David Copperfield
Also Known As: David Seth Kotkin
Biography: 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".
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: September 16, 1956
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Gender: Male
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Get Bruce!
Overview: Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Magic with the Stars
Overview: Hollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-17
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Prêt-à-Porter
Overview: During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-23
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Overview: CBS presents DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC, an unforgettable special celebrating the legendary career of the iconic entertainer for his 98th birthday.
Genres: Music Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-21
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David Copperfield: Illusion
Overview: David Copperfield - the performer the NYT calls "Our Era's Giant of Magic" brings you two decades of his spellbinding career. The Master of Illusion takes you on a guided tour of his magic and his mind. Witness the epic illusions that redefined his art; The Disappearance of the Statue of Liberty, Walking Through the Great Wall of China, The Imploding Building, The Vanishing Airplane, and much more. Included are illusions featured in his Broadway show "Dreams and Nightmares" and Flying, the signature effect that took him seven years to develop.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-27
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Overview: After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-14
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Terror Train
Overview: A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-03
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7 Days in Hell
Overview: A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-08
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Unity
Overview: Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-12
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Shari & Lamb Chop
Overview: Shari Lewis was a dancer, singer, and magician but is best known as the ventriloquist behind sock puppets Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. This lively doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of this spunky perfectionist, who forever changed the face of children’s television.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-11
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A Christmas Dream
Overview: In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T sets out to change Billy's mind, taking him around the city to FAO Schwartz, where he gets a magic lesson from David Copperfield, and then to Radio City Music Hall, where he listens to Christmas songs sung by Maureen McGovern, imagines himself as one of the toy soldiers in the Rockettes' Christmas Show, meets Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester, and finally is moved to realize the true meaning of Christmas, before being reunited with his parents.
Genres: TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-16
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Overview: A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-24
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David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic
Overview: A TV special/documentary in which David Copperfield is interviewed in his Magic Warehouse by his girlfriend, the German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, about his career as an illusionist, speaking primarily of the most famous illusions and escapes performed over a period of about 15 years. The illusions shown are taken from 8 TV specials between The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981) and The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion (1993) and are 12: "Train Car Vanish" (1991), "Amazon Ritual" (aka "Burning Rope Escape" and "Fires Of Passion") (1993), "Graffiti Wall" (1992), "Cocoon" (aka "Passion's Prison") (1993), "Lear Jet Vanish" (1981), "Death Saw" (1988), "Brazilian Water Levitation" (1991), "Statue Of Liberty Disappears" (1983), "Touch The Magic - Destinations Of Flight" (1992), "Walking Through The Great Wall Of China" (1986), "Building Implosion" (1989) and "Flying" (1992).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-12
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Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Overview: Penn and Teller hired Johnny Thompson to consult on their magic show as soon as the duo began their career and Johnny has been with them ever since. "Gambler's Ballad" follows Penn and Johnny's progress as Thompson teaches Penn his signature card act. Numerous well known figures from the magic world reminisce and wax philosophic about the unparalleled knowledge and profound influence Johnny Thompson has had on their own careers as well as the history and current state of the art of magic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-02
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Always Amazing
Overview: Always Amazing is the story of The Amazing Johnathan’s storied career as a comedian/magician, the unlikely friendship that was cemented after meeting a 12-year-old boy while on tour in Australia and the unfortunate terminal diagnosis that brought them back together for one last run of shows.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-10
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Oh My God
Overview: "Oh My God" asks people from all walks of life, from celebrities, to the religious, to atheists and the common Man - the question - "What is God?"
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-13
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Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Overview: A celebration of how the very young and the very old appreciate and enjoy each other via sketches and variety performances.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-01
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