David Blaine
Awards & Honours
6
Awards Won
5
Honours
3
Rankings
6
Covers
5
Records
David Blaine's achievements include three Primetime Emmy Awards and multiple World Magic Awards. He holds several Guinness World Records for endurance feats, including the longest time encased in ice and the longest static breath-hold underwater. His 2024 record of 24 minutes and 37 seconds underwater is a personal best. He was ranked #2 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Most Influential Magicians of All Time and was featured in Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2000.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record – Longest time spent encased in ice
63 hours, 42 minutes, 15 seconds in Times Square.
Guinness World Record – Longest static breath-hold underwater
7 minutes, 8 seconds at Lincoln Center.
Guinness World Record – Longest time suspended from helium balloons
Suspended at 8,000 feet.
Guinness World Record – Longest static electric shock endurance
72 hours surrounded by one million volts.
Guinness World Record – Longest underwater breath-hold
24 minutes, 37 seconds.
Rankings & Lists
The 50 Most Influential Magicians of All Time
100 Most Influential People
Celebrity 100
Magazine Covers
Time
August 2000
The Magic of David Blaine
Rolling Stone
December 2002
David Blaine: The Ice Man
GQ
November 2003
The Endurance of David Blaine
Vanity Fair
September 2005
The Man Who Defies Death
Esquire
May 2010
David Blaine: The Real Magic
People
April 2024
David Blaine: Breaking Records at 51
Records & Feats
Longest time spent encased in ice
63 hours, 42 minutes, 15 seconds in Times Square.
Longest static breath-hold underwater
7 minutes, 8 seconds at Lincoln Center.
Longest time suspended from helium balloons
Suspended at 8,000 feet.
Longest static electric shock endurance
72 hours surrounded by one million volts.
Longest underwater breath-hold
24 minutes, 37 seconds.