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David Blaine (born April 4, 1973) is an American magician, mentalist, and endurance performer. Born in New York City, Blaine became interested in magic at a very young age. He gained prominence in 1997, when his first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic, aired on ABC. That ...
David Blaine is the greatest magician who ever lived.” – Howard Stern. “Buried Alive,” Blaine’s first live stunt, was a feat even Houdini was unable to do in his lifetime.
POSSIBLE. David Blaine will return to his roots at the intimate Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, presenting awe-inspiring close-up magic and new adrenaline-pumping acts that have awarded him worldwide acclaim and fandom for decades. David Blaine: IMPOSSIBLE will feature his record-breaking stunts and mind-bending close-up magic, promising a ...
Jan 19, 2010 · Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. In this highly personal t...
Apr 2, 2014 · David Blaine was born on April 4, 1973, to a single mother in Brooklyn, New York. A street performer provided Blaine's introduction to magic, as the curious 4-year-old waited for a subway train.
David Blaine is the master of the endurance stunt. In 1999, he was buried alive in a clear box underneath three tons of water. Over the course of seven days, about 75,000 people stopped by to watch him in his self-made tomb. In 2008, Blaine attempted to set the Guinness World Record for holding his […] Continue reading
Mar 14, 2023 · March 13, 2023 5:11 PM PT. David Blaine dislocated his shoulder over the weekend during his Las Vegas residency at Resorts World Theatre, but the show must go on, and so it did. Blaine’s injury ...
In this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home.
“David Blaine is the greatest magician who ever lived.” Howard Stern made that on-air proclamation. Just twenty- three when Street Magic first aired on ABC, transforming televised magic by turning the camera on the audience. Spectators at home could feel the visceral reaction of people being astonished. The New York Times went on to declare that Blaine had “taken a craft that’s been ...
A NEW ERA OF MAGIC “David Blaine is the greatest magician who ever lived.” Howard Stern made that on-air proclamation, a sentiment echoed by Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller, who referred to Blaine’s Street Magic as “the best TV magic special ever done.”Blaine was just twenty- three when Street Magic first aired on ABC, transforming televised magic by turning the camera on the audience.
