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Normally, I do magic on the stage. But I can make magic credible and resonate through a TV screen.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
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Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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