David Copperfield
Acting • Born 1956-09-16
Biography
David Seth Kotkin, known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American magician, described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards and 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a knighthood by the French government, and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. As of 2006, Copperfield has sold 33 million tickets and grossed over US$4 billion, more than any other solo entertainer in history. In 2015, Forbes listed his earnings at $63 million for the previous 12 months and ranked him the 20th highest-earning celebrity in the world. When not performing, he manages his chain of eleven resort islands in the Bahamas, which he calls "Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay".
Filmography
47 credits
Get Bruce!
Movie • 1999
Self
Magic with the Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Prêt-à-Porter
Movie • 1994
Self (uncredited)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Movie • 2023
Self
David Copperfield: Illusion
Movie • 2004
Self
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie • 2013
Self
Terror Train
Movie • 1980
Magician
7 Days in Hell
Movie • 2015
David Copperfield
Unity
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Shari & Lamb Chop
Movie • 2025
Self - Interviewee
A Christmas Dream
Movie • 1984
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Movie • 1997
Self
David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic
Movie • 1994
Self
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Movie • 2018
Self
Always Amazing
Movie • 2018
Self
Oh My God
Movie • 2009
Self
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Movie • 1983
Self
Penn & Teller: Bull!
TV • 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Big Show
TV • 1980
Self
Viva el lunes
TV • 1995
Self
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
TV • 2011
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV • 1978
Self
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
TV • 1994
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
David Copperfield (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self - Magician
The Amazing Race
TV • 2001
Self
The Next Iron Chef
TV • 2007
Self - Guest Co-Host
The Crazy Ones
TV • 2013
David Copperfield
Wizards of Waverly Place
TV • 2007
Self
Taff
TV • 1997
self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self
10 самых...
TV • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Scrubs
TV • 2001
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