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Currently, Richard Turner is 70 years, 2 months and 23 days old. Richard Turner will celebrate 71rd birthday on a Monday 16th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Richard Turner upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Richard Turner |
Occupation | Magician |
Age | 70 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 16, 1954 (California) |
Birthday | June 16 |
Town/City | California |
Nationality | California |
Richard Turner’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Richard Turner was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Best known for his sleight-of-hand card tricks, this internationally renowned Magician performed at Los Angeles' Magic Castle; on the Ripley's Believe It Or Not television program; and with a touring show called Hoodwinked. He performed for such celebrities as Muhammad Ali, Gene Kelly, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson.
As the result of a childhood illness, he had lost most of his vision by his ninth birthday. During his early years, despite attending a California school for the visually impaired, he trained to become a karate black belt.
The acclaimed magicians Siegfried and Roy presented him with the 1982 Golden Lion Magic Award. Several years later, he received the Lynn Searles Card Manipulation Award.
A native of San Diego, California, he married Kim Turner and became the father of a child named Asa Spades Turner.
He was lauded by fellow Magician Ed Marlo, who praised not only his technical skill as a practitioner of magic, but also his ability to fully engage his audiences.