David Copperfield is most famous for making the Statue of Liberty disappear, levitating over the Grand Canyon, and walking through the Great Wall of China. The youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American Magicians, Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin) was teaching magic at New York University by the age of sixteen. His magic has appeared in decades of network television specials which have aired in over 40 countries and reached an estimated audience of more than 3 billion people.

Along the way, he has won dozens of Emmy Awards as well as two "Entertainer of the Year" awards. His tours have set box office records across four continents, and he has been named a "Living Legend" by the United States Library of Congress. According to Forbes Magazine, Copperfield earned $57 million in 2003, making him the 10th highest paid celebrity in the world.

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