Wesley Barker is a Canadian magician and

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, known for starring in the

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stunt magic show ''

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''. He has appeared on Ellen and America’s Got Talent as well as fooling Penn & Teller on their show Fool Us. His YouTube and Facebook channels have received 100s of millions of views. He is also the co-host of the Bottom of the Barrel Podcast with Chris Ramsay.

Career

Barker has competed in both the

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and

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versions of ''

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''. He appeared on the second season of ''

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'' in 2015, and managed to fool

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with a trick involving a phonebook and a sword. He has received awards such as "Variety Performer of the Year", and "Comedian of the Year" from the Canadian Organization for Campus Activities (COCA).

Personal life

Barker was born in Langley,

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. He is a friend and neighbour of fellow Youtube magician

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, and they have collaborated on YouTube and as part of ''Big Trick Energy''.

Appearances

Barker has appeared, alongside friends and

co-stars Alex Boyer,

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, on

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, to discuss the show and their friendship. A video of a comedic skit he did, starring alongside his wife Kristen Gillett, was featured in an online article for

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; the article goes over a funny day in the life of a flight attendant working from home (Kristen Gillett is mentioned as a flight attendant for

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References

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* Canadian magicians People from Langley, British Columbia (city) Comedians from British Columbia Canadian male comedians Living people 1986 births YouTube channels launched in 2009 YouTubers from British Columbia {{YouTuber-bio-stub America's Got Talent contestants