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Dan Meyer

Bio: Dan Meyer is an American sword swallower, inspirational TED speaker, and multiple Guinness World record holder in sword swallowing who has been featured on over 100 TV programs in 60 countries, 15 Got Talent competitions, as finalist on America's Got Talent Season 3 2008 and Golden Buzzer winner/finalist on Sweden's Talang Season 10 2023, who is internationally recognized as the world's leading expert in sword swallowing as a global TEDx speaker on 9 TED talks, for his award-winning medical research on sword swallowing published in the British Medical Journal that won him the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University.
Born: Sun, Apr 07 1957
Birthplace: Michigan City, Indiana, USA
Dan Meyer is 67 years old
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Poster of American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow
American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow
Dan Meyer was
50 in American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow
as 'Self / Sword swallower'.
Tue, Jan 08 2008

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Poster of Got Talent España
Got Talent España
Dan Meyer was
58+ in Got Talent España
as 'Self - Tragasables'.
First Air Date
Sat, Feb 13 2016
Poster of The Day I Almost Died
The Day I Almost Died
Dan Meyer was
58+ in The Day I Almost Died
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jul 11 2015
Poster of Tú Sí Que Vales
Tú Sí Que Vales
Dan Meyer was
57+ in Tú Sí Que Vales
as 'Self - Mangiaspade'.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 04 2014
Poster of Freakshow
Freakshow
Dan Meyer was
55+ in Freakshow
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Thu, Feb 14 2013
Poster of The Ricki Lake Show
The Ricki Lake Show
Dan Meyer was
55+ in The Ricki Lake Show
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 10 2012
Poster of Stan Lee's Superhumans
Stan Lee's Superhumans
Dan Meyer was
53+ in Stan Lee's Superhumans
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Thu, Aug 05 2010
Poster of Supertalent
Supertalent
Dan Meyer was
52+ in Supertalent
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
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Fri, Sep 25 2009
Poster of La vie est un cirque
La vie est un cirque
Dan Meyer was
52+ in La vie est un cirque
as 'Self - avaleur de sabres'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jul 19 2009
Poster of Huckabee
Huckabee
Dan Meyer was
51+ in Huckabee
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 2008
Poster of The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Dan Meyer was
50+ in The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as 'Self - Ig Nobel Prize winning sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 03 2007
Poster of Sweden's Got Talent
Sweden's Got Talent
Dan Meyer was
50+ in Sweden's Got Talent
as 'Själv - Svärdslukare, Själv - Svärdslukare Gulden Buzzer winner'.
First Air Date
Fri, Apr 13 2007
Poster of Australia's Got Talent
Australia's Got Talent
Dan Meyer was
49+ in Australia's Got Talent
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 18 2007
Poster of America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
Dan Meyer was
49+ in America's Got Talent
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jun 21 2006
Poster of 99 Most Bizarre
99 Most Bizarre
Dan Meyer was
49+ in 99 Most Bizarre
as 'Self - Sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Thu, Jun 15 2006
Poster of Unwrapped
Unwrapped
Dan Meyer was
44+ in Unwrapped
as 'Self - sword swallower'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jul 01 2001