No, he was a freelance ritual specialist.

I always had this pet theory that Jesus was more like a group of dudes who had a similar message and that the guy existed and was executed by romans (thats as far as we got from roman records iirc is a guy who fit the bill existed and was executed) but that the jesus stories from the new testament were an amalgamation of different street preachers or philosophers and were incorporated into religion

But my heart also wants to believe he was a dude who was really fuckin good at pulling coins from behind someones ear

No, if he existed he was probably an apocalyptic prophet. Although his followers certainly were "magicians", as they created a mystery cult that endures to this day.

The mysteries included the sacraments that we still associate with Christianity: baptism and communion. These reenactments of various symbolic acts that the deity performed reflect the commitment of the adherent and grant them some kind of boon— in this case everlasting life in heaven.

Sleight of hand magician or Merlin magician?