David Seth Kotkin

David Seth Kotkin

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David Seth Kotkin Wiki Biography

  • David Seth Kotkin generally referred to as David Copperfield, is an American entertainer, illusionist, and entertainer of renown. 
  • David Copperfield is perhaps most known for his sorcery stunts for individuals in general, such as suspending, floating, and vanishing things, most of which were delivered in an organization of 20 TV specials. 
  • In 1977, the first uncommon Copperfield TV called “The Magic of ABC” circulated on screens. 
  • Despite Copperfield’s notable presentation, to offer some examples, it highlighted such celebrated guests as Shaun Cassidy, Cindy Williams, Adam Rich, and Penny Marshall. 
  • His fifth track, “The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Plane” gave him an Emmy Award for “Extraordinary Technical Direction” In general, David Copperfield was given 38 honors and won a total of 21 Emmy Awards. 
  • In addition to his appearances on TV screens, Copperfield became a striking owner of the “Worldwide Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts” Furthermore, Copperfield is known for his altruistic exercises, the most popular being the “Undertaking Magic” method, which focuses on supporting people who are genuinely tested. 
  • David Copperfield won a Living Legend Award for his contribution to media outlets, was named “Performer of the Year” in 1980 and 1987, and even got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 
  • How wealthy is David Copperfield, a notable performer? 
  • David Copperfield’s net worth is reported to be $800 million, as suggested by sources, much of which he has earned from his appearances on TV screens. 
  • In 1956, in New Jersey, United States, David Copperfield was born into the world where he studied at Metuchen High School. 
  • Copperfield became capable of wizardry due to his exams and even illustrated a course of sorcery at New York University at the age of 16. 
  • He struggled to move on from college, since he wanted to perform in front of an audience, as opposed to contemplating. 
  • “The Magic Man” was one of his very first exhibitions. 
  • He changed his name from David Seth Kotkin to David Copperfield at a similar time, inspired by the Charles Dickens epic. 
  • Copperfield made an acting introduction in a slasher film, featuring Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Hart Bochner called “Dread Train” despite having his own TV specials. 
  • Copperfield has been an invited figure in media outlets since his ubiquity started growing. 
  • He has dominated over the long term with regard to providing more than 40 million passes to his shows. 
  • David Copperfield married Claudia Schiffer in 1993 with regard to his own life, but the couple broke up in 1999. 
  • Copperfield met Chloe Gosselin, whom he married in 2006, quite a while after their split. 
  • IMDB Wikipedia “David Copperfield: Illusion” (1994) “The Magic Of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces” “David Copperfield” “The Magic of ABC” “The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Plane” $800 million 1956 2004 Democratic National Convention 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) 65th Primetime Emmy Awards A Better Place A Christmas Carol A Tale of Two Cities (Oxford World’s Cla Tale) 

David Seth Kotkin Quick Info

Net Worth $800 Million
Date Of Birth September 16, 1956
Place Of Birth Metuchen, New Jersey, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)
Profession Magician, actor, illusionist
Education Metuchen High School, New York University, Fordham University
Nationality American
Spouse Chloe Gosselin (2006–), Claudia Schiffer (1994–1999)
Children Sky Copperfield
Parents Rebecca Kotkin, Hyman Kotkin
Partner Chloe Gosselin, Chloe Gosselin
Nicknames David Seth Kotkin, David Kotkin, Seth Kotkin
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/davidcopperfield
Twitter https://twitter.com/D_Copperfield
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0004518
Awards Emmy Award for “Outstanding Technical Direction”, Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominations 11 Guinness World Records, Living Legend by the US Library of Congress, “Magician of the Year” (1980, 1987)
Movies “Terror Train” (1980), “The Magic Of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces”, “David Copperfield: Illusion” (1994)
TV Shows “The Magic of ABC”, “The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Plane”, “Project Magic”

David Seth Kotkin Quotes

  • Each five-minute piece you now see in my show takes two years from idea to execution. That is why – when someone steals my creations – it’s very difficult to deal with.
  • (on working with Claudia Schiffer in his magic shows) I really love having Claudia with me in my shows. She’s a great performer and a real natural with the illusions. And she’s really trusting too – It’s not every woman who’ll trust someone like me enough to let me strap her to a guillotine and chop her head off. But the best thing about having her in my shows is that I can say that I spend my evenings sawing the most beautiful woman in the world in half.

David Seth Kotkin Important Facts

  • He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performance Arts category.
  • On January 9th, 2003, it was opened www.copperfield.ru, a Russian site with the explicit intention to reveal the largest possible number of tricks performed by David Copperfield, with the justification: “Copperfield deceives the spectators, and we only open your eyes on the truth”. Site authors (a team of magicians, designers and engineers lead by Timur Abdulov) worked for more than 5 years, documenting and analyzing the illusions of Copperfield. The illusions revealed (in Russian and English) were dozens, minutely described and also accompanied by screenshots, images and some animation created by computer. Many of these illusions were never revealed before by anyone, remaining for years shrouded in mystery. The authors also published recording of the call made by Copperfield himself, who expressed his disagreement with the opening of a site so vast, which however has been deleted from the World Wide Web in 2005-2006.
  • In April 2010 he appeared at the Hollywood Theater, at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Copperfield performs over 550 live shows every year since 1983. This is the list: The Magic of David Copperfield: Live on Stage (from 1983 to 1986) The Magic of David Copperfield (from 1987 to 1990) David Copperfield: Radical New Illusions (from 1991 to 1992) David Copperfield: Magic for the 90’s (from 1992 to 1994) David Copperfield: Beyond Imagination (aka The Best of David Copperfield) (from 1995 to 1996) David Copperfield: Dreams and Nightmares (aka Magic is Back) (from 1996 to 1998) David Copperfield: Journey of a Lifetime (aka U!) (from 1999 to 2000) David Copperfield: Unknown Dimension (aka Global Encounter) (from 2000 to 2001) David Copperfield: Portal (from 2001 to 2002) David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening Of Grand Illusion (aka World of Wonders) (from 2003).
  • Actor Robert Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy but raised in nearby Metuchen, New Jersey, the hometown of Copperfield.
  • He is a fan of Carl Ballantine, that also performed in his first official TV special The Magic of David Copperfield (1978).
  • Owns the buzz saw version of the “sawing a woman in half” illusion that used to belong to Orson Welles. Welles used to saw Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, and Marilyn Monroe in half. Copperfield maintains the illusion in full working order and has occasionally used it to saw in half various celebrity assistants including Claudia Schiffer, Penélope Cruz, and Cat Deeley.
  • In 1993, David did an on-stage illusion in which he weightlessly flew with a lady from the audience in his arms. His flight illusion was considered by many experts and historians of magic to be the greatest illusion ever performed on stage.
  • His favorite movies are Citizen Kane (1941) and The Wizard of Oz (1939). In The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari (1980), during the “Record Album Prediction” illusion he tells the audience that Dumbo (1941) was his favorite movie when he was a kid.
  • He has said he likes roller coasters.
  • Has appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993) where he presented his collection of turn-of-the-century prank devices. One, a paddle that when used to spank someone exploded powder, was used incorrectly by host O’Brien. Copperfield’s pants (and behind) caught on fire, an accident from which he still carries a scar.
  • One of his schoolteacher’s New Jersey school days was ABC News correspondent Judy Muller.
  • In 1993 he met supermodel Claudia Schiffer at a Berlin celebrity gala, and in January 1994 they became engaged. During this engagement, she sometimes used to appear in his stage shows as a special guest assistant in several illusions: first, he would levitate her high in the air before making her vanish and reappear, then he would use a large guillotine to behead her. Finally, he would saw her in half inside a glass-sided box in what has sometimes been voted by other magicians as one of the most baffling versions of the sawing in half ever performed. Claudia also appeared in David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic (1994), a documentary in which she played the role of a reporter interviewing Copperfield in his Magic Warehouse. After a six-year engagement, in September 1999 they announced their separation.

David Seth Kotkin Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Copperfield: Tornado of Fire 2001 TV Special Director
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic 1994 TV Special documentary Director
The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion 1993 TV Movie as David Kotkin Director
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live the Dream 1992 TV Movie as David Kotkin Director
The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express 1991 TV Movie as David Kotkin Director
The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge 1990 TV Movie as David Kotkin Director
The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter 1989 TV Movie as David Kotkin Director
The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle 1988 TV Movie Director
The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz 1987 TV Movie Director
The Magic of David Copperfield: China 1986 TV Movie Director
The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon 1984 TV Movie Director
The Magic of David Copperfield V 1983 TV Movie Director
Now You See Me 2 2016 co-producer Producer
Copperfield: Tornado of Fire 2001 TV Special executive producer Producer
The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces 1995 TV Movie executive producer Producer
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic 1994 TV Special documentary executive producer/producer Producer
The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion 1993 TV Movie executive producer Producer
The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle 1988 TV Movie executive producer Producer
The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz 1987 TV Movie producer Producer
Magic with the Stars 1982 TV Movie producer Producer
The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane 1981 TV Movie producer Producer
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic 1994 TV Special documentary as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion 1993 TV Movie as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live the Dream 1992 TV Movie as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express 1991 TV Movie as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge 1990 TV Movie as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter 1989 TV Movie as Seth Kotkin Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane 1981 TV Movie Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari 1980 TV Movie Writer
The Magic of David Copperfield II 1979 TV Movie Writer
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series David Copperfield Actor
7 Days in Hell 2015 TV Movie David Copperfield Actor
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 David Copperfield Actor
Scrubs 2002 TV Series David Copperfield Actor
Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl 1989 Video short David Copperfield (uncredited) Actor
Terror Train 1980 The Magician Actor
Now You See Me 2013/I magic inspired by Miscellaneous
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka 2007 Video documentary short images Miscellaneous
Heroes of Magic 2000 TV Special documentary archive material courtesy of Miscellaneous
Terror Train 1980 illusion creator Miscellaneous
Copperfield: Tornado of Fire 2001 TV Special as David Kotkin Editor
The Prestige 2006 the producers wish to thank Thanks
Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous 1996 TV Special special thanks Thanks
Dinah! 1979-1980 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Magic of David Copperfield II 1979 TV Movie Himself / Jewel Thief / Detective Self
The Mike Douglas Show 1978-1979 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Magic of David Copperfield 1978 TV Special Himself Self
The Magic of ABC 1977 TV Special Himself – Conductor Self
Magic at the Roxy 1976 TV Special Himself Self
Last of the Showmen 2017 Documentary filming Himself Self
The Imagineering Story 2016 Documentary filming Self
Brother vs. Brother 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Unity 2015 Documentary Narrator (voice) Self
2015 Billboard Music Awards 2015 TV Special Himself Self
The Daily Show 2015 TV Series Himself Self
American Restoration 2014 TV Series Himself (2014) Self
The Amazing Race 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2014 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
Perspectives 2014 TV Series documentary Himself – Magician Self
The Crazy Ones 2014 TV Series Himself Self
History Specials 2013 TV Series Himself – Illusionist Self
The Next Iron Chef 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Oprah’s Next Chapter 2012 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
Wizards of Waverly Place 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Test Your Brain 2011 TV Series documentary Himself – magician Self
Brain Games 2011 TV Series documentary Himself – Magician Self
The Colbert Report 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
A Message from David Copperfield 2011 Short Himself Self
Private Islands 2011 TV Series Himself Self
The Simpsons 2011 TV Series Himself Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2010 TV Series Himself Self
The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards 2010 TV Special Himself Self
Oh My God 2009 Documentary Himself Self
The 7 PM Project 2009 TV Series Himself Self
44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards 2009 TV Special Himself Self
Larry King Live 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Feste der Volksmusik 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Canada A.M. 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery 2005 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Go’ after Danmark 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Guinness World Records – Die größten Weltrekorde 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Getaway 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Ruben & Joonas 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2004 TV Series Himself Self
The Tony Danza Show 2004 TV Series Himself Self
World Music Awards 2004 2004 TV Special Himself – Presenter Self
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! 2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Otro Rollo con: Adal Ramones 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Pulse 2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
CBS at 75 2003 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1995-2003 TV Series Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1994-2002 TV Series Himself Self
50 Greatest Magic Tricks 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Copperfield: Tornado of Fire 2001 TV Special Himself Self
Saturday Night Live 2001 TV Series Himself Self
Wetten, Dass..? 2001 TV Series Himself Self
Mundo VIP 2000 TV Series Himself Self
David Copperfield: The Great Escapes 2000 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Herman’s 2000 TV Series Himself Self
The Panel 1999 TV Series Himself Self
Get Bruce 1999 Documentary Himself Self
Caiga Quien caiga 1997-1998 TV Series Himself Self
Sabor a tí 1998 TV Series Himself Self
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies: America’s Greatest Movies 1998 TV Special documentary Himself Self
CBS: The First 50 Years 1998 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Biography 1998 TV Series documentary Self
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film – Volume II 1997 Video documentary Himself (segment “Liberian Girl”) Self
An Audience with Elton John 1997 TV Special Himself (uncredited) Self
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood 1997 TV Series Himself Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997 TV Special Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1994-1996 TV Series Himself Self
Very Important Pennis 1996 TV Series Himself Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show 1996 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1996 TV Special Himself – Audience Member Self
Pebble Mill at One 1983-1996 TV Series Himself Self
Belly Talkers 1996 Documentary Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces 1995 TV Movie Himself Self
Oscars 1995 1995 TV Movie Himself Self
Ready to Wear 1994 Himself (uncredited) Self
Buona Domenica 1994 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
La grande magia di David Copperfield 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Schmidteinander 1994 TV Series Himself Self
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic 1994 TV Special documentary Himself Self
When Stars Were Kids 1994 TV Movie Himself Self
0137 1993 TV Series Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion 1993 TV Movie Himself Self
CBS This Morning 1993 TV Series Himself Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 1989-1993 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying – Live the Dream 1992 TV Movie Himself Self
One on One with John Tesh 1992 TV Series Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express 1991 TV Movie Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge 1990 TV Movie Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter 1989 TV Movie Himself Self
The Pat Sajak Show 1989 TV Series Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle 1988 TV Movie Himself Self
All Star Gala at Ford’s Theatre 1987 TV Movie Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz 1987 TV Movie Himself Self
The Late Show 1987 TV Series Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield: China 1986 TV Movie Himself Self
Solid Gold 1985 TV Series Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares 1985 TV Movie Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon 1984 TV Movie Himself Self
A Christmas Dream 1984 TV Movie Himself Self
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me? 1983 TV Movie Himself Self
The President’s Command Performance 1983 TV Movie Himself Self
The Magic of David Copperfield V 1983 TV Movie Himself Self
The Regis Philbin Show 1982 TV Series Himself Self
Magic with the Stars 1982 TV Movie Himself Self
Lena 1982 TV Series Himself Self
The John Davidson Show 1980-1981 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane 1981 TV Movie Himself Self
Dance Fever 1981 TV Series Himself Self
All-Star Salute to Mother’s Day 1981 TV Special Himself Self
Marie 1981 TV Series Himself Self
The Merv Griffin Show 1977-1980 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari 1980 TV Movie Himself / James Bondage Self
The Big Show 1980 TV Series Himself – Magician Self
The Americans 2016 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
20 to 1 2011 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Quelli che… il calcio 2008 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Getaway 2007 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
The Story of Light Entertainment 2006 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Magic 2004 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones 2004 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Celebrities Uncensored 2003 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Heroes of Magic 2000 TV Special documentary Himself Archive Footage
Magico David 1992-1994 TV Mini-Series Himself Archive Footage
Sei un fenomeno 1991 TV Mini-Series Himself Archive Footage

David Seth Kotkin Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1995 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Live Performance Awarded on April 25, 1995 at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1995 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Live Performance Awarded on April 25, 1995 at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated