American illusionist, endurance artist, and extreme performer. Blaine is known for his high-profile feats of endurance and has broken several world records.

Early Life of Blaine

David Blaine was born on 4 April 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Born as David Blaine White as the son of the school teacher Patrice Maureen White and the Vietnam War veteran William Perez. His mother was of Russian-Jewish descent and his father was half Puerto Rican and half Italian descent.

He raised by a single mother and attended many schools in Brooklyn. David also has a brother named Michael James Bukalo. He fascinated by magic when he saw a magician performing in a subway. When David was 10 years old, his mother married John Bukalo.

Educational Background

Later they moved to Little Falls, New Jersey, where he studied at Passaic Valley Regional High School. At age 20, he decided to pursue a career in magic that had also supported his mother. Unfortunately, his mother died of cancer in 1994. David Blaine stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches. His weight 81 kg. He has brown eyes with dark brown hair.

Does David Blaine Have a Girlfriend?

According to the information available, David Blaine is yet not married and therefore has no wife. However, he came very close to marriage, as he and the French model Alizée Guinochet, with whom he worked since 2008, engaged to marry.

This happened on April 4, 2009, on Blaine’s 36th birthday, and lasted 5 years before being canceled in 2014. From their relationship, they have a daughter named Dessa Blaine. In the meantime, the relationship spawned a beautiful daughter named Dessa, born on January 27, 2011.

Caption: David Blaine with his daughter

Prior to his relationship with Alizée Guinochet, the handsome David associated with several ladies, especially models. Blaine is said to have had an affair with Madonna and Model Bijou Phillips.

His first confirmed relationship with actress Fiona Apple, however, was in the 1990s. Other models include Josie Maran (2000), Daryl Hannah (2002), Manon of Gerkan (2002), Mallory Snyder (2004), and Lonneke Engel (2006).

Alizee Guinochet, which indeed became true. His upside-down stunt was booed by the spectators as he did not live up to their expectations. His trick to catch a bullet in his mouth went awry and he accidentally shot himself in the mouth in January 2017.

What is the Net Worth and Salary of David Blaine?

The magician, performer, illusionist and endurance artist has used his craft to create wealth. Often referred to as modern Harry Houdini, a 19th-century wizard whom David himself refers to as his hero, his fortune is tied to his magical performances and shows.

Royalties from his book Mysterious Stranger also play a role in building his net worth at  $12 million. He lives a luxurious lifestyle.

Career

At the beginning of his career as a street magician, Blaine begins as a street magician. The show was a great success and he was known to the world as a magician. He described by USA Today as the “hottest name in magic”. On April 5, 1999, he performed his first endurance stunt by immersing himself in a tank filled with 3 tons of water for seven days, surpassing his hero Harry Houdini. BBC News has also posted news about its stunt.

On November 27, 2002, he performed a stunt that frozen in the block of ice for 63 hours, 42 minutes, and 15 seconds by the chainsaws. His performance published in The New York Times, entitled The Magician Emerges from Icy Stunt. Over the years, his stunts and tricks were more dangerous and difficult to digest.

Street Magic and Magic Man

On May 19, 1997, David first television special David Blaine: Street Magic aired on ABC. “It’s really, really new ways,” said Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller.

Caption: Illusionist David Blaine

His showed traveling around the country, entertaining unsuspecting pedestrians in the major cities of the U.S.A captured by a small crew by handheld cameras.”