"Acer, David"@en . "1438264" . . . . "1970-02-27Z"^^ . . . "David Acer"@en . . "Canadian comedian and magician" . . . "1970Z"^^ . . "David Acer (pronounced \"ack-ur\", born 27 February 1970) is a Canadian author, stand-up comedian, close-up magician inventor of magic tricks, and co-host/co-writer of the syndicated television series Mystery Hunters.His writing on Mystery Hunters earned him two Gemini Awards nominations (the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys) for Best Writing in a Children's Non-Fiction series (2005 and 2007), and he wrote a book based on his segments on the series called \"Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends,\" published by Kids Can Press in 2008.\"Gotcha!\" was a Canadian best-seller and was nominated for two children's book awards, a Willow Award and a Hackmatack Children's Choice Award, and won the Hackmatack award in 2008/2009.David, a native of Montreal, has also written for other Canadian television shows such as Popular Mechanics for Kids, YTV's Prank Patrol and TVO's Finding Stuff Out.His career as a stand-up comedian began in 1989. "@en . . .