Who is David Blaine?

David Blaine is an American world record-breaking magician, illusionist, and endurance artist who is mostly known for his television series ‘Street Magic’.

Blaine also holds Guinness World Records.

David Blaine’s early life, childhood, and education

David Blaine was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Born as David Blaine White to school teacher Patrice Maureen White and Vietnam War veteran William Perez.

His mother was of Russian Jewish ancestry and his father was half Puerto Rican and half Italian descent.

He was raised by a single mother and attended many schools in Brooklyn. He was into magic when he saw a magician performing in a subway.

At the age of 10, his mother married John Bukalo and moved to Little Falls, New Jersey where he studied at Passaic Valley Regional High School.

By the age of 20, David Blaine had decided to pursue a career in magic which his mother had also supported but unfortunately, in 1994, his mother passed away due to cancer.