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 * name                 = Xavier Mortimer
 * image                = File:Xavier Mortimer silent routine.jpg
 * image_size           = 200px
 * caption              = Xavier performing in his Las Vegas show
 * birth_name           = Xavier Mortimer
 * birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|20 June 1980}}

Xavier is a magician and variety performer from the South of France (Podcast. A winner of multiple awards, he has appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, America’s Got Talent, Masters of Illusion, Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde, The Next Great Magician on ITV.  Xavier lives in Las Vegas and performs his resident show at Bally’s.

Early Life Xavier grew up in the city of Briançon, France. He studied at the Music and Dance Conservatory of La Rochelle. Xavier also attended the Desmond Jones Acting School in London and the Jacques Lecoq Acting School in Paris. He first witnessed magic at a local restaurant where a magician was performing. Xavier received a book from his father on magic and read them repeatedly to study.

In the 1990’s Xavier sold flowers at the local market on Sunday mornings to afford purchasing his first magic prop, a flying handkerchief. He became a member of the magic circle in France at the age of 15 and subscribed to clubs to see live theater and street performing art centers. In his mid teens, Xavier took up juggling, acrobatics, and accordion.

Career At the age of eighteen, Xavier teamed up with the acrobat Thibaud De Premorel to form an act called Les Fréres (The Brothers). Together they preformed at concerts and corporate events. In September of 2005, Xavier opened his one man show in Paris called L’Ombre Orchestre (The Shadow Orchestra) at Theatre Le Temple in Paris.

He toured his show and performed at Crazy Horse in Paris, Just for Laughs in Montreal, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he seen by Cirque de Soleil in 2009. He was offered a role in Cirque’s production of ‘ONE’ in Las Vegas and performed in the show for 3 years.

During his 3 years with Cirque, Xavier, spent his evenings developing new material. He was approached by Producer Alex Goude and together they created his show ‘Magical Dream’ which opened at the Sin City Theater at Planet Hollywood casino on *find date*.