David Copperfield

David Copperfield
David Copperfield, an illusionist and musician is famous for his talents in mixing up storytelling with illusionary magic. David Copperfield was born on September 16, 1956 at Metuchen, New Jersey, to Hyman Kotkin, a New York native. Hyman Kotkin was the song of Russian immigrants and was the owner and operator of "Korby's", men's clothing shop at Metuchen.

David Copperfield started practicing magic at the age of 12 and was the youngest person in the history to get admission in the "Society of American Magicians". At the age of 16, he took up teaching a magic course at "New York University".

When he was 18 he was admitted to "Fordham University", where he adopted his stage name "David Copperfield" for a lead role in a Chicago-based musical "The Magic Man". He chose the name from the Charles Dickens famous book of the same title.

David Copperfield was also featured in the horror movie from 1982 "Terror Train". He played the role of a magician named "Ken". Later he founded an organization under the name "Project Magic". The aim of it was to heal the disabled patients through physical therapy of "sleight-of-hand" magic. This project has been approved by the "American Occupational Therapy Association" and is currently being used in more than 30 countries and over 1100 hospitals across the globe.

In 1993, at the Berlin Celebrity gala he met the super model Claudia Schiffer, as he called her on stage to perform a mind reading act, they got engaged 3 months later but separated soon enough, never having set any wedding date.

In 1994, he appeared in the film "Pret-a-Potter. Most of his appearances have been made through the television programs as special guests spot. At one time, David Copperfield was determined in opening a theme restaurant under the name "Magic Underground", where D.A.V.I.D (Digital Audio Video Interface Device) would work directly with the guests present in the restaurant. It was supposed to be a high tech videophone system and the restaurants were supposed to be at two locations; Walt Disney World and the New York City.Other features that were planned were the tables to start floating while the guests sat on it and the waiters were to be trained in magic, performing magical illusions as they serve the guests. But the Walk Disney location was aborted and New York project got into a mess too.

During 1996, he teamed up with Joyce Carol Oates, Dean Koontz and Ray Bradbury for an anthology of original fiction under the magical world with the name "David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible". Its second volume got in stores in 1997, with the title "David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination". The Forbes Magazine analysis say that Copperfield earned over $57million from it in 2003 and is the 10th most paid celebrity of the world. Another estimate says that through merchandize and tour revenue, he earned $57million in 2004 and 2005 as well.

David Copperfield was accused of raping and threatening a 21 year old woman. Copperfield denied all these allegations. During November of 2007, he was sued by his promoters for about $2.2 million, after he got out of 48 shows in result of the rape claims. He backed out from a deal of 10 performances in the United Arab Emirates and some 38 shows that were to be held at Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore in the autumn, for not wanting to answer the endless questions that would be put in front of him by the reporters.

In August 2006, David Copperfield announced that he has bought the "Fountain of Youth" on July 14 in the southern Bahamas, the water of which is going to bring the dead leaves back to life and the almost dead insects back to life too.

David Copperfield has a collection of ancient artifacts and magic conjuring instruments at Las Vegas. He has named the place "International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts". The place is not open to the public and is yet just a personal collection.

David Copperfield is among the most successful and in demand celebrities throughout the world. He performs about 500 shows every year worldwide. If you wish to be enchanted by one of the biggest magicians of the date, get your David Copperfield Tickets now!

David Copperfield, an artist with eleven Guinness World Records, is known to stun the audience with his magical tricks. The famous American Illusionist began practicing magic at the age of 10 and two years later he became the youngest person to be a part of the Society of American Magicians. His great talent made him so popular that he started to teach magic at the New York University when he turned sixteen. During the early twenties, he started his professional career as a magician in 1974.

David Copperfield debuted with a role in a Broadway musical after which he started to perform in his own shows on various platforms. His exceptional talent gave him widespread popularity and the demand kept on increasing. The artist now appears in more than 500 performances every year and continues to tour across the world. Copperfield incorporates illusions in storytelling and usually leaves the audience in a state of astonishment. The most famous magical tricks by him include Laser Illusion and Vanishing the Statue of Liberty. He has successfully completed three decades of his career and has earned 21 Emmy Awards and several other popular awards. The 'King of Magic' got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his yearly earnings exceed that of all other solo artists of America. The US library of Congress titled him as the 'Living Legend' because of his great commercial success. The live performance by this extra-ordinary man will be etched in your mind forever, so grab the chance and get your David Copperfield tickets!