David Copperfield
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".
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as David Copperfield (voice)
1989
Movie
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Self
2013
TV
Wizards of Waverly Place
as Self
2007
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
Movie
7 Days in Hell
as David Copperfield
2015
Movie
Terror Train
as Magician
1980
TV
The Colbert Report
as Self
2005
TV
The Colbert Report
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Movie
Prêt-à-Porter
as Self (uncredited)
1994
TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
TV
The Amazing Race
as Self
2001
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
TV
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
TV
The Crazy Ones
as David Copperfield
2013
TV
Scrubs
as David Copperfield
2001
TV
The View
as Self
1997
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TV
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
as Self
2011
Movie
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
TV
Entertainment Tonight
as Self - Magician
1981
TV
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
TV
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981