Lennart Green is a world champion close-up/card magician

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

, a title which he won in 1991 at the FISM convention in Lausanne, Switzerland. He is known for seemingly chaotic routines which are highly original and display great skill.

Green competed at the 1988 FISM convention in Den Haag, Netherlands

Netherlands

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, and was erroneously disqualified because the judges incorrectly believed he had used stooges

Shill

A shill, plant or stooge is a person who helps a person or organization without disclosing that he or she has a close relationship with that person or organization...

 in his act to shuffle the cards. In 1991, he performed the same act but insisted that the judges themselves shuffle the cards to prove that he used no stooges

Shill

A shill, plant or stooge is a person who helps a person or organization without disclosing that he or she has a close relationship with that person or organization...

. The judges then awarded him first place.

Green has appeared on the fourth World's Greatest Magic

The World's Greatest Magic

The World's Greatest Magic was a series of American television specials showcasing magic acts.The first of five shows was broadcast by NBC in 1994, and continued with annual editions through 1998. These shows were most often first telecast during the Thanksgiving holidays when special programming...

 television

Television

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 special. He is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, and lectures internationally.

He appeared at TED

TED (conference)

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in February 2005.

Works

• Lennart Green's Classic Green, Volumes 1-7, DVD
• Green Magic, Volumes 1-3
• Masterfile, Volumes 1-4