David Blaine illusionist and endurance artist. He has set and broken several world records. Theatre owner James Nederlander as well as The New York Times have referred to Blaine as a modern day Houdini. On Friday January 15, 2010 at 9 A.M. David Blaine performed "Magic For Haiti" in Time Square until Monday January 18, 2010 at 9 A.M. Performing magic for the course of 72 hours.