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-	::On the subject of input, just thought this message board thread might be interesting. It's listing pornstars and centerfold-types that've been magician's assistants, so, clearly it's a little adult, but it links to good source material. [http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=153622 The thread.] --[[Special:Contributions/67.159.44.51\|67.159.44.51]] 08:56, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

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David Copperfield

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	''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' reported that Copperfield earned [[U.S. Dollar\|$]]57 million in 2003, making him the tenth highest paid [[celebrity]] in the world. It also estimated that he made $57 million in 2004 (35th) and $57 million in 2005 (41st) in merchandise and tour revenue.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/62B2.html Forbes.com 2005 listing] and [http://www.forbes.com/celebrities2004/LIR62B2.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=62B2&datatype=Person 2004]</ref> Copperfield performs over 500 shows per year throughout the world. <ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=573\|title=David Copperfield to Captivate Seoul Audience\|first=Mark\|last=Basquille\|publisher=The Seoul Times\|date=May 2004}}</ref>		''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' reported that Copperfield earned [[U.S. Dollar\|$]]57 million in 2003, making him the tenth highest paid [[celebrity]] in the world. It also estimated that he made $57 million in 2004 (35th) and $57 million in 2005 (41st) in merchandise and tour revenue.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/62B2.html Forbes.com 2005 listing] and [http://www.forbes.com/celebrities2004/LIR62B2.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=62B2&datatype=Person 2004]</ref> Copperfield performs over 500 shows per year throughout the world. <ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=573\|title=David Copperfield to Captivate Seoul Audience\|first=Mark\|last=Basquille\|publisher=The Seoul Times\|date=May 2004}}</ref>

-	In 2006 Copperfield bought eleven Bahamian islands called Musha Cay. Rechristened "The Islands of Copperfield Bay," the islands are a private resort. Guests have reportedly included Oprah Winfrey and John Travolta, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin was married there.	+	In 2006, Copperfield bought eleven Bahamian islands called Musha Cay. Rechristened "The Islands of Copperfield Bay," the islands are a private resort catering for parties of up to 24 people at a reported cost of $325,000 per week. The resort staff includes a resident magician, and one of the attractions available to guests is the chance to participate as an assistant in a magic show. Previous guests at the resort have reportedly included Oprah Winfrey and John Travolta, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin was married there. While staying there, a number of celebrity guests have taken up the chance of becoming a magician's assistant, including [[Faith Hill]].

	Copperfield has been under investigation by a Seattle federal grand jury since late 2007[64] and the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in July 2009 related to allegations of sexual assault. Copperfield's attorney has denied the allegations, and, in response to the federal lawsuit, Copperfield issued a statement characterizing the suit as "extortion for money."		Copperfield has been under investigation by a Seattle federal grand jury since late 2007[64] and the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in July 2009 related to allegations of sexual assault. Copperfield's attorney has denied the allegations, and, in response to the federal lawsuit, Copperfield issued a statement characterizing the suit as "extortion for money."
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	On 7 May 2009, Copperfield was dropped by Michael Jackson from Jackson's residency at the O2 Arena after an alleged row over money. Copperfield wanted $1 million (£666,000) per show. Copperfield denied the reports of a row, saying "don't believe everything you read.". News of Copperfield's collaboration with Jackson first surfaced on April 1st, 2009, and has since been reported by several websites as a possible April Fool's prank.		On 7 May 2009, Copperfield was dropped by Michael Jackson from Jackson's residency at the O2 Arena after an alleged row over money. Copperfield wanted $1 million (£666,000) per show. Copperfield denied the reports of a row, saying "don't believe everything you read.". News of Copperfield's collaboration with Jackson first surfaced on April 1st, 2009, and has since been reported by several websites as a possible April Fool's prank.

-	In 2009, Copperfield made his first live TV appearance for some time at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, performing two illusions with singer [[Taylor Swift]]. The first of these was the "Elevator Production" illusion he had often used to open his own shows, in which he made Swift appear inside an apparently empty translucent-sided glass elevator. In the second illusion, he sawed Swift in half in the same [[Clearly Impossible]] sawing that he regularly used in his 1990s shows to saw his supermodel wife [[Claudia Schiffer]] in half.	+	In 2009, Copperfield made his first live TV appearance for some time at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, performing two illusions with singer [[Taylor Swift]]. The first of these was the "Elevator Production" illusion he had often used to open his own shows, in which he made Swift appear inside an apparently empty translucent-sided glass elevator. In the second illusion, he sawed Swift in half in the same [[Clearly Impossible]] sawing that he regularly used in his 1990s stage shows.

	==Personal Life==		==Personal Life==
-	From 1994 to 1999, Copperfield was married to the supermodel [[Claudia Schiffer]]. They first met in 1993, when Schiffer attended one of Copperfield's stage shows and was invited up out of the audience to take part in his "Flying" illusion. Later that year, they appeared together on German TV performing the famous illusion of "Sawing a Woman in Half", with Schiffer being sawed in half by Copperfield and the TV show's host. While they were married, and when not occupied by her modelling work and other commitments, Schiffer often appeared in Copperfield's stage shows as a special guest assistant in a number of illusions. There was speculation that Schiffer was not actually Copperfield's wife, but was instead a contractor working for him. The popular German tabloid ''[[Bild]]'' published a fax from Copperfield's management to Schiffer, informing her of Copperfield's itinerary, where she should appear with Copperfield, and her fees. Copperfield labeled the fax a forgery. Richard Jeffries, the father of Schiffer's next partner, art dealer Tim Jeffries, stirred up the controversy further when he publicly stated that Copperfield never had sexual relations with Schiffer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/22/nptues/index.html\|title=Nothing Personal\|first=Amy\|last=Reiter\|date=[[2000-02-22]]\|publisher=Salon}}</ref> Copperfield's retort was that since Jeffries was never in their bedroom, he couldn't know. Schiffer also denied the accusations by Jeffries. <ref>[http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C63424%7C1%7C,00.html Copperfield Uses Web To Rebut Rumors]</ref>	+	From 1994 to 1999, Copperfield was married to the supermodel [[Claudia Schiffer]]. They first met in 1993, when Schiffer attended one of Copperfield's stage shows and was invited up out of the audience to take part in his "Flying" illusion. Later that year, they appeared together on German TV performing the famous illusion of "Sawing a Woman in Half", with Schiffer being sawed in half by Copperfield and the TV show's host. While they were married, and when not occupied by her modelling work and other commitments, Schiffer often appeared in Copperfield's stage shows as a special guest assistant in a number of illusions including being sawed in half in Copperfield's [[Clearly Impossible]] illusion. There was speculation that Schiffer was not actually Copperfield's wife, but was instead a contractor working for him. The popular German tabloid ''[[Bild]]'' published a fax from Copperfield's management to Schiffer, informing her of Copperfield's itinerary, where she should appear with Copperfield, and her fees. Copperfield labeled the fax a forgery. Richard Jeffries, the father of Schiffer's next partner, art dealer Tim Jeffries, stirred up the controversy further when he publicly stated that Copperfield never had sexual relations with Schiffer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/22/nptues/index.html\|title=Nothing Personal\|first=Amy\|last=Reiter\|date=[[2000-02-22]]\|publisher=Salon}}</ref> Copperfield's retort was that since Jeffries was never in their bedroom, he couldn't know. Schiffer also denied the accusations by Jeffries. <ref>[http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C63424%7C1%7C,00.html Copperfield Uses Web To Rebut Rumors]</ref>

	In February 2006, David's father, Hy (who often accompanied David on his many tours around the world), died in [[San Diego]], CA. David set up a website, rememberhy.com, so fans and friends could pay tribute.		In February 2006, David's father, Hy (who often accompanied David on his many tours around the world), died in [[San Diego]], CA. David set up a website, rememberhy.com, so fans and friends could pay tribute.

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Clearly Impossible

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'''Clearly Impossible''' is a variation of the [[illusion]] [[sawing a woman in half]] devised by [[The Pendragons|Jonathan Pendragon]].<ref>http://www.magictelevision.org/portal/index.php?/The.Art.of.Magic.html</ref><ref name=schneider>Schneider, A., "A New Clear Sawing", ''Genii'' magazine, June 1993 (Vol 56, No 6).</ref><ref>Moehring, J., "The Century: The Pendragons", ''Magic'' magazine, Vol.8 No.12 (August 1999).</ref>

==Description==
The illusion is very similar in principle and performance to the older "Thin Model" versions of sawing a woman in half, with the exception that the boxes used to cover the assistant being divided are clear, rather than opaque. In basic concept, it is very similar to the transparent sawing developed by Les Arnold in the late 1970s.<ref name="schneider"/><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftueqeUPnHU YouTube video of French magicians Raphael and Caroline Marx performing the Les Arnold clear sawing]</ref> However, in the Pendragons version, the boxes are much smaller, and are never covered at any point during the illusion. As a result, the assistant within the boxes remains in full view throughout, making this a particularly baffling illusion for the audience.

===Performance===
The illusion usually begins with the magician showing the audience a low table, designed to split into two halves. The main assistant is then introduced, and lays down on the table. Other assistants then place two boxes over the assistant, with clear sides and tops. As the upper box is placed over them, the main assistant extends their arm out of the open side of the box, while their head and feet extend out of the ends of the two boxes. Small stocks are then used to restrain the assistant's feet and neck. Because the boxes have clear sides, the audience is able to see right through them, and can see that the assistant has not curled up inside the upper box, as is described in many commonly available magic books for the "Thin Model" sawing. The magician then cuts through the box using either a saw or sword (although some performers skip this step), and dividers are placed into the box either side of the cut. With the dividers in place, the two halves of the table are unlocked and pulled apart. As the assistant has been in full view of the audience throughout the illusion, it appears that they have been separated into two halves, the impossibility of this situation helping to give the illusion its name. The halves of the table are then pushed back together, the dividers removed, and the unharmed assistant released from the stocks and boxes.<ref>The Pendragons performing Clearly Impossible in Cincinnati 1998 PBS TV Special [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j95hjcHFDEw]</ref>

==Notable performances==
While she was married to [[David Copperfield]], and not otherwise occupied with modelling work, [[Claudia Schiffer]] often assisted Copperfield in his stage shows as a "special guest assistant". Part of these shows was a performance of Clearly Impossible, with Schiffer as the assistant being sawed in half by Copperfield.<ref>Bryant, S. "Claudia Schiffer: From Supermodel to Magician's Assistant". ''Genii'' magazine, August 1996, (Vol 59, No 8.).</ref><ref>[http://uk.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/david-copperfield/index.html David Copperfield] ''AskMen.com''. Retrieved 26 April 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.film.com/features/story/top-10-celebrity-odd-couples/27780478 Top 10 Celebrity Odd Couples] ''Film.com''. Retrieved 26 April 2009</ref>

In November 2004, singer [[Shania Twain]] appeared on the [[BBC]] charity telethon ''[[Children in Need]]'' as a celebrity assistant in a magic act, being sawed in half in a performance of Clearly Impossible.

Italian singer [[Sabrina Salerno]] assisted illusionist Martin in a televised performance of Clearly Impossible.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUVn4HtiW1U YouTube clip of performance]</ref>

While presenting ''SM:TV Live'', British TV presenter [[Cat Deeley]] was the first British celebrity to be sawed in half in a version of Clearly Impossible.

During a promotional visit to Europe, [[Jessica Simpson]] participated in a performance of the illusion where she was sawed in half by illusionist [[Hans Klok]], who used a large circular saw to divide her in two.

When she appeared on a Mexican talk show, [[Penelope Cruz]] took part in a performance of this illusion.

At the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, [[Taylor Swift]] was sawed in half by [[David Copperfield]] using his version of the illusion.

==References==
{{reflist}}

Kate Humble

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	* She's twice appeared on the cover of the BBC's ''Radio Times'' TV listing's magazine.		* She's twice appeared on the cover of the BBC's ''Radio Times'' TV listing's magazine.
	* Although she has had a piercing in the upper cartilage of her left ear since her late teens, she didn't have her earlobes pierced until December 2008, when she had them pierced the day after her 40th birthday.		* Although she has had a piercing in the upper cartilage of her left ear since her late teens, she didn't have her earlobes pierced until December 2008, when she had them pierced the day after her 40th birthday.
		+	* When she provided the voice of the computer for the series ''Time Commanders'', which was produced by her husband, she was credited under her married name of Kate Graham, and not as Kate Humble.
		+	* Having had her ears pierced for her 40th birthday, she celebrated her 41st birthday in 2009 by having her belly-button pierced.

Philippa Forrester

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Philippa Forrester

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'''Philippa Hamilton-James''' (previously known as ''' Philippa Forrester''') (born September 20, 1968 in [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[television presenter|television]] and [[radio presenter]] [[Television producer|producer]] as well as an [[author]].

==Education==
Philippa was educated at [[Westgate School]], a co-educational comprehensive school in [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], and at [[Peter Symond's College]] in the same city.

==Career==
Philippa first worked for the [[BBC]] as a presenter on [[Children's BBC]] alongside [[Toby Anstis]] from July 1990 until 1994 (she was [[gunge]]d on ''[[Get Your Own Back]]''). She then went on to host many programmes including ''[[Tomorrow's World]]'' (with [[Peter Snow]]), ''[[Barking Mad]]'', ''[[The Heaven and Earth Show]]'' and ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]''.

Her job as a pit reporter for [[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]] was highlighted in the British sit-com [[Spaced]]. In episode 2.3 "Mettle," [[Simon Pegg]]'s Character Tim is explaining the name of the robot he and Mike ([[Nick Frost]]) built to Daisy ([[Jessica Hynes]]) and he says "Phillipa would have loved it." He goes on to explain that she no longer is on [[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]] because she had a baby, and then asks Daisy to interview him and pretend to be Phillipa. The mock interview is conducted with sexually suggestive questions/answers about the robot. The joke ends when Mike enters looking off put, and Tim explains Mike usually likes to be Phillipa. <ref>{{cite web| title = Spaced-Out | url = http://www.spaced-out.org.uk/episode-guides/series-two/unofficial/e3.shtml | accessdate = 2009-09-24}}</ref>

She also co-presented the BBC's coverage of the total solar eclipse of August 1999. At the end of the same year she was also part of the corporation's team covering the turn of the new [[Millennium]], and was duped into appearing on the spoof documentary ''[[Brass Eye]]'''s notorious 2001 [[paedophilia]] special, in which she wore a large pair of gloves, and explained how a paedophile could use them to touch children through a screen, such as a television screen.<ref>{{cite web| publisher = The Observer | title = Stupidity scuttled Survivor | url = http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,528976,00.html | date = 2001-07-29 | accessdate = 2007-08-31}}</ref>

She has appeared in television adverts for [[Lloyds Pharmacy]]<ref>{{cite web| title = Lloyds Pharmacy| url=http://www.lloydspharmacy.com| accessdate = 2007-06-21 }}</ref> and supports the [[Recycle Now campaign]] to encourage more people to take up home composting.<ref name="environment">{{cite web| title = Recycle Now| url=http://www.recyclenow.com/home_composting/celebrity_composters/index.html|accessdate = 2007-06-21 }}</ref>

In 2007, she co-produced with her husband ''An Otter in the Family'', a short documentary series about the adoption of an [[Eurasian otter|otter]] cub called Grace and their attempts to raise her as a wild animal in order to be released into the wild.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=yesterday&service_id=4224&filename=20071216/20071216_1830_4224_5903_30 BBC Two website programme guide]</ref> She is a co-presenter with [[Brett Westwood]] on ''[[World on the Move]]'', a [[BBC Radio 4]] series that started in 2008 on migration in the animal kingdom.

Philippa and her husband are currently producing a new four part series for BBC television, to be shown in the spring of 2010. In diary form, the series follows the wildlife to be found in the garden of their home near Bristol, UK, concentrating on the conservation and protection aspects.

==Personal life==
In July 2004, Philippa married her long-time partner, [[wildlife]] [[cameraman]] and [[Television producer|producer]] [[Charlie Hamilton-James]]<ref>{{cite web| title = The Telegraph - Interview|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/08/02/pcounty02.xml|accessdate = 2007-06-21 }}</ref>. The couple live just outside [[Bath, Somerset]], run [[Halcyon Media]] which specialises in wildlife productions, and have three sons. The arrival of the first, Fred, in 2000, is described in her book ''The River''. Since getting married, Philippa has gone by her married name of Philippa Hamilton-James for both professional and private purposes.

She is an avid environmentalist<ref name="environment"/> and took a part-time degree in Ecology and Conservation at [[Birkbeck, University of London]] when presenting ''Tomorrow's World''. Her love of nature conservation has continued throughout her life and she is now the vice-president of the [[Avon Wildlife Trust]]. Phillipa also holds a degree in English from the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Hilary Knight Management, Philippa Forrester|url = http://www.hkmanagement.co.uk/philippa_forrester/philippaforrestercv.html|accessdate = 2007-08-02 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
*''The River'' [[Orion Publishing Group|Orion]], 2004, ISBN 0-7528-5685-5

==References==
{{reflist}}

David Copperfield

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	''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' reported that Copperfield earned [[U.S. Dollar\|$]]57 million in 2003, making him the tenth highest paid [[celebrity]] in the world. It also estimated that he made $57 million in 2004 (35th) and $57 million in 2005 (41st) in merchandise and tour revenue.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/62B2.html Forbes.com 2005 listing] and [http://www.forbes.com/celebrities2004/LIR62B2.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=62B2&datatype=Person 2004]</ref> Copperfield performs over 500 shows per year throughout the world. <ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=573\|title=David Copperfield to Captivate Seoul Audience\|first=Mark\|last=Basquille\|publisher=The Seoul Times\|date=May 2004}}</ref>		''[[Forbes Magazine]]'' reported that Copperfield earned [[U.S. Dollar\|$]]57 million in 2003, making him the tenth highest paid [[celebrity]] in the world. It also estimated that he made $57 million in 2004 (35th) and $57 million in 2005 (41st) in merchandise and tour revenue.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/62B2.html Forbes.com 2005 listing] and [http://www.forbes.com/celebrities2004/LIR62B2.html?passListId=53&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=62B2&datatype=Person 2004]</ref> Copperfield performs over 500 shows per year throughout the world. <ref>{{cite news\|url=http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=573\|title=David Copperfield to Captivate Seoul Audience\|first=Mark\|last=Basquille\|publisher=The Seoul Times\|date=May 2004}}</ref>

-	==Personal Life==	+	In 2006 Copperfield bought eleven Bahamian islands called Musha Cay. Rechristened "The Islands of Copperfield Bay," the islands are a private resort. Guests have reportedly included Oprah Winfrey and John Travolta, and Google co-founder Sergey Brin was married there.

-	From 1994 to 1999, Copperfield was married to the [[supermodel]] [[Claudia Schiffer]].They first met in 1993, when Schiffer attended one of Copperfield's stage shows and was invited up out of the audience to take part in his "Flying" illusion. Later that year, they appeared together on German TV performing the famous illusion of "Sawing a Woman in Half", with Schiffer being sawed in half by Copperfield and the TV show's host. While they were married, and when not occupied by her modelling work and other commitments, Schiffer often appeared in Copperfield's stage shows as a special guest assistant in a number of illusions. There was speculation that Schiffer was not actually Copperfield's wife, but was instead a contractor working for him. The popular German tabloid ''[[Bild]]'' published a fax from Copperfield's management to Schiffer, informing her of Copperfield's itinerary, where she should appear with Copperfield, and her fees. Copperfield labeled the fax a forgery. Richard Jeffries, the father of Schiffer's next partner, art dealer Tim Jeffries, stirred up the controversy further when he publicly stated that Copperfield never had sexual relations with Schiffer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/22/nptues/index.html\|title=Nothing Personal\|first=Amy\|last=Reiter\|date=[[2000-02-22]]\|publisher=Salon}}</ref> Copperfield's retort was that since Jeffries was never in their bedroom, he couldn't know. Schiffer also denied the accusations by Jeffries. <ref>[http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C63424%7C1%7C,00.html Copperfield Uses Web To Rebut Rumors]</ref>	+	Copperfield has been under investigation by a Seattle federal grand jury since late 2007[64] and the subject of a federal lawsuit filed in July 2009 related to allegations of sexual assault. Copperfield's attorney has denied the allegations, and, in response to the federal lawsuit, Copperfield issued a statement characterizing the suit as "extortion for money."
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		+	On 7 May 2009, Copperfield was dropped by Michael Jackson from Jackson's residency at the O2 Arena after an alleged row over money. Copperfield wanted $1 million (£666,000) per show. Copperfield denied the reports of a row, saying "don't believe everything you read.". News of Copperfield's collaboration with Jackson first surfaced on April 1st, 2009, and has since been reported by several websites as a possible April Fool's prank.
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		+	In 2009, Copperfield made his first live TV appearance for some time at the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, performing two illusions with singer [[Taylor Swift]]. The first of these was the "Elevator Production" illusion he had often used to open his own shows, in which he made Swift appear inside an apparently empty translucent-sided glass elevator. In the second illusion, he sawed Swift in half in the same [[Clearly Impossible]] sawing that he regularly used in his 1990s shows to saw his supermodel wife [[Claudia Schiffer]] in half.
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		+	==Personal Life==
		+	From 1994 to 1999, Copperfield was married to the supermodel [[Claudia Schiffer]]. They first met in 1993, when Schiffer attended one of Copperfield's stage shows and was invited up out of the audience to take part in his "Flying" illusion. Later that year, they appeared together on German TV performing the famous illusion of "Sawing a Woman in Half", with Schiffer being sawed in half by Copperfield and the TV show's host. While they were married, and when not occupied by her modelling work and other commitments, Schiffer often appeared in Copperfield's stage shows as a special guest assistant in a number of illusions. There was speculation that Schiffer was not actually Copperfield's wife, but was instead a contractor working for him. The popular German tabloid ''[[Bild]]'' published a fax from Copperfield's management to Schiffer, informing her of Copperfield's itinerary, where she should appear with Copperfield, and her fees. Copperfield labeled the fax a forgery. Richard Jeffries, the father of Schiffer's next partner, art dealer Tim Jeffries, stirred up the controversy further when he publicly stated that Copperfield never had sexual relations with Schiffer.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/22/nptues/index.html\|title=Nothing Personal\|first=Amy\|last=Reiter\|date=[[2000-02-22]]\|publisher=Salon}}</ref> Copperfield's retort was that since Jeffries was never in their bedroom, he couldn't know. Schiffer also denied the accusations by Jeffries. <ref>[http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C63424%7C1%7C,00.html Copperfield Uses Web To Rebut Rumors]</ref>

	In February 2006, David's father, Hy (who often accompanied David on his many tours around the world), died in [[San Diego]], CA. David set up a website, rememberhy.com, so fans and friends could pay tribute.		In February 2006, David's father, Hy (who often accompanied David on his many tours around the world), died in [[San Diego]], CA. David set up a website, rememberhy.com, so fans and friends could pay tribute.
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	In April 2006, Copperfield and two of his female assistants were robbed at gunpoint after a performance in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]. His assistants gave the robbers their money, passports, and a cell phone. However, according to his police statement, Copperfield did not hand over anything. (He later claimed to have used [[sleight-of-hand]] to hide his possessions.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060427/ENTERTAINMENT/604270422/1005/ENTERTAINMENT\|title=Copperfield's sleight of hand keeps wallet from robbers\|date=[[2006-04-27]]\|publisher=Indy Star}}</ref>) One of Copperfield's assistants wrote down most of the license plate number, and the suspects were later arrested. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0426061magic1.html\|title=David Copperfield Robbed At Gunpoint\|publisher=The Smoking Gun\|date=[[2006-04-26]]}}</ref> Terrance Riley, 17, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison for three counts of robbery with a weapon and one count of attempted robbery. Riley was also ordered to testify against his two co-defendants, his brother Dwayne Riley, 18, and Markeith Jones, 17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/10/copperfield.robbed.ap/index.html\|title=Thief tricked by David Copperfield pleads guilty\|publisher=CNN\|date=[[2006-11-10]]}}</ref>		In April 2006, Copperfield and two of his female assistants were robbed at gunpoint after a performance in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]. His assistants gave the robbers their money, passports, and a cell phone. However, according to his police statement, Copperfield did not hand over anything. (He later claimed to have used [[sleight-of-hand]] to hide his possessions.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060427/ENTERTAINMENT/604270422/1005/ENTERTAINMENT\|title=Copperfield's sleight of hand keeps wallet from robbers\|date=[[2006-04-27]]\|publisher=Indy Star}}</ref>) One of Copperfield's assistants wrote down most of the license plate number, and the suspects were later arrested. <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0426061magic1.html\|title=David Copperfield Robbed At Gunpoint\|publisher=The Smoking Gun\|date=[[2006-04-26]]}}</ref> Terrance Riley, 17, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison for three counts of robbery with a weapon and one count of attempted robbery. Riley was also ordered to testify against his two co-defendants, his brother Dwayne Riley, 18, and Markeith Jones, 17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/10/copperfield.robbed.ap/index.html\|title=Thief tricked by David Copperfield pleads guilty\|publisher=CNN\|date=[[2006-11-10]]}}</ref>

-	David Copperfield said in August 2006 that he has found the "[[Fountain of Youth]]" in the southern Bahamas, amid a cluster of four tiny islands he had purchased on July 14th of that year. He claims that the water brings dead leaves back to life, and brings near dead insects back to life. He said he has hired biologists and geologists to examine its potential effect on humans. [http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowbizNews.asp?Code=WP183746I&headline=david_copperfields_fountain_of_youth] [http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/01/26/12.tk.copperfield.0126.p1.php?section=ticket] This claim echoes the precursor to many of his previous illusions and seems to predict what his next illusion will be.

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