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David Seth Kotkin (born September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's television specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards, winning 21.
Apr 10, 2024 · A native of Metuchen, New Jersey, David began performing self-taught magic tricks for his friends and family as a young child. By the age of 10, he started taking his hobby very seriously, and began calling himself "Davino the Boy Magician."
May 21, 2024 · David Copperfield, born as David Seth Kotkin, is a world famous magician who has created 11 Guinness World Records so far. Credited to be the world’s most commercially successful magician, he began weaving his magic from a young age.
- SURVIVING NIAGARA FALLS. In a 1990 TV special, Copperfield has his arms and legs chained and his body restrained in a yellow raft. After being locked in, a fire blazes underneath him, and he's dropped into the water above Niagara Falls.
- WALKING THROUGH THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. In a 1986 TV special, Copperfield appears to travel through the Great Wall of China, walking into one wall and out the other side a few minutes later.
- ESCAPING FROM ALCATRAZ. In 1987, Copperfield traveled to San Francisco to escape from Alcatraz prison, the former maximum-security federal penitentiary once considered to be one of the most secure prisons in the world.
- MAKING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY DISAPPEAR. Arguably Copperfield’s best-known illusion was making the Statue of Liberty disappear (and then reappear). During a live TV event in April 1983, the illusion features an audience sitting on Liberty Island, facing the Statue of Liberty.
May 21, 2024 · David Copperfield, American entertainer, one of the best-known stage illusionists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In what was perhaps his most famous feat, he seemingly caused the Statue of Liberty to vanish.
Oct 17, 2019 · Legendary magician David Copperfield breaks down his most iconic illusions, including making The Statue of Liberty disappear, escaping from Alcatraz and more. See David Copperfield as part...
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Dec 13, 2019 · When famed illusionist David Copperfield was a 10-year-old boy he used his fascination with magic by working as "Davino, The Boy Magician," and by age 12 became the youngest member of the...
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