: L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Co let ▁Court ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁Nathan iel ▁Philip ▁Roth sch ild ▁Category : B rit ish ▁people ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent ▁Category : B rit ish ▁people ▁of ▁Canadian ▁descent ▁Category : B rit ish ▁people ▁of ▁German - J ew ish ▁descent ▁Category : A sh ken azi ▁Jews <0x0A> </s> ▁Richard ▁J . ▁Kauf man ▁( born ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁author , ▁publish er , ▁illustr ator , ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁magic . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Richard ▁Kauf man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁magic ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 ▁after ▁his ▁uncle ▁sent ▁him ▁some ▁nov elt ies ▁from ▁the ▁S . S . ▁Adams ▁Company . ▁His ▁father , ▁Lewis ▁C . ▁Kauf man , ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁interest ▁by ▁purch asing ▁tr icks ▁at ▁a ▁magic ▁shop , ▁learning ▁them , ▁and ▁demonstr ating ▁them ▁to ▁his ▁son . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁Kauf man ▁was ▁invent ing ▁magic ▁effects ▁and ▁he ▁illustrated ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁attended ▁Queens ▁College , ▁and ▁then ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁with ▁a ▁double - major ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Act ing . ▁ ▁Career