David Copperfield

American illusionist

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Works: 15

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The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
David Copperfield. Works of Charles Dickens v I. Cleartype Edition
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Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

David Seth Kotkin, 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 won 21 Emmy Awards and 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the…

Known for

Shari & Lamb Chop — Self - Interviewee2025
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic — Self2023
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson — Self2018
Always Amazing — Self2018
10 самых... — Self (archive footage)2016
7 Days in Hell — David Copperfield2015
Unity — Narrator (voice)2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — Self2013
The Crazy Ones — David Copperfield2013

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Seth
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Metuchen
Occupation: television actor
Educated at: Fordham University
Employer: New York University
Languages spoken: American English
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Field of work: street magic
Official website: www.davidcopperfield.com
Image: David Copperfield (DC Bullett Photo).jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Las Vegas

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Commons category: David Copperfield (illusionist)
date of birth: 1956-09-16
unmarried partner: Claudia Schiffer
start of work period: 1974-00-00
social media followers: 965835
name in native language: David Copperfield
birth name: David Seth Kotkin
different from: David Copperfield
pseudonym: David Copperfield
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
net worth: 800000000

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Encyclopedic overview

David Seth Kotkin (born September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American stage magician and illusionist described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history.

Copperfield's television specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards, winning 21. Known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, his performance, in a career spanning more than 40 years, has earned 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a knighthood by the French government. He has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress.

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