
Speaker/Entertainer, America's Got Talent Sword Swallower, Ig Nobel Laureate in Medicine, CEO Sword Swallowers Assoc.
Decatur, Alabama Area

Speaker/Entertainer, America's Got Talent Sword Swallower, Ig Nobel Laureate in Medicine, CEO Sword Swallowers Assoc.
Decatur, Alabama Area
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DAN MEYER is one of the last of the few sword swallowers left in the world today.
Described as a "Christian David Copperfield" who combines real feats with a powerful message instead of tricks and illusions, Dan eats fire and swallows swords, blades, sabers, and other objects from 15 to 30 inches long and up to 8 swords at once!
As President of the Sword Swallowers Assoc Int’l and winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard for his medical research study published in the British Medical Journal, Dan is recognized as the foremost authority in the world on the ancient art of sword swallowing.
One of only a few dozen sword swallowers left in the entire world, a multiple Guinness World Record holder and Ripley’s Believe It or Not performer, Dan is in demand as one of the top sword swallowers in the world today. Featured on America's Got Talent, Today Show, CNN, MTV, ESPN, Discovery Channel, Discovery Health, Learning Channel, Travel Channel, USA Network, Food Network, CNN Health, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, MSN, MSNBC, PBS, CMT, ET, 48 Hours, 20/20, NPR, BBC, CBC, CTV, NTV Russia, WGN, Jimmy Kimmel, Mancow, Rick & Bubba, USA Today, Newsweek, National Geographic, Forbes, British Medical Journal, Scientific American, Science Daily, Nature, NY Post, NY Times, London Times, Christian Activities, and hundreds of other interviews around the world. Dan has performed on national tour with Brooks & Dunn's Neon Circus, on international tour with the Celtic Christian band Ceili Rain, at Ripley’s Believe It or Not attractions, colleges, universities, corporate and church events, and Upward awards programs around the world.
Contact: http://danmeyer.tel
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Halfdan
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/Halfdan5
Science/Medical Events:
http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/scimed.htm
Upward Unlimited Youth Events:
http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/upward.htm
Availability:
http://www.swordswallow.org/ceibookingrequest.php
Corporate events, colleges/universities, science/medical centers, church youth groups and conventions, Upward Unlimited Awards shows, film/TV documentaries, talk shows, radio/TV interviews
Exec Director of Sword Swallowers Association Int’l, author of year-long medical study published in the British Medical Journal, 2007 Ig Nobel Laureate in Medicine, swallow up to 8 swords at once, recognized as one of the world's top sword swallowers and the foremost authority on the art of sword swallowing
(Entertainment industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Speaker/Entertainer with Reach Your City / Gresham Hill Management
(Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Speaker at science and medical conferences, festivals, events, academic institutions, and Ig Nobel Tours for winning the 2007 Ig Noble Prize in Medicine at Harvard. On Editorial Board of Improbable Research.
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
CEO of Cutting Edge Innertainment
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
February 2001 — Present (8 years 10 months)
President and CEO of Sword Swallowers Association International. SSAI is an organization created by sword swallowers dedicated to networking and promoting dialogue between existing sword swallowers around the world, encouraging safe swordswallowing practices and techniques, and preserving and promoting the art of swordswallowing worldwide.
CH , Hypnosis , 2006 — 2006
Certified NGH Hypnotist
BS , Music Business , 1988 — 1988
Audio Engineer , Audio Engineer , 1983 — 1983
BS , Music Business / Radio Broadcasting TV Film , 1980 — 1983
AA , Music , 1975 — 1978
College Prep , College Prep , 1972 — 1975
My interests include: sword swallowing, fire-eating, juggling, stilt-walking, sailing, scuba, canoeing, geocaching, international travel and languages, raising exotic animals, parrots, Arabian and Icelandic horses, falconry, studying Vikings, performing at historical reenactments, playing Irish pennywhistle, Uilleann bagpipes, Celtic and Celtic Christian music
Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI),
Music City Jugglers Club,
Fellowship of Christian Entertainers,
Endorsed Ministry Guide,
Christian Jugglers Association,
Christian Circus Group,
Christian Hypnotists,
National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard
2007 Ripley's Believe It or Not for Underwater Sword Swallow in Tank of Sharks
2007 Ripley's Believe It or Not Grand Opening of Times Square NY Odditorium
2006 Winner USA Network "You've Got Character" national contest
2005 Guinness World Record in Sword Swallowing
2005 Opened for Ceili Rain on international tour of Ireland
2002-2003 Opened for Brooks & Dunn national tour
2002 Guinness World Record in Sword Swallowing
Winner Christian Artists in the Rockies national Songwriting Competition