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Watching people react, watching people be inspired, be taken on a journey, forgetting their problems, looking ahead in their own lives to doing impossible things. That's kind of what drives me, gives me a sense of focus.

David Copperfield

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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
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Writer
Metuchen
New Jersey
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