People from Metuchen, New Jersey - Barbara Buono, Bernard J. Dwyer, Cecelia Holland, David Copperfield (Illusionist), Dejuan Miller, DK Holland, Jack W (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Barbara Buono, Bernard J. Dwyer, Cecelia Holland, David Copperfield (illusionist), Dejuan Miller, DK Holland, Jack Waldman, James Florio, John Ciardi, Lonny Price, Marqus Blakely, Marvin Webster, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Robert Hegyes, Scott Cowen. Excerpt: David Copperfield (born David Seth Kotkin; September 16, 1956) is an American illusionist, and has been described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 30 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a knighthood by the French government; and he has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. Copperfield has so far sold 40 million tickets and grossed over $3 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in history. He currently performs over 500 shows a year. When not performing, he creates experiences for his chain of eleven islands in the Bahamas - Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay, which has completed a $35 million renovation under Copperfield's supervision. Copperfield was born David Seth Kotkin in Metuchen, New Jersey, the son of Jewish parents, Rebecca, an insurance adjuster, and Hyman Kotkin, who owned and operated a men's haberdashery in Metuchen called Korby's. Copperfield's mother was born in Jerusalem, while his paternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from USSR (present-day Ukraine). In 1974 Copperfield graduated from Metuchen High School. When Copperfield was 10, he began practicing magic as "Davino the Boy Magician" in his neighborhood, and at the age of 12, became the youngest person ever admitted to the Society of American Magicians. Shy and a loner, the...