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His father was [[Puerto Rican]] and his mother, Patrice White, was of Jewish and Russian origin. Blaine grew up in [[Park Slope, Brooklyn]].<ref>Ryan, James. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E1D71030F932A25756C0A961958260 "If He Can Conjure Magical Ratings, That's Some Trick"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[May 11]], [[1997]]. Accessed [[October 18]], [[2007]]. "Mr. Blaine, who spent his early years in Park Slope, had a mother who was a teacher and a waitress and a father who was a Vietnam veteran and, the magician says, ''taught me to play chess when I was 3 and then vanished.''... At 11, he moved with his mother to Passaic, N.J. It was there during his high school years, when he cared for his mother after she became ill with cancer, that Mr. Blaine developed his talent, but he kept his hobby a secret from his peers at Passaic High School."</ref> He moved to New Jersey and attended [[Passaic Valley Regional High School]] in [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]].<ref>Behrens, David. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=109A43EBE1F4F144&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=I69B60OWMTE5MDAyNzY4My41NTQ5OTI6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ART OF WONDER / From performing death-defying stunts to launching readers of his new book on an old-fashioned treasure hunt, David Blaine delights in surprises"], ''[[Newsday]]'', [[November 7]], [[2002]]. Accessed [[September 18]], [[2007]]. "Later, they moved to New Jersey, where he attended Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls."</ref> |
His father was [[Puerto Rican]] and his mother, Patrice White, was of Jewish and Russian origin. Blaine grew up in [[Park Slope, Brooklyn]].<ref>Ryan, James. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E1D71030F932A25756C0A961958260 "If He Can Conjure Magical Ratings, That's Some Trick"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[May 11]], [[1997]]. Accessed [[October 18]], [[2007]]. "Mr. Blaine, who spent his early years in Park Slope, had a mother who was a teacher and a waitress and a father who was a Vietnam veteran and, the magician says, ''taught me to play chess when I was 3 and then vanished.''... At 11, he moved with his mother to Passaic, N.J. It was there during his high school years, when he cared for his mother after she became ill with cancer, that Mr. Blaine developed his talent, but he kept his hobby a secret from his peers at Passaic High School."</ref> He moved to New Jersey and attended [[Passaic Valley Regional High School]] in [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]].<ref>Behrens, David. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=109A43EBE1F4F144&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=I69B60OWMTE5MDAyNzY4My41NTQ5OTI6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ART OF WONDER / From performing death-defying stunts to launching readers of his new book on an old-fashioned treasure hunt, David Blaine delights in surprises"], ''[[Newsday]]'', [[November 7]], [[2002]]. Accessed [[September 18]], [[2007]]. "Later, they moved to New Jersey, where he attended Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls."</ref> |
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DAVID BLAINE IS A STUPID MOTHERFUCKER THAT MASTURBATED SO MUCH, HE BECAME A MAGICIAN. |
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==Magic career, stunt artist== |
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===''Street Magic''=== |
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David Blaine began his career by bringing [[street magic]] to the public, performing [[card tricks]] and illusions such as [[levitation]] or bringing dead flies back to life. His first television appearance was on Conan O'Brien, where he also performed card tricks, and promoted his Street Magic special. He used a small camera crew to record his act live in front of everyday people providing the basis for his television specials, ''[[David Blaine: Street Magic]]'' and ''[[David Blaine: Magic Man]]''. His first television special, ''David Blaine: Street Magic'' influenced the way magic is performed and portrayed on television. |
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HE HAD USED HIS MAGIC TO POSESS CHILDREN BECAUSE HE IS A PEDOFILE |
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With its strong focus on spectators' reactions and showmanship, Blaine entertained unsuspecting pedestrians with standard sleight of hand magic props such as coins, cigarettes and a deck of cards. |
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HE ALSO HAD A HORRIBLE ADDICTION TO COCAINE, MARIJUANA, AND GAY MEN TURNING HIM ON |
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===''Frozen in Time''=== |
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On [[November 27]], [[2000]], Blaine began a stunt called "Frozen in Time," which was covered on a TV special. Blaine stood encased in a closet of ice located in [[Times Square]], [[New York]]. He was lightly dressed and seen to be shivering even before the blocks of ice were sealed around him. A tube supplied him with air and water while his urine was removed with another tube. He was encased in the box of ice for 2 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 15 seconds before being removed with chain saws.<ref>http://www.magicdirectory.com/blaine/frozenintime.shtml</ref> The ice was transparent and resting on an elevated platform to show that he was actually inside the ice the entire time. He was removed from the ice in an obviously dazed and disoriented state, wrapped in blankets and taken to the hospital immediately because doctors feared he might be going into [[Shock (medical)|shock]]. <ref>David Blaine - Fearless (DVD), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, shows footage of his hospitalization including the exclamation "He is going into shock!"</ref> Blaine said in the documentary follow-up to this feat that it was "a month" before he was able to walk again and that he had no plans to ever again attempt a stunt of this difficulty. |
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===''Vertigo''=== |
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Blaine's next stunt was called "Vertigo." On [[22 May]] [[2002]], Blaine performed the stunt in [[Bryant Park]], [[New York City]], where a crane lifted him onto a 105 ft (27 m) high and 22 in (56 cm) wide pillar. He remained on the pillar for exactly 35 hours. With his legs weak from standing atop the pillar for so long, he ended the feat by jumping down onto a landing platform made out of a 12 foot (3.7 m) high pile of [[cardboard boxes]] and suffered a [[concussion]]. |
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Video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqKnvAvP7Us |
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===''Above the Below''=== |
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[[Image:Davidblaine03102003.jpg|thumb|240px|David Blaine suspended in front of [[City Hall (London)|City Hall]], London ([[October 3]], [[2003]])]] |
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On [[September 5]], [[2003]], Blaine began his 44-day endurance stunt sealed inside a transparent [[acrylic glass|Plexiglas]] case suspended 30 feet (9 m) in the air next to Potters Fields Park on the south bank of the [[River Thames]] in [[London]]. The case, measuring 3ft by 3ft by 7ft (0.9 x 0.9 x 2.1 m), had a [[webcam]] installed so that viewers could observe his progress. Blaine claimed he went 44 days without any food or nutrients and just 4.5 litres of water per day. However, this was not verified and the water he was given was never inspected for added nutrients. The New England Journal of Medicine published a paper that documented his 44 day fast and stated that his [[refeeding syndrome|re-feeding]] was perhaps the most dangerous part of the stunt. |
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The stunt became the subject of much media attention and a large degree of derision and ridicule. For example, [[Page Three girl|Page 3]] girls and [[glamour model]]s from various [[men's magazines]] [[Exhibitionism|flashed]] at him and a burger was flown up to the box by a remote-controlled helicopter as a taunt [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/19/newsid_3700000/3700652.stm]. It caused speculation when eggs that had been thrown from the crowd were cleared from the box, as he wasn't meant to communicate with anyone. |
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Blaine emerged on schedule on [[October 19]], murmuring "I love you all!" and was quickly hospitalized. He appeared gaunt and he claimed to have lost 54 pounds (24.5 kg) during his [[fast]]. |
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===''Drowned Alive''=== |
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On [[May 1]], [[2006]], Blaine was submerged in an 8 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]] (2.4 [[metre|m]]) diameter, water-filled sphere ([[isotonic]] saline, 0.9% salt) in front of the [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City]] for a planned seven days and seven nights, using tubes for air and nutrition. He concluded this event by attempting to hold his breath underwater to break the world record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds. Blaine also tried to free himself from handcuffs and chains put on him upon coming out after the week in the sphere.<ref>[http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13521556,00.html Blaine Out For Record], [[Sky News]], [[2006]]-[[05-01]]</ref> He seemed to have trouble escaping from the last of the handcuffs. Blaine failed in his attempt, holding his breath for 7 minutes and 33 seconds before showing signs of distress and being pulled up by the support divers.<ref>[http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/732/58 David Blaine: Drowned Alive? Part VII "Curtain Down"] [http://deeperblue.net/ Deeper Blue]</ref> |
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Blaine did claim to have succeeded in setting a record for being fully submerged in water for more than seven days straight (177 hours). |
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Blaine underwent multiple short hospital visits after the stunt ended and has entered an agreement with doctors from [[Yale University]] to monitor him in order to study the human physiological reaction to prolonged submersion.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/09/david.blaine.ap/index.html Cnn.com - David Blaine out of hospital]</ref> During the stunt, doctors witnessed skin breakdown at the hands and feet, and liver failure. |
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In an interview on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' on [[Sirius satellite radio]], Blaine spoke of the week-long fasting he did before the "drowning alive" stunt, to avoid having to be concerned with [[defecation]]. For urine, he wore an external, condom-style [[catheter]]. |
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His attempt to break the breath holding record was somewhat controversial due to his breathing pressurized air from a regulator. Breath holding athletes typically breathe above water, at atmospheric pressure, before submerging for their record breaking attempts. Therefore Blaine may have had a physiological advantage due to higher oxygen saturation of the blood. |
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Video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CTMFudo5Yw |
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===''Revolution''=== |
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On [[November 19]] [[2006]], Blaine announced his next stunt. His goal was to escape from his shackles after the gyroscope had been spinning for 16 hours. The gyroscope was constantly spinning at a rate of eight revolutions per minute while hanging above an empty lot in [[Manhattan]] near [[Times Square]]. |
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The stunt began on [[November 21]] [[2006]], with Blaine declaring, "This one's exciting for me. This one's a fun one." |
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After spinning in shackles in the gyroscope for two days, Blaine emerged with a crash a half hour after being allowed to try.<ref> |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/23/AR2006112300753.html</ref> |
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As a result of his success, Blaine led 100 children selected by [[The Salvation Army]] on a shopping spree at [[Target Corporation|Target]], after each child received a $500 gift certificate from the retailer. Blaine said the stunt was particularly important since The Salvation Army had provided him with clothing while he was growing up. "This challenge is close to my heart," Blaine said. |
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===''Preparing a new show''=== |
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In the News section of his official website, Blaine announced on [[August 20]], [[2007]] that he is currently preparing for a new stunt slated to air live on May 2008. Regarding the stunt, Blaine stated, "If you thought my previous stunts were intense, this new one will leave you speechless. I can’t reveal any details (yet) but I’ve started preparing and training for the most dangerous and death-defying challenge of my career." |
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==''Mysterious Stranger''== |
==''Mysterious Stranger''== |
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Revision as of 19:07, 6 November 2007
David Blaine | |
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| Born | April 4, 1973 |
| Occupation(s) | Illusionist Stunt performer |
| Height | 6' |
David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American illusionist and stunt performer. He made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic.
Early life
His father was Puerto Rican and his mother, Patrice White, was of Jewish and Russian origin. Blaine grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn.[1] He moved to New Jersey and attended Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls.[2]
DAVID BLAINE IS A STUPID MOTHERFUCKER THAT MASTURBATED SO MUCH, HE BECAME A MAGICIAN.
HE HAD USED HIS MAGIC TO POSESS CHILDREN BECAUSE HE IS A PEDOFILE
HE ALSO HAD A HORRIBLE ADDICTION TO COCAINE, MARIJUANA, AND GAY MEN TURNING HIM ON
Mysterious Stranger
On October 29 2002, Random House published David Blaine's Mysterious Stranger: A Book of Magic. Part autobiography, part history of magic, and part armchair treasure hunt, the book also includes instructions on how to perform card tricks and illusions.
The treasure hunt, Blaine's $100,000 Challenge, was devised by game designer Cliff Johnson, creator of The Fool's Errand, and solved by Sherri Skanes on March 20 2004, 16 months after the book's publication.
Personal life
- He has dated Fiona Apple, Madonna, Josie Maran, Lonneke Engel,[3] and Daryl Hannah.
- He has Primo Levi's concentration camp number, 174517, tattooed on his left forearm.[4]
References
- ^ Ryan, James. "If He Can Conjure Magical Ratings, That's Some Trick", The New York Times, May 11, 1997. Accessed October 18, 2007. "Mr. Blaine, who spent his early years in Park Slope, had a mother who was a teacher and a waitress and a father who was a Vietnam veteran and, the magician says, taught me to play chess when I was 3 and then vanished.... At 11, he moved with his mother to Passaic, N.J. It was there during his high school years, when he cared for his mother after she became ill with cancer, that Mr. Blaine developed his talent, but he kept his hobby a secret from his peers at Passaic High School."
- ^ Behrens, David. "THE ART OF WONDER / From performing death-defying stunts to launching readers of his new book on an old-fashioned treasure hunt, David Blaine delights in surprises", Newsday, November 7, 2002. Accessed September 18, 2007. "Later, they moved to New Jersey, where he attended Passaic Valley High School in Little Falls."
- ^ Liquid Lust, New York Post, 2006-07-04
- ^ Jews With Tattoos - Boston Globe Aug 15, 2004.
Sources
- Mysterious Stranger, Blaine's autobiography published by Vilard Books and Channel 4 books. ISBN 0-7522-1989-8.
- BBC news pages on Blaine's time in London - 1 2 3
- Korbonits M., Blaine D., Elia M., Powell-Tuck J., "Refeeding David Blaine: studies after a 44-day fast", New England Journal of Medicine 2005;353:2306-7. PMID 16306536.
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