Magician David Blaine returned to primetime television with a new ABC special The Magic Way, but it just may have been his nine-year-old daughter Dessa that stole the show that was chocked full of celebrities.
While most of the one-hour special showed the 46-year-old magician performing solo, the final act of his show was devoted to Dessa, who has become quite the talented magician in her own right.
Dessa was seen blowing away Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen with a trick over Facetime, while also impressing James Corden with her skills.
David and Dessa: Magician David Blaine returned to primetime television with a new ABC special The Magic Way, but it just may have been his nine-year-old daughter Dessa that stole the show that was chocked full of celebrities
The final segment of the show is devoted to his nine-year-old daughter Dessa, his daughter, as he teaches her how to do a card trick.
The show then cuts to David at the home of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, with David telling Tom to mix up the cards behind his back while he Facetimes with Dessa.
Blaine asks Gisesle to pick about five cards as she spreads them out and Dessa somehow identifies the card she was thinking of - the 2 of Hearts.
Like father like daughter: The final segment of the show is devoted to his nine-year-old daughter Dessa, his daughter, as he teaches her how to do a card trick
Facetime : The show then cuts to David at the home of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen, with David telling Tom to mix up the cards behind his back while he Facetimes with Dessa
Pick a card: Blaine asks Gisesle to pick about five cards as she spreads them out and Dessa somehow identifies the card she was thinking of - the 2 of Hearts
Not only that, but Dessa is able to identify all five cards she's holding, which blows her away.
Blaine is seen with Dessa on a mountaintop as she reveals she knows how he hides cards behind his hand.
Blaine and Dessa then use the same trick to blow away James Corden, showing the child clearly has skills.
Blown away: Not only that, but Dessa is able to identify all five cards she's holding, which blows her away
Mountaintop: Blaine is seen with Dessa on a mountaintop as she re veals she knows how he hides cards behind his hand
Dessa and James: Blaine and Dessa then use the same trick to blow away James Corden, showing the child clearly has skills
The first trick in Blaine's show was filmed in March 2020 with Eric Stonestreet, with Blaine saying that quarantine means you have to do a new type of magic - over the phone.
The show is chocked full of both celebrities and fans on the street alike, all of whom have one thing in common: they're all astonished by the magician.
He's seen performing a number of tricks for various people over social media, during Facectime sessions, during the coronavirus outbreak, including Kate Hudson and her kids.
Phone magic: The first trick in Blaine's show was filmed in March 2020 with Eric Stonestreet, with Blaine saying that quarantine means you have to do a new type o f magic - over the phone
Kate and Kids: He's seen performing a number of tricks for various people over social media, during Facectime sessions, during the coronavirus outbreak, including Kate Hudson and her kids
A number of fans are seen being blown away by his magical skills, including Jamie Foxx, David Dobrik and more, along with clips from his death-defying specials throughout the years.
He's then seen facetiming with Dr. Dre, who is asked to think of a card that is important to him, and without saying what it is, Blaine performs a snap change to reveal the card he's thinking of, the Queen of Hearts.
Blaine then performs for the Los Angeles Lakers team, including LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with Blaine telling AD to sign the card.
Dre: He's then seen facetiming with Dr. Dre, who is asked to think of a card that i s important to him, and without saying what it is, Blaine performs a snap change to reveal the card he's thinking of, the Queen of Hearts
Lakers: Blaine then performs for the Los Angeles Lakers team, including LeBron James and Anthony Davis, with Blaine telling AD to sign the card
He then instructs AD and LeBron to hold his wrists, so he can't perform any sleight of hand, asking the players to eliminate suits as he narrows it down to only the hearts, with all the other suits disappearing.
He then performs a dice trick with Dave Chappelle, Drake, Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and more, with Chappelle asked to roll an 'invisible dice.'
Chappelle says he rolled a 4… with all four cards revealed as 4's as Chappelle proclaims, 'This is why the black's hate magic.'
Holding hands: He then instructs AD and LeBron to hold his wrists, so he can't perform any sleight of hand, asking the players to eliminate suits as he narrows it down to only the hearts, with all the other suits disappearing
Invisible: He then performs a dice trick with Dave Chappelle, Drake, Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and more, with Chappelle asked to roll an 'invisible dice'
Hate magic: Chappelle says he rolled a 4… with all four cards revealed as 4's as Chappelle proclaims, 'This is why the black's hate magic'
Act 2 of his special begins with a disclaimer, revealing that his performances takes years of training.
Blaine then performs a trick for Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, along with Paul's wife Lauren Parsekian, who reveals the torn piece from a card is actually inside her phone case.
He then does a trick by candlelight with Justin Timberlak e, John Krasinkski and Emily Blunt… where he literally sews his lips shut.
Torn card: Blaine then performs a trick for Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, along with Paul's wife Lauren Parsekian, who reveals the torn piece from a card is actually inside her phone case
Sewn: He then does a trick by candlelight with Justin Timberlake, John Krasinkski and Emily Blunt… where he literally sews his lips shut
'I'm so upset right now,' Krasinski says, as Timberlake pulls the thread through his lip, and then he decides to perform a card trick.
He takes a Jack of Clubs and has Chelsea Clinton rip off one of the corners, while asking Blunt to put the card with the torn corner back into the deck.
He tosses the cards into the air but they're nowhere to be found, asking Blunt to cut his mouth open, revealing the car d inside his mouth, that matches perfectly with the torn corner.
Upset: 'I'm so upset right now,' Krasinski says, as Timberlake pulls the thread through his lip, and then he decides to perform a card trick
Blunt's trick: He takes a Jack of Clubs and has Chelsea Clinton rip off one of the corners, while asking Blunt to put the card with the torn corner back into the deck
In the mouth: He tosses the cards into the air but they're nowhere to be found, asking Blunt to cut his mouth open, revealing the card inside his mouth, that matches perfectly with the torn corner
Blaine is then seen spitting an absurd amount of water out of his mouth, while Edward Norton runs up to him with his shoes on fire as he puts the fire out.
He then does a trick for Luciano Huck along with Tom Brady and Gisele Bundhen, as he starts literally eating a glass, which has Gisele stunned.
He then opens his mouth and shows there is no glass, as he takes a drink of water .
Fire out: Blaine is then seen spitting an absurd amount of water out of his mouth, while Edward Norton runs up to him with his shoes on fire as he puts the fire out
Stunned: He then does a trick for Luciano Huck along with Tom Brady and Gisele Bundhen, as he starts literally eating a glass, which has Gisele stunned
He then tells Michael Jordan to shuffle cards behind his back, saying he put one card in a 'specific location.'
Blaine says 'subconsciously' he already knows the card, as Jordan calls out the 3 of Hearts. Jordan picks a man named George to represent the 3 of Hearts, as George calls out the number 27.
Blaine has Jordan count out 27 cards, and sure enough, the 28th c ard is the 3 of Hearts, even though Jordan said he tried to trick him by not shuffling.
Mike shuffle: He then tells Michael Jordan to shuffle cards behind his back, saying he put one card in a 'specific location'
Trick: Blaine says 'subconsciously' he already knows the card, as Jordan calls out the 3 of Hearts. Jordan picks a man named George to represent the 3 of Hearts, as George calls out the number 27
Trick: Blaine has Jordan count out 27 cards, and sure enough, the 28th card is the 3 of Hearts, even though Jordan said he tried to trick him by not shuffling
He then does another trick for the Lakers, telling Anthony Davis that he'll count off exactly where the card is in the deck.
Blaine explains that the card isn't actually in the deck, but instead tucked under the watch on his wrist.
Blaine is then seen calling cards out and tossing them in the air when a black bird catches the right one every time.
Watch: He then does another trick for the Lakers, telling Anthony Davis that he'll count off exactly where the card is in the deck
Bird trick: Blaine is then seen calling cards out and tossing them in the air when a black bird catches the right one every time
The wizard then does a solo trick for NFL star Odell Beckham Jr., holding two cards out, one which is his and the other not, as the black bird snatches the incorrect card.
He then performs a trick for Derek and Hannah Jeter, seemingly at their wedding, which blows the couple away, magically transporting the chosen card under Jeter's watch.
He's then seen downing a bottle of water in front of David Dobrik and the Blog Squad, saying it's a 'classic magic trick.' After a moment, he spits a live front out of his mouth, which blows the Blog Squad away.
Bird trick: The wizard then does a solo trick for NFL star Odell Beckham Jr., holding two cards out, one which is his and the other not, as the black bird snatches the incorrect card
Stunning: He then performs a trick for Derek and Hannah Jeter, seemingly at their wedding, which blows the couple away, magically transporting the chosen card under Jeter's watch
Frog: He's then seen downing a bottle of water in front of David Dobrik and the Blog Squad, saying it's a 'classic magic trick.' After a moment, he spits a live front out of his mouth, which blows the Blog Squad away
He then does a trick for Jamie Foxx in the kitchen of a restaurant, telling Foxx to count out cards, when he reveals the whole deck has been magically rigged.
He shows the same trick to Usher and to a group of kids on the street, asking Usher to hold one card while putting the Ace of Spades on top… before revealing that neither are the Ace of Spades… with both being the cards they thought of.
He then asks a fans to type in a number of digits, and do some random math to come up with the number 9.77, both numbers which have extreme significance to him.
Jamie's trick: He then does a trick for Jamie Foxx in the kitchen of a restaurant, telling Foxx to count out cards, when he reveals the whole deck has been magically rigged
Blaine then shows Anderson Paak a trick how to unlock his phone, dividing a deck of cards into four piles before mixing them together… with only five cards face up in the deck… which equates to the code to unlock the phone of Paak's friend.
Blaine is then seen ripping a deck in h alf in front of a group of people, after a larger man couldn't rip it, including film director Peter Berg.
The magician tells Berg to mix the cards behind his back and he hid one of the ripped pieces behind his back.
Unlock: Blaine then shows Anderson Paak a trick how to unlock his phone, dividing a deck of cards into four piles before mixing them together… with only five cards face up in the deck… which equates to the code to unlock the phone of Paak's friend
He asks a young man named Alex to pick one, and sure enough, it matches with Peter's half of a card.
On the street, Blaine does a trick where he turns his $20 into a $1 and pretends to walk away, but he had the $20 under his watch.
HIlariously, the young man didn't know who Blaine is, his friends had to tell him.
Director: Blaine is then seen ripping a deck in half in front of a group of people, after a larger man couldn't rip it, including film director Peter Berg
Watch: On the street, Blaine does a trick where he turns his $20 into a $1 and pretends to walk away, but he had the $20 under his watch
He then has a young lady pick a card, the 8 of diamonds, as Blaine produces a knife, telling her to stab into the deck and cut to her card, which she somehow does.
Blaine closes his show by telling his daughter that he does magic to make people smile.
Dessa says she'll do magic when she grows up, Blaine insists she doesn't do 'crazy' things like her dad did, but she playfully insists that she will as the special comes to a close.
Happy: Blaine closes his show by telling his daughter that he does magic to make people smile
Not like dad: Dessa says she'll do magic when she grows up, Blaine insists she doesn't do 'crazy' things like her dad did, but she playfully insists that she will as the special comes to a close
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