David Copperfield
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
David Copperfield (voice)
1989
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
Scrubs
David Copperfield
2001
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Amazing Race
Self
2001
Series
Taff
self
1997
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Wizards of Waverly Place
Self
2007
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen
Self
1994
Series
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Self
2011
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self - Magician
1981
Series
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
Series
The Crazy Ones
David Copperfield
2013
Viva el lunes
Self
1995
Series
The Magic of David Copperfield
Self
1978
Series
The Next Iron Chef
Self - Guest Co-Host
2007
Series
The Big Show
Self
1980
Film
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Self
2013
Film
Prêt-à-Porter
Self (uncredited)
1994
Film
Terror Train
Magician
1980
Film
7 Days in Hell
David Copperfield
2015
Series
10 самых...
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Oh My God
Self
2009
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Film
Always Amazing
Self
2018
Film
Magic with the Stars
Self
1982
Film
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Film
Shari & Lamb Chop
Self - Interviewee
2025
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
Self
1981
Film
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Self
2018
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Film
David Copperfield - 15 Years of Magic
Self
1994
Grandpa, Will You Run with Me?
Self
1983
Film
David Copperfield: Illusion
Self
2004
Film
A Christmas Dream
Self
1984