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David Copperfield
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, EditorBorn September 16, 1956 (68 years)
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".
Filmography
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic · as Self |
| 2020 | Chaos in Court (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Tournament of Laughs (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | Liberty: Mother of Exiles · as Self |
| 2019 | Milk · as Self |
| 2018 | To Dine For with Kate Sullivan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Always Amazing · as Himself |
| 2017 | How Magic Changed TV · as Self - Magician |
| 2016 | Silicon Cowboys · as Self |
| 2015 | Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hell · as David Copperfield |
| 2015 | 2015 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | Strange Inheritance (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones (TV Series) · as David Copperfield |
| 2013 | Brother vs. Brother (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone · as Himself |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Oprah's Next Chapter (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 2011 | Test Your Brain (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 2011 | Brain Games (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 2011 | Perspectives (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 2011 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | American Restoration (TV Series) · as Self (2014) |
| 2010 | The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Oh My God · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Wizards of Waverly Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Next Iron Chef (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 2005 | Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery · as Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Magic (2004) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | World Music Awards 2004 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | David Copperfield: Illusion · as Himself |
| 2003 | CBS at 75 · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as David Copperfield |
| 2001 | The Amazing Race (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Copperfield: Tornado of Fire · as Self |
| 2000 | David Copperfield: The Great Escapes · as Self |
| 1999 | Get Bruce · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | CBS: The First 50 Years · as Self |
| 1998 | The Panel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | An Audience with Elton John · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II · as Self (segment "liberian Girl") |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Otro Rollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Tough (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1994 | David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic · as Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Schmidteinander (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 1986 | The Magic of David Copperfield: China · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | A Christmas Dream · as Self |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | The Magic of David Copperfield V · as Self - Illusionist |
| 1982 | Timewatch (TV Series) · as Self - Illusionist |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The Tim Conway Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | The Magic of David Copperfield II · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Dance Fever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Magic of David Copperfield · as Self |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Magician |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |