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	[[File:Derren Victor Brown.jpg\|thumb\|Derren Brown, 2009]]'''Derren Brown''' (born 1971) is an illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic.		[[File:Derren Victor Brown.jpg\|thumb\|Derren Brown, 2009]]'''Derren Brown''' (born 1971) is an illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic.

	He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.		He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the [[University of Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.

	In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>		In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>

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	He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.		He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.

	In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm \|Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>		In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>

	Derren Brown was ranked 47 in the [[Pink List 2010]], 50 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 99 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], and 26 in the [[Pink List 2012]].		Derren Brown was ranked 47 in the [[Pink List 2010]], 50 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 99 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], and 26 in the [[Pink List 2012]].

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	'''Derren Brown''' (born 1971) is an illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic.		[[File:Derren Victor Brown.jpg\|thumb\|Derren Brown, 2009]]'''Derren Brown''' (born 1971) is an illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic.

	He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.		He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.

	In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm \|Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>		In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm \|Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>

			Derren Brown was ranked 47 in the [[Pink List 2010]], 50 in the [[Pink List 2011]], 99 in the [[Pride Power List 2011]], and 26 in the [[Pink List 2012]].

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'''Derren Brown''' (born 1971) is an illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic.

He was born in [[Purley]] in the [[London Borough of Croydon]]. While studying at the University of [[Bristol]], he attended a hypnosis show, which inspired him to turn to illusion and hypnosis as a career. He started working as a conjuror, performing the traditional skills of close-up magic in bars and restaurants. In 1992, he started performing stage shows at the University of Bristol under the stage name Darren V Brown. Since 2004 he has appeared in his own television shows demonstrating his powers of suggestion.

In an interview with the ''Independent'' in 2007 Brown stated that he is gay.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7461782.stm |Fiona Pryor ''BBC News'' "Inside the mind of Derren Brown" 24 June 2008</ref> In an interview with the ''Radio Times'' in 2011 Brown talked more about his sexuality, stating that he is blissfully happy in a relationship. He said, "I spent a lot of time thinking about me and working on what I wanted to be before I came into a relationship. In some ways, it’s bad because you come into relationship quite late without a lot of experience and you have a lot to learn. But that can also be exciting. Certainly, it’s lovely to have somebody love you and it’s lovely to love someone else."<ref>http://derrenbrown.co.uk/derren-brown-interview-radio-times</ref>

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