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When I started doing magic as a kid, my parents had no problem.

David Copperfield

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