David Blaine

David Blaine: Biography in Details

Who is David Blaine?

David Blaine is an American world record-breaking magician, illusionist, and endurance artist who is mostly known for his television series ‘Street Magic’.

Blaine also holds Guinness World Records.

David Blaine’s early life, childhood, and education

David Blaine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Born as David Blaine White to school teacher Patrice Maureen White and Vietnam War veteran William Perez.

His mother was of Russian Jewish ancestry and his father was half Puerto Rican and half Italian descent.

He was raised by a single mother and attended many schools in Brooklyn. He was into magic when he saw a magician performing in a subway.

At the age of 10, his mother married John Bukalo and moved to Little Falls, New Jersey where he studied at Passaic Valley Regional High School.

By the age of 20, David Blaine had decided to pursue a career in magic which his mother had also supported but unfortunately, in 1994, his mother passed away due to cancer.

Is David Blaine active on social media?

782.7k people are following David Blaine on his Twitter handle. He has 652k followers on his Instagram. His Facebook has 741k likes.

David Blaine’s career, salary, net worth

Blaine started as a street magician in the beginning but his success as a street magician was called upon to launch a show ‘David Blaine: Street Magic’ which aired on NBC on 19^th May 1997.

The show was a big success and he was known to the world as a magician. He has been called upon as the ‘hottest name in the magic right now’ by USA Today.

On April 5, 1999, he performed his first endurance stunt submerging himself in a 3-ton water-filled tank for seven days and has outdone his hero Harry Houdini.

BBC News has also published news regarding his stunt. On November 27, 2002, he performed a stunt being frozen in the block of ice for 63 hours 42 minutes, and 15 seconds being removed by the chainsaws.

His performance was published in The New York Times entitled ‘Magician Emerges from Icy Stunt’. Over the years his stunts and trick have been more dangerous and hard to digest.

On May 22, 2002, David Blaine performed a stunt in New York where he was lifted onto a 30m high and 0.56m wide pillar being remained in the pillar for 35 hours without being harnessed.

The more time passes, the more death-defying his stunts would be like ‘Being Drown Alive, ‘Dive of Death’, Electrified: One Million Volts Always On, and much more.

Blaine has also performed privately for numerous celebrities and world leaders including Michael Jackson. Besides his magical career, Blaine has also launched a magical book ‘Mysterious Stranger’ on October 29, 2002.

Although it’s hard to put up an actual annual salary his net worth is estimated to be $40 million living a luxurious lifestyle as per 2022’s data.

David Blaine’s rumors

There was an ongoing rumor about the separation of Blaine from his fiancee Alizee Guinochet which came true indeed. His upside-down stunt was booed by crowds since it did not meet their expectations.

His stunt of catching a discharged bullet in his mouth went wrong and he accidentally shot himself in the mouth in January 2017. It lacerated his mouth.

What are the body stats of David Blaine?

David Blaine is 5 feet 11 inches. His weight is 81 kg.

David Blaine has brown eyes with dark brown hair.

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