David Seth Kotkin is an American magician born on September 16, 1956. David is described as the most commercially successful magician in history by Forbes.
He was born in Metuchen, New Jersey. David is professionally known as David Copperfield. His tv special got nominated for Emmy Awards 38 times. Out of 38, he won 21.
He is famous for his combination of storytelling and illusion. In his 40 years career, he earned 11 Guinness World Records and a knighthood by the French government.
Forbes listed earnings of David at $63 million for the previous 12 months in 2015. David also got listed as the 20th highest-earning celebrity in the world.
Apart from his magic career, David also earns a good amount of money from his chain of 11 resort islands in the Bahamas. He named his resort islands Musha Cay.
David started practicing magic when he was only 10 years old. He started his magic career under the name of “Davino the Boy Magician” in his neighborhood.
He left his studies to pursue art and magic. David was enrolled in a Jesuit-based school at Fordham University but he left only after 3 weeks of joining.
At present, the net worth of David Copperfield is somewhere around $1 billion. David and his fiancée, Chloe Gosselin live in a mansion in Las Vegas worth $17.55 Million.
David founded Project Magic in 1982 with the purpose of helping disabled patients regain their dexterity. He helped his patients using sleight of hand magic.