David Copperfield
Known for ActingBorn 1956-09-16Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
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.
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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
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013 · as Self
Prêt-à-Porter
1994 · as Self (uncredited)
Get Bruce!
1999 · as Self
7 Days in Hell
2015 · as David Copperfield
Terror Train
1980 · as Magician
Magic with the Stars
1982 · as Self
Unity
2015 · as Narrator (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023 · as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997 · as Self
Shari & Lamb Chop
2025 · as Self - Interviewee
Oh My God
2009 · as Self
Always Amazing
2018 · as Self
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
1983 · as Self
David Copperfield: Illusion
2004 · as Self
A Christmas Dream
1984 · as Self
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
2018 · as Self
David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic
1994 · as Self