David Kwong Email & Phone Number

As a magician and New York Times crossword puzzle constructor, David Kwong mixes puzzles and prestidigitation. One of the producers of ABC's "Deception," Kwong is the founder of the Misdirectors Guild, an elite group of magicians that specialize in illusion for film, television and theater. Kwong was Head Magic Consultant for the 2013 hit film "Now You See Me," about a gang of street magicians caught up in a crime caper. He is a frequent crossword writer for the NYT, LA Times, and WSJ, and his puzzles are marked by clever, outside-the-grid thinking -- and sometimes a dash of magic. Kwong is the puzzle and secret code consultant for NBC's "Blindspot" and his TED Talk on illusion and puzzles has garnered over 1.5 million views. Kwong studied the history of magic at Harvard.-- Bio courtesy of TED

Listed skills include Illusion, Magic, Public Speaking, Puzzles, and 13 others.

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