David copperfield bio magician movies
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David Copperfield is the first living illusionist to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: he won the star on April 25th, 1995, for the category "Live Performance" and the address is 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, USA. On October 2nd, 1994, he was knighted by the French government as Chevalier of Arts and Letters, and on May 22th, 1999, he received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Fordham University. Along with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Colin Powell, on April 24th, 2000, he received the Living Legend award from the United States Library of Congress. In 1979 and 1986 he has been named "Magician of the Year" by the Academy of Magical Arts, in July 2000 he has been named "Magician of the Millennium" by the International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM), and on September 15th, 2011, he has been named "Magician of the Century" and "King of Magic" by the Society of American
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David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin on September 16, 1956) is a world-renowned Americanmagician and illusionist best known for his combination of spectacular illusions and storytelling. His most famous illusions include making the Statue of Liberty "disappear", "flying", "levitating"' over the Grand Canyon, and "walking through" the Great Wall of China.
Biography
Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. He began practicing magic at the age of 12, and became the youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American Magicians.Template:Fact By age 16, he was teaching a course in magic at New York University. At age 18, he enrolled at Fordham University, and was cast in the lead role of the Chicago-based musical The Magic Man three weeks into his freshman year,Template:Fact adopting his new stage name "David Copperfield". At age 19, he was headlining at the Pagoda Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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David Copperfield brings his magic to movies for ‘Now You See Me 2’
Reporting from Las Vegas — Is David Copperfield staring at me?
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Whoa: He just made a fordon appear, seemingly, out of thin air. I’m legitimately impressed. But OK,