David Blaine
Magician, extreme illusionist, and stunt artist, David Blaine, brings his David Blaine: Impossible residency to the Wynn Las Vegas. Known for his mind-blowing talent, awe-inspiring magic tricks and death-defying stunts, Blaine pushes the limits and attempts unthinkable feats.
ABOUT DAVID BLAINE
Described by Howard Stern as the greatest magician that ever lived, David Blaine single-handedly redefined magic after producing and directing his original television special Street Magic when he was just 23, which Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller called “the best TV magic special ever done”. The New York Times noted that Blaine has “taken a craft that’s been around for hundreds of years and done something unique and fresh with it”, and The New Yorker claimed, “he saved magic”.
Over the last two decades, Blaine’s nine primetime specials have seen him being buried alive in New York City for a week, encased inside a six-ton block of ice for three days, standing atop a 100ft tall pillar in Bryant Park for 36 hours without a safety net, enduring 44 days inside a transparent box in London on nothing but water, and having over one million volts discharged at him continuously for 72 hours from seven Tesla coils. Blaine also spent one week submerged in a sphere-shaped aquarium at Lincoln Center before breaking the world record for breath holding live on the Oprah Winfrey show where he held his breath for over 17 minutes.
In addition to the many millions who have seen him on television, Blaine has also performed live for audiences of over 20,000 in arenas around the world. He has performed intimately for every sitting American president including Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush as well as a number of international leaders and prominent figures such as Henry Kissinger, Michael Bloomberg, Stephen Hawking and Muhammad Ali, among others. His TED talk became one of Bill Gate’s personal favorites and is widely considered the most revealing testimony Blaine has ever given on the topic of his remarkable career.