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David
Blaine was born in Brooklyn New York. He started doing magic at the age
of 4, with his first trick the pencil through card gizmo, he knew this
was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. At the age of 10, his
mother had remarried and moved the family to New Jersey. As a teen it
seemed acting was what he loved. He travelled to Manhattan everyday to
go to an acting school he attended. He made a few cameo appearances on
soap operas and was in a few commercials. I guess it was his magic skills
combined with his acting backround, that has made him into what he is
today. His mother was very supportive with him and his magic but tragically
she died in 1994 when David was 21. He became noticed when he entered
the Hollywood scene doing magic for movie stars. That was when his skills
caught the attention of Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro,
to name a few. Leonardo and De Niro are now considered good friends of
his. His next step was getting an agent, making a crude home video with
a friend and sending it to ABC. They gave him an interview and did some
magic for them. After becoming dumbfounded, they gave him a million dollar
contract, creating the first special "Street Magic."
Many people were never
into watching magic shows untill "Street Magic" began airing. They found
other shows to be too glitzy and showy. But not David's show. His is so
down to earth. For David to use his magic with ordinary people off the street
is so refreshing.
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