Judy Carter Biography
Judy Carter is an American comedian, magician, motivational speaker, and the author of five books about humor and self-improvement.
Judy Age
Carter was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Judy Early Life- Parents
Carter was born in Los Angeles, California, as the second daughter of Esther Silverman Carter, an entrepreneur and owner of the Beverly Hills dress boutique “My Flair Lady,” and Sidney Alan Carter, a mechanical engineer with Los Angeles Water & Power. Judy was born with a speech impediment, while her older sister Marsha was born with major health issues. Judy, who was eight years old at the time, began borrowing books on magic tricks from the public library and purchasing magic tricks from Joe Berg’s Magic Store on Hollywood Blvd. in order to better communicate with her sister and entertain her. The tricks included a suggested patter.
Who is Judy Married to?-Husband
Judy was married to her husband Gina Rubinstein, but the two later divorced.
Judy acting credits
While still in elementary school, Carter began performing “Magica the Magician” with his assistant P. G. Rogow at children’s birthday parties. He performed for three to four weeks and eventually added an accordion to his repertoire. The Los Angeles Times profiled Carter and P. G. in September 1961, raising more than $500 for a benefit for Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Carter continued to perform magic at birthday parties in high school, and his parents then paid for two years of college at Cal State Northridge. Judy continues to perform magic tricks at birthday parties and gatherings. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in Performing Arts.
During this time, Carter appeared on the series “Judiwitch” and was invited to a local TV show broadcast on KCET. After the show, an interviewer asked her if she had ever been discriminated against as a female magician. She jokes that people often ask her, “Look at your results.” KCET declined to air the interview, and controversy over their decision was aired on CBS Nightly News. Due to the publicity, Gene Murrow contacted Carter and asked her to work in theater and television with Harvard’s entire student body. In the early 1970s, Carter began performing at the Magic Castle in West Hollywood. There, Ricky Jay and Johnny Thompson said she learned the tricks from Day Vernon. As a student at Vernon, Carter performed with mime Tina Lenat. Milt Larson, owner of the Magic Castle, invited Carter to exhibit at the Magic Castle’s Close-Up Gallery. She was the first woman to be invited.
Carter turned to acting in 1979. In 1984, Carter founded Comedy Workshop Productions, Los Angeles’ first comedy class, at Igby’s Comedy Cabaret, and provided workplace entertainment training. Carter also founded the California Comedy Convention in Palm Springs. In 1989, Judy wrote “Stand-up Comedy: The Book” (Dell Books). In 1996, she wrote The Gay Book, a self-help guide for the LGBT community. The book won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Book in 1997. In 2001, he wrote another book about stand-up comedy, The Comedy Bible (Simon & Schuster), [9] which explains the difference between being a stand-up comedian. He wrote “The New Comedy Bible” published by International Independent Press in 2020. Carter is also a passionate entertainer and has taught workshops for other comedians to learn how to adapt their performances for their audience. In 2013, he wrote Words of You (St. Martin’s Press), an exploration of motivational speaking as a study. He is also a contributor to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” radio research program that has evolved over the years.
Judy as a Show Writer
Stand-up Comedy
The Homo Handbook
The Comedy Bible
The Message of You