Image via Wikipediahis first trick ( at 4 years old), The Pencil Through the Card!David Blaine: Street Magic, was his his first Tv special and the beginning of a new era. The show was an instant success and at just 24 years, David Blaine became famous.
His levitation performance was, pound for pound, the effect that propelled him into celebrity status. Since he has performed it over 10 years ago, it has been perfected for a more street worthy performance. Find out how David Blaine levitates here
Stunts
getting buried alive for seven days
been frozen alive
hanging from a crane over the River Thames bridge in London
The rising deck - One of David's first effects that started dropping jaws on the street. With you standing several feet away, their chosen card levitates up out of the deck slowly, eerily. No threads, wires or magnets Find out how he does it here
David Blaine set a new world record for breath-holding, Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 17 minutes and 4.4 seconds ( using oxygen beforehand) , during a live telecast of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago. He failed to break the world record for holding breath without breathing pure oxygen beforehand, David Blaine has blamed his minders for this failed underwater record-breaking attempt.
The American illusionist insists it was unfair that his minder pulled him out of the water two minutes shy of the world record set at 8 minutes 58 seconds.
David Blaine’s attempt to hang upside down for 60 hours was rubbished after curious New Yorkers arrived at Central Park’s Woolman Rink to witness the unusual event and found him standing upright. September 24, 2008
All David Blaine tricks revealed
Filmography
1. (2008) (TV)
2. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 30 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
3. David Blaine: Drowned Alive (2006) (TV) .... Himself
4. "Howard Stern on Demand" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Howard TV on Demand (USA)
- Howard's 52nd B-Day (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
5. The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005) (V) .... Himself (segment "Criminal")
6. Before, During and 'After the Sunset' (2005) (V) .... Himself, at the premiere
7. The Luvvies: The Awards the Stars Don't Want (2004) (TV) .... Himself
8. Louis, Martin & Michael (2003) (TV) .... Himself
9. David Blaine: Above the Below (2003) (TV)
10. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Episode #3.5 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.6 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.5 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
11. "Howard Stern" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
- Episode dated 11 November 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 December 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 December 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
12. David Blaine: Vertigo (2002) (TV) .... Himself
13. David Blaine: Fearless (2002) (TV) .... Himself
14. "GMTV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 29 August 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
15. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode dated 9 December 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
16. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Episode dated 30 November 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 29 November 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 November 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 April 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 April 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
17. David Blaine: Frozen in Time (2000) (TV) .... Himself
18. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
19. "So Graham Norton" (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode #1.3 (1998) TV episode
20. David Blaine: Magic Man (1998) (TV) .... Himself
21. David Blaine: Street Magic (1996) (TV) .... Himself
22. "The Great Magic of Las Vegas" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
Blaine turned five $1 bills into five $100s. Then, he handed them out to residents of New Orleans' Ninth Ward, recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
David Blaine's official web site, www.davidblaine.com
Blaine had Serena Williams choose a favorite card and hold on to it. Her mother then chose a card at random. Written on Serena’s card was a prediction of what card her mother would take.
