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David Blaine Profile |
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Birth Date: April 4, 1973
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Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Birth Name: David Blaine White
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973 in
Brooklyn, New York City, USA) is an American illusionist and
stunt performer. He made his name as a performer of street
and close-up magic. His father was Spanish-Puerto Rican and
his mother, Patrice White, was of Jewish and Russian origin.
David Blaine began his career by bringing street magic to
the public, performing card tricks and illusions such as
levitation or bringing dead flies back to life. He used a
small camera crew to record his act live in front of
everyday people providing the basis for his television
specials, Naomi Kendrick: Crazy Magic David Blaine: Street
Magic, David Blaine: Magic Man, and David Blaine: Mystifier.
His first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic
influenced the way magic is performed and portrayed on
television. With its strong focus on spectators' reactions
and showmanship, Blaine entertained unsuspecting pedestrians
without the use of the typical magic props used by other
magicians.
Blaine has been the subject of criticism from less famous
magicians. Some of his colleagues even go so far as to
question his status as a magician per se. Much of this
criticism stems from Blaine's practice of performing
unconventional illusions that more accurately fall under the
category of stunts.
Blaine's efforts to surround his personal life with an air
of mystery have led to interpretations of him as an
eccentric and somewhat flamboyant personality.
For his part, Blaine seems to welcome much of this
criticism, often engaging in provocative stunts and
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Other Information |
Dated Fiona Apple.
Voted the 'Biggest Loser' of 2003 in a British poll for
spending 44 days in a box suspended over the River Thames in
London, without any food.
Is of Puerto Rican descent. |
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