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Magic has been something I've been really good at since I was really young. The ability has always come easy to me, I'm not sure why.

David Copperfield

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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
Film Actor
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Illusionist
Stunt Performer
Writer
Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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