Chris Linn is an American
magician, comedian, and entertainer.
In October 2005, Linn broke the
Guinness World Record for the "most one fingered playing card scales in one minute". To break the record, Linn had to hold a deck of playing cards in one hand and use his thumb to propel ("scale") the cards from the deck a minimum distance of 12 feet. Linn was able to successfully scale 114 playing cards in one minute, beating the previous record of 104 playing cards set by magician
Jeff McBride. The record breaking feat took place at
Cedar Point Amusement Park in
Sandusky, Ohio.
Chris Linn received another
Guinness World Record in June 2007. This time it was for "mak
nga balloon dog with both hands behind the back in just 0.94 seconds".
In 2009, Chris released "Shenanigans with Chris Linn", a DVD that features live performance footage and magic trick tutorials.
Awards
(2010) "Entertainer of the Year - Solo Act" - Spotlight Awards Las Vegas
Personal life
Chris graduated from
Oakland University
Oakland University (OU or Oakland) is a public university, public research university in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson and husband ...
in
Rochester, Michigan
Rochester is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is a northern suburb in Metro Detroit located 20 miles north of the city of ...
with a degree in Marketing.
References
External links
Official website"Chris Linn Show" Facebook PageOfficial Twitter Account
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American magicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)