David Blaine White, commonly known as David Blaine, is a famous American film producer and director, actor, magician, stunt performer, as well as an illusionist. David Blaine rose to fame in the 1990s, when he aired on a television special called “David Blaine: Street Magic”, during which he performed various tricks. Blaine brought street magic to a brand new level by employing bystanders to participate in his show. By filming his tricks, David Blaine managed to attract a large audience, while his “Street Magic” special became regarded as one of the best specials on television. Blaine managed to maintain the public’s interest in him by performing more dangerous and extraordinary tricks each time. He secured himself media coverage by informing various media outlets about his magic stunts before he set out to perform them. One of Blaine’s earliest stunts was performed in 1999, when he placed himself in a coffin and was buried under a tank of water. During his performance, Blaine managed to survive seven days in a plastic coffin. In addition to getting a lot of public exposure and media coverage, Blaine’s stunt attracted approximately 75,000 people, who came to witness the event themselves. After his performance, Blaine was deemed to have outdone the famous magician Harry Houdini, who passed away prior to performing the stunt. David Blaine has succeeded at maintaining public interest over the years, as he has continued performing more and more outstanding stunts over the years.
David Blaine Net Worth $12 Million
A well-known illusionist and magician, how rich is David Blaine? Sources state that Blaine’s net worth is estimated to be $12 million, most of this wealth coming from his performances.
David Blaine was born in 1973, New York, United States, then moved with his family to New Jersey when he was a teenager, where he studied at the Passaic Valley Regional High School. Inspired by a magician performing tricks in the subway, Blaine decided to pursue a career as a magician. After the success of his “Street Magic” special and the “Buried Alive” stunt, Blaine decided to shock the public once again, when in 2000 he performed a stunt called “Frozen in Time”. During the stunt, Blaine placed himself in a block of ice, where he stayed for 63 hours. The stunt was performed in Times Square, and attracted thousands of onlookers. Among some of Blaine’s most popular stunts are “Vertigo”, during which he stands on a 100 foot tall pole, “Above the Below”, where he is placed in a box above River Thames, and “Drowned Alive”, during which he intends to survive under water for more than eight minutes.
More recently, in 2013 Blaine aired another television special called “David Blaine: Real or Magic”, during which he performed tricks for such famous people as Katy Perry, Kanye West, Aaron Paul, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and many others. David Blaine has also taken part in numerous charity events and performed magic for children from the “Hole in the Wall Gang Camp” organization.
A famous magician, David Blaine has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
