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Doug Henning

Photo: NBC Television via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

File No. 537749  ·  Adjudicated

Doug Henning

Magician — Broadway's The Magic Show, NBC magic specials, Transcendental Meditation advocacy

Born
1947
Birthplace
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Manitoba
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged

Fun fact

He once ran for Parliament in Canada representing the Natural Law Party, promising to use yogic flying and meditation to reduce crime.

The verdict

The rainbow-mustachioed magician who made illusions groovy was born and raised in Winnipeg, learning his craft at Carleton University and McMaster before becoming the face of magic in the 1970s. He brought wonder to Broadway and TV, all while championing Transcendental Meditation and running for Canadian Parliament with the Natural Law Party. Canada claims him proudly as the man who made magic cool again, eh.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org