Shane Jacobsen and Kate Ritchie across the stage in a 1964 Triumph Spitfire.[16]

In October 2022, Meyer auditioned on the thirteenth season of the Swedish talent competition Talang. During his audition, Meyer swallowed part of the microphone stand, a long sword, and a car axle that was verified by a metal detector wanded by Helena Bergström, and removed by judge Johanna Nordström.

At the end of his audition, Meyer pulled judge David Batra across the stage in a 2022 Mini Cooper weighing 3,144 lbs. In the judges’ deliberation, Meyer was given the Golden Buzzer by David Batra advancing Meyer straight to the Finals. Meyer’s audition was broadcast on Season 13 episode 2 on 20 January 2023 on TV4. [17]

On March 17, 2023 during the live finals of Talang, Meyer swallowed the blade of Swedish sparkstötting kick sleigh which was lowered from the ceiling. He then swallowed a serpentine sword, a curved sword, and a large saw before the judges. Meyer finished his act by inviting David Batra onstage to whip a sword from his throat with a whip. The episode was broadcast live on 17 March 2023 on TV4.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "World Sword Swallowing Day Celebrated: Ripley's Believe It or Not! Features 22 Performers Swallowing 138 Feet of Solid Steel | Ripleys Newsroom". Ripleysnewsroom.com. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. ^ "Will Season 4 Of 'American Horror Story' Have Sword Swallowing? Pro Dan Meyer Says Stunt Is Too Dangerous, Even For 'Freak Show'". ibtimes. 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Ripley's Believe It or Not celebrates 10th annual World Sword Swallowers Day". attractionsmagazine.com. 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "'Hot Winter' thrills; Sword Swallowers". bransontrilakesnews.com.
  5. ^ "AGT: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Helped By World's Shortest Man (22")". 2paragraphs.
  6. ^ "Overeating at the Super Bowl Is Bad, World's Least Surprising Study Finds". gizmodo.com. 3 February 2017.
  7. ^ "5 Penetrating Facts About Sword Swallowing". time.com. 28 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Dan Meyer Swallows Sword While Pulling Car At Ripley's Baltimore On Sword Swallowers Day 2013". huffingtonpost.com. 24 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Oral Hygiene Habits of the Interesting: America's Got Talent Sword Swallower Dan Meyer". huffingtonpost.com. 13 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Juryn i total panik när svärdslukaren Dan tar över scenen".
  11. ^ "America's Got Talent 2008 - Dan Meyer Swallowing Swords". YouTube.
  12. ^ "America's Got Talent 2016 Auditions - Dan Meyer Sword Swallower Pulls Car With Only His Mouth". YouTube.
  13. ^ [1] Witty TV. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Dan Meyer - France's Got Talent 2017". YouTube.
  15. ^ "פסיכי לגמרי: הנאמבר המלא של דן מאייר שבולע חרבות". YouTube.
  16. ^ "65-year-old Swallows A Sword... THEN Pulls A Car With His Mouth! Australia's Got Talent 2022". YouTube.
  17. ^ [2] Talang 2023: Se Johanna Nordström få panik Aftonbladet. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  18. ^ "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Sword swallowing with sharks". YouTube.
  19. ^ Witcombe, Brian and Meyer, Dan. ' 'Sword swallowing and its side effects.' ' British Medical Journal. 23 Dec. 2006. Retrieved 16 Sept. 2009
  20. ^ "The 2007 Ig Nobel Prize Winners".
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