It is really about theatrical proxemics about the show-within-a-show and the spontaneous, visceral reactions of people being astonished.' USA Today called Blaine the 'hottest name in magic right now'. Jon Racherbaumer commented: 'Make no mistake about it, the focus of this show, boys and girls, is not Blaine. In Magic Man, Blaine is shown traveling across the country, entertaining unsuspecting pedestrians in Atlantic City, Compton, Dallas, the Mojave Desert, New York City, and San Francisco, recorded by a small crew with handheld cameras. When asked about his performance style, Blaine explained, 'I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.' Time commented, 'His deceptively low-key, ultracool manner leaves spectators more amazed than if he'd razzle-dazzled.' 'It really, really does break new ground,' said Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. On May 19, 1997, Blaine's first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic, aired on ABC. Stunts and specials Street Magic and Magic Man (1997) Per another, 'When Blaine was 21, his mother was stricken with cancer and passed away in 1994.' When Blaine was 17 years old, he moved to Manhattan, New York City. Per one account, his mother developed cancer when Blaine was 15 and died when he was 20. They later moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, where he attended Passaic Valley Regional High School. He was raised by his mother and attended a Montessori school in Brooklyn. This sparked a lifelong interest for him. When Blaine was four years old, he saw a magician performing magic on the subway. 2.11 Electrified: One Million Volts Always On (2012)īlaine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of a single mother, Patrice White, a teacher who was of Russian-Jewish ancestry, and a father who is a Vietnam War veteran of Puerto Rican and Italian descent.

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