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The most important thing is presentation.

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
Presentation
Magic
Important
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But when I go off stage I don't have a deck of cards with me all the time.
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