{{Short description|American magician and comedian}} {{Other uses|J. Alexander (disambiguation)}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox person |name=Jay Alexander |image=Jay Alexander.jpg |image_caption=Alexander in 2014 |birth_date=<!-- reliable source needed for WP:DOB --> |birth_place=United States |occupation=Magician, comedian |website={{URL|jayalexander.com}} }}
'''Jay Alexander''' is an American magician and comedian known as a corporate and society entertainer.
==Early life and education== Alexander was born in Houston, Texas. At the age of fourteen, he was the youngest recipient of the Society of American Magicians' Gold Medal of Honor.<ref name="wrote">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/magician-jay-alexander-wrote-the-pandemic-performing-arts-playbook/article_27f74ebd-36e5-5a86-8cb1-4e353b2a5620.html|title=Magician Jay Alexander wrote the pandemic performing arts playbook|date=March 15, 2022|publisher=Wire Service|via=San Francisco Examiner}}</ref> He attended Westbury High School then the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
After high school, Alexander moved to San Francisco to attend the San Francisco Art Institute.<ref name="wrote"/><ref name="Newton">Newton, Dick (May 2009). Swinging Success in San Francisco ''Magic Magazine''</ref>
==Career== thumb Alexander is the co-author of several magic books. He is also the presenter of ''Learn the Art of Magic'', a CD-ROM that introduces 26 different magic tricks.<ref name="barnabel">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/education/nothing-up-my-sleeve-the-magic-of-teaching.html|last=Barnabel|first= Josh|date=August 4, 1996|title=Nothing Up My Sleeve! The Magic of Teaching|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref>
His clients have included Robin Williams, Steve Wozniak and the Rolling Stones.<ref>{{cite web|last=Liberatore|first=Paul|url=http://www.marinij.com/ci_7938862 |title=Jay Alexander, rock's favorite magician, takes show to Novato school benefit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109095835/http://www.marinij.com/ci_7938862 |archivedate=November 9, 2014|website=Marin Independent Journal}}</ref>
Alexander directed the children's DVD "Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck!", produced by David Magidson.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Amazon|title=Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck|website=Amazon |date=February 18, 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Here-Comes-Boswick-Clown-Phoebe/dp/B00TQ9O7FK}}</ref>
He has appeared on ''The Today Show'', ''Good Morning America'' and MTV,{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} and also on many local morning shows.{{which|date=April 2024}}
In the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', David Lazarus wrote, "One of the highest-paid, and busiest, performers on the Bay Area corporate circuit is magician Jay Alexander . . ."<ref name="lazarus">Lazarus, David (December 4, 1999). [http://m.sfgate.com/business/article/Corporate-Entertainers-2892245.php Corporate Entertainers - The New Vaudeville Circuit], ''San Francisco Chronicle''</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.sfmagic.com/ Jay Alexander official site]
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