Jim Karol

Jim Karol grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania "James Jonathon Karol". Jim attended a local college there, then ended up working at the local steel mill like the Billy Joel song "Living Here in Allentown". It wasn't until the early 80's that Jim began his career in entertainment. He began as a magician, and word soon spread about this "madman of magic", and before he knew it Jim found himself on the front pages of newspapers across the country for correctly predicting the Pennsylvania Lottery. He was asked to appear on several television shows, and his popularity began to grow.

Jim quickly became a huge hit at colleges and universities throughout the Northeast and was even invited to perform at the White House. Jim was then asked to tour the country with Guinness to promote their Millennium Edition Guinness book which Jim is featured in. The United States Playing Card Company then began sponsoring Jim and together they developed a product called "Cool Card Tricks" which sold countless units throughout the world. Jim then released his own book called "50 Ways to Hustle Your Friends", more as a novelty for his fans.

It wasn't until a a few years ago that Jim began to dabble with memory techniques and other feats of the mind which then led Jim to realize that he had finally found his niche. With in just a few months he memorized 75,000 zip codes, every country and capital, the Scrabble dictionary, and thousands of sports facts. Jim actually became addicted to memorizing things. He's a real life combination of "Rocky Balboa" and "Rainman".

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  • Mentalism & Memory / Open Lines

    Jim Karol spoke about developing a super-memory. Open Lines followed in the latter half.More »
  • Secret Door XVII

    George Noory had fun trying to guess who was behind the Secret Door, in hours 2, 3, & 4. First through the door was mentalist and memory expert Jim Karol, followed by medium and paranormal investigator Chip Coffey, and rock 'n' roll author R. Gary Patterson. First hour...More »
  • Secret Service/ Mentalism & Brain Enhancements

    In the first half, former member of the NYPD and the Secret Service, Dan Bongino, talked about his experiences in the Secret Service during the administrations of Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama. In the latter half, mentalist and memory expert Jim Karol discussed what...More »
  • EMP/ Powers of the Mind

    In the first half, Professor of History William Forstchen shared updates on the dangers of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack, radiation, and solar storm issues. Third hour guest, clinical psychologist Joseph Gallenberger shared updates on how we can use our psychic...More »
  • Open Lines

    In the first hour, George caught up with entertainer and mentalist Jim Karol, who demonstrated his remarkable memory. Next, motivational expert David Ruben joined the program to talk about dreams and intuition. Open Lines followed.More »
  • Feats of Mind

    Appearing for the first two hours, entertainer and magician Jim Karol shared some of his feats of mind & memory. He has memorized over 10,000 names of people he's encountered through his performances, and associated their names with a country, celebrity, or a movie. He...More »
  • Secret Door V

    A set of surprise guests joined us for one segment each in this special 4-hour program. In order of appearance: Dr. Betty Martini spoke about Hawaii's attempt to ban Aspartame. The sweetener is addictive, leaches serotonin from the brain, and is associated with mental illness...More »
  • Magic Feats

    Joining George for a live in-studio appearance, during the middle two hours, were 'Psychic Madman' Jim Karol and fellow Phenomenon contestants Mike Super (the winner) and Angela Funovitz (runner-up).More »
  • Secret Door II

    In a night of "Secret Door" guests, six people made surprise appearances on the show.More »
  • Magic & Memory

    Entertainer and magician Jim Karol discussed extraordinary feats of mind, magic, and memory. Using flash cards and memory tricks he has been able to memorize large amounts of information such as zip codes for thousands of cities.More »

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