David Copperfield
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".
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".
Known for
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Shari & Lamb Chop
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Always Amazing
Now You See Me 2
Unity
7 Days in Hell
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Crazy Ones
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Oh My God
Wizards of Waverly Place
The Next Iron Chef
The Prestige
The Colbert Report
David Copperfield: Illusion
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Penn & Teller: Bull!
Scrubs
The Amazing Race
Get Bruce!
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
The View
Taff
The Daily Show
Prêt-à-Porter
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
A Christmas Dream
Magic with the Stars
Entertainment Tonight
Wetten, dass..?
Terror Train
The Big Show
CBS News Sunday Morning
The Magic of David Copperfield
An Audience with...
Saturday Night Live
Bambi Awards