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My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, You're never going to make it it's too tough out there.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
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New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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