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I really wanted to succeed. I wanted to be accepted. I read every magic book that I possibly could, studied every move, and by the time I was 12, they really accepted me, they embraced me.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
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David Seth Kotkin
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