The star of ‘American Gods’ explains how he learned coin magic for the show

The main character in Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” has an array of talents, one of which is coin magic. Ricky Whittle, who plays Shadow Moon in the new Starz series, took it upon himself to learn some tricks before filming his scenes. Here’s what he did, and why he thinks it was probably all a waste of time.

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