"James Van Praagh (/v\u00E6n \u02C8pr\u0251\u02D0\u0261/; born August 23, 1958) is an American author, producer and television personality who describes himself as a clairvoyant and spiritual medium. He has written numerous books, including The New York Times bestseller Talking to Heaven. He co-executive produced the CBS primetime series Ghost Whisperer, which he claims was based on his life, and was portrayed by Ted Danson in the 2002 semi-biographical miniseries Living with the Dead."@en . . . "1958-08-23Z"^^ . . "1070530" . "Van Praagh, James"@en . "American psychic" . . "1958Z"^^ .