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When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
Film Actor
Hypnotist
Illusionist
Stunt Performer
Writer
Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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