Heritage David Copperfield, a collector of luxury mansions and 11 islands
He borrowed
his stage name
from one of Charles Dickens' most famous novels and, like his protagonist,
David Copperfield
has pierced the atmosphere of immortality.
At 66, the American illusionist remains
the highest paid,
the richest,
the one that sells the most tickets
annually and the one with the largest number of magic-related objects exhibited in
a museum in Las Vegas.
In this Nevada city he performs
more than 500 times a year
at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, which is his main source of income in recent years.
His salary is
around 60 million dollars
a year.
After five decades dedicated to the show, according to the Celebritynetworth portal,
his fortune is estimated at 1,000 million
dollars.
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The magician who died on stage and performed on Got Talent to prove his worth to his parents
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The magician who died on stage and performed on Got Talent to prove his worth to his parents
His love for magic came to him during childhood when
at the age of 10 he began to practice
it in his neighborhood, at 12 he was the youngest to be admitted to the American Society of Magicians and before he was 16 he was already
teaching courses at the University
of New York.
Every time he appears on a TV show the audience asks "what's next?" as throughout his long career he has made
the Statue of Liberty disappear and reappear,
walked across the Great Wall of China, levitated over the Grand Canyon, and flew over the stage.
Obviously
everything had the trick of him.
But Copperfield's skill along with the help of his assistants made him
one of the greatest illusionists/magicians
after Houdini.
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For years the artist's sexual condition
has been rumored .
While many rumors suggest that he is
gay
, the truth is that he has been dating
beautiful women.
The best known was
Claudia Schiffer
(52), with whom he dated between 1994 and 1999. From the beginning it was said that it
was a setup
and that they had signed a contract.
She even got it published by
Paris Match
magazine , whom the couple sued for $30 million.
Ultimately, the judicial dispute was resolved in private.
The representative of the former top model confessed that
the first meeting was orchestrated
for 35,000 marks -18,000 euros at the time- since it was a
promotion
, but that for their subsequent appearances they were not paid anything.
The illusionist and his current partner, Chloe Gosselin.GTRES
Claudia hadn't been the only familiar face that had apparently stolen his heart.
In 1983 she dated the renowned English actress
Sarah Miles
(80).
Then came Heidi, Terry, Ambre, Merily... but nothing serious.
Until the French production
manager Chloe Gosselin
(38) arrived, with whom she has been
dating since 2008
and they have even been engaged for eight years, but at the moment there is no wedding in sight.
They have had three children,
a son named Dylan and two daughters, Audrey and Sky, whom they did not publicly disclose until sixteen months later because they wanted to enjoy the little girl in privacy.
The family has spent most of their time at
the illusionist's Caribbean retreat
located in The Bahamas.
This is Musha Cay, 11 islands that belong to the Exuma Islands archipelago, one of the country's districts, for which the artist
paid 35 million euros
in 2006. Its crystal clear turquoise waters, fine white sand and 150 hectares of lush vegetation make this place an
earthly paradise
whose villas can be rented weekly for more than 50,000 euros.
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As an anecdote, it goes without saying that Copperfield deeply admires
the Spanish magician Salvador Vicent 'Yunke'
(47), of whom he has seen all his videos, received him in his dressing room and confessed that he had been
really impressed
with his number
The Vitruvian Man
at the that was split in two with a thick steel cable without covering itself in front of the public and then put the two parts together.
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