David Blaine, born David Blaine White on April 4th, 1973, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., is a magician, illusionist and endurance artist, best known for his high-profile feats of endurance, having set and broken several world records. Blaine changed the way magic is shown on TV by focusing on spectator reactions, his idea being to turn the camera around on the people watching instead of the performer, to make the audience watch the audience.