He has studied memory techniques, body language interpretation, stage hypnosis, linguistics, statistics, law of averages, non-verbal communication, acting, theatre and stand up comedy, to enhance his mentalism show.
Jeff Zucker, the president of NBC witnessed Gerry’s live performances many times, and instantly licensed the special for his network.
Gerry became the creator, executive producer and star of the hit prime-time network television special "The Mentalist” which started airing to 6.2 million viewers in the United States on May 12, 2004.
[1] The show then aired in Canada, South Africa, Korea, The Middle East, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Australia, Denmark, The Netherlands, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
In 2004 the Psychic Entertainers Association, an international organization of his peers, awarded Gerry for his “Outstanding Contributions to the Art of Mentalism.” Also in the summer of 2004 Gerry performed his one man show “The Mentalist” to critical acclaim Off-Broadway in New York City and made his acting debut in the movie "Mattie Fresno and the Holofulx Universe.
Starting in October 2007 he appeared on a weekly television show titled Phenomenon with Criss Angel, Holly Madison [3] and Uri Geller.
In 2014, he authored his first book titled, “Making the Mentalist” which told of his never ending desire to be a successful performer, and his battle with sexual abuse [8] at the hands of his high school wood shop teacher.