For more background, see this Esquire Magazine interview with Teller from 2010 https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a15810/teller-magician-intervie

For more background, see this Esquire Magazine interview with Teller from 2010 https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a15810/teller-magician-interview-1012/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a15810/tell... (Scroll down to the paragraph that begins "When Teller was in high school")