DAVID COPPERFIELD 5
David Copperfield (1956), the best known 1
illusionist of our times, could do amazing
card tricks in primary school. He didn't have
to work like Houdini because his family was
quite rich. When he was at school, he learnt
some magic tricks to impress people. At 16, he
started teaching magic at New York University
In his shows in the 1980s and 1990s, he
made the Statue of Liberty disappear, walked
through the Great Wall of
China and levitated across
the Grand Canyon. In one
show, he flew above the stage
with a lady from the
10
15
audience in his arms,
while thousands of
amazed spectators
were watching him,
