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James Randi se je rodil 7. avgusta 1928 v [[Toronto|Torontu]], v zvezni državi [[Ontario]] v [[Kanada|Kanadi]]<ref name="HWWilson">[[#Moritz|Moritz 1987]], p. 455</ref>, materi Marie Alice in očetu George-u Randall-u Zwinge-ju.<ref name="HWWilson" /> Ima mlajšega brata in sestro.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/192-swift-may#i3 |title=How Wrong Can You Get? |last=Randi |first=James |date=May 9, 2008 |work=Swift |publisher=JREF |type=Blog |accessdate=10 June 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921213014/http://archive.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/192-swift-may#i3 |archivedate=September 21, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Čarovništva se je lotil, ko je zaradi kolesarske nesreče 13 mesecev preživel v mavcu, v tem času pa je gledal Harryja Blackstone-a<ref>{{YouTube|id=wJMTyK0VfdY|title=James Randi at the Magic Castle: In Conversation with Max Maven|link=no}}</ref> in bral knjige o komunikaciji z nadnaravnimi entitetami. Takrat je osupnil zdravnike, ki so pričakovali, da nikoli več ne bo hodil.<ref name="TorontoStar1986">{{cite news |title=The Amazing Randi |first=Patricia |last=Orwen |url=http://zammoth-jamesrandi.blogspot.com/ |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |publisher=[[Torstar|Torstar Corporation]] |date=August 23, 1986 |accessdate=October 9, 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106183159/http://zammoth-jamesrandi.blogspot.com/ |archivedate=November 6, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Randi je pri 17 letih opustil srednjo šolo, da bi na pustni prireditvi nastopil kot komunikator z nadnaravnim.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 'quack' hunter |first=Jeanne |last=Malmgren |others=''Times'' researcher Barbara Oliver contributed to this report. |url=http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/41498/The__quack__hunter.html |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times|St. Petersburg Times]] |location=St. Petersburg, FL |date=April 14, 1998 |accessdate=August 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301011756/http://www.sptimes.com/Floridian/41498/The__quack__hunter.html |archivedate=March 1, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Kot mentalist je delal v lokalnih nočnih klubih in na kanadski nacionalni razstavi v Torontu ter pisal za tabloide v [[Montréal|Montrealu]].<ref name="Colombo">[[#Colombo|Colombo 2004]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=OXP_OpQna4gC&pg=PA182 p. 182]</ref>
InV hissvojih twenties,dvajsetih Randiletih posedse asje Randi anpredstavljal [[astrologerAstrologija|astrolog]] and,in tocelo establishdelal thatenostavne theytrike. wereTako actuallyje doingpod simplepsevdonimom tricks,"Zo-ran" henekaj brieflyčasa wrotepisal anastrološko astrologicalkolumno columnv inkanadskem thetabloidu CanadianPolnoč, tabloidin ''[[Globev (tabloid)|Midnight]]''njej underpreprosto thepremeščal nameodseke "Zo-ran"iz byčasopisnih simplyastroloških shufflingčlankov upin itemsjih fromnaključno newspaperprilepil astrologyv columnssvoje and pasting them randomly into a columnbesedilo.<ref>[[#Randi 1982c|Randi 1982c]], pp. 230–231. Randi reprints two newspaper columns from the ''[[Toronto Telegram|Toronto Evening Telegram]]'' of August 28, 1950, and August 14, 1950, by Wessely Hicks about Randall Zwinge's psychic predictions. The earlier column states that "Mr. Zwinge said he first became aware that he possessed Extra Sensory Perception when he was nine years old."</ref><ref>[[#Randi 1982a|Randi 1982a]], pp. 61–62</ref> InV hissvojih thirties,tridesetih Randije workeddelal inv the[[Velika UKBritanija|Veliki Britaniji]], Europe[[Evropa|Evropi]], [[PhilippinesFilipini|Philippinefilipinskih]] nightclubs,nočnih andklubih allin acrosspo vsej [[JapanJaponska|Japonski]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Randi |first=James |date=May 19, 2006 |title=Filipino Justice |journal=Swift |type=Newsletter |accessdate=June 15, 2009 |url=http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-05/051906sylvia.html#i13 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091007175115/http://www.randi.org/jr/2006-05/051906sylvia.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 }}</ref> HeTakrat witnessedje manybil trickspriča thatštevilnim weretrikom, presentedki asso beingbili supernatural.predstavljeni Onekot ofnadnaravni. hisEna earliestnjegovih reportedprvih experiencestakih isizkušenj thatje ofbil seeingevangelist, anki [[Evangelism|evangelist]]je usingz auporabo versiontehnike ofbranja thekuvert "[[billetena naprej" reading|one-ahead]]"<ref name="Time01">{{cite news|title=Fighting Against Flimflam|first=Leon|last=Jaroff|authorlink=Leon Jaroff|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,149448,00.html?iid=chix-sphere|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=June 24, 2001|accessdate=June 18, 2007|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930142033/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,149448,00.html?iid=chix-sphere|archivedate=September 30, 2007|df=mdy-all}}</ref> techniquecerkvenike toprepričeval convincev churchgoerssvojo of his [[divinity|divine]]božansko powersmoč.<ref name="Taft">{{cite news|first=Philip B., Jr.|last=Taft|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/05/nyregion/a-charlatan-in-pursuit-of-truth.html|title=A Charlatan in Pursuit of Truth|work=The New York Times|date=July 5, 1981|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930035857/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/05/nyregion/a-charlatan-in-pursuit-of-truth.html|archivedate=September 30, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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