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David Copperfield
September 16 1956- Place of birth: Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
- Gender: Male
- Also known as: David Seth Kotkin
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 Hollywood Walk of Fame, a knighthood by the French government, and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. As of 2006, Copperfield has sold 33 million tickets and grossed over US$4 billion, more than any other solo entertainer in history. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $63 million for the previous 12 months and ranked him the 20th highest-earning celebrity in the world. When not performing, he manages his chain of eleven resort islands in the Bahamas, which he calls "Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay".
Latest roles
![Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//ys7MMH98GxDoQWPP8VKwnOsaJye.jpg)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
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Shari & Lamb Chop
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Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Self
![Always Amazing poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//ffnrpirxHeUGLehee6vsjjngcVO.jpg)
Always Amazing
Himself
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Unity
Narrator (voice)
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7 Days in Hell
David Copperfield
![Late Night with Seth Meyers poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//jm95V8XjfvqmEhw0MN09wbg9Mi3.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
![The Crazy Ones poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face//s2e7hTrdmNUaJDf0yDP5b4AHvrD.jpg)
The Crazy Ones
David Copperfield
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Himself
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Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Self
Producing credits
David Copperfield's Images
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