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 David
Copperfield (born September 16, 1956 as David
Seth Kotkin) is a renowned magician and
illusionist best known for his combination of
spectacular illusions with storytelling. His
most famous feats include making the Statue of
Liberty disappear, levitating over the Grand
Canyon, and walking through the Great Wall of
China. His name is taken from the 1850 Charles
Dickens novel.
David
Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, to
Jewish immigrants from Russia. He began
performing magic professionally at the age of
12, and became the youngest person ever admitted
to the Society of American Magicians. By age 16,
he was teaching a course in magic at New York
University.
In
1982, David Copperfield founded Project Magic, a
rehabilitation program to help disabled patients
regain lost or damaged dexterity skills. The
program has been accredited by the American
Occupational Therapy Association, and is in use
in over 1,000 hospitals worldwide.
Copperfield
has also attempted to preserve the history of
the art of magic for present and future
generations by providing a safe, permanent home
for antiquarian props, books, and other
historical ephemera related to conjuring. His
vast collection, known as the International
Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts, is
housed in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Forbes
Magazine reported that Copperfield earned $57
million in 2003, making him the tenth highest
paid celebrity in the world. It also estimated
that he made $57 million from June 2004 to June
2005 in merchandise and tour revenue. Read
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