Street Magic David Blaines first television special, Street Magic, aired on NBC and followed the magician as he performed his own brand of close-up magic on Leonardo DiCaprio, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, as well as a cast of average citizens. Beautiful Struggle Beautiful Struggle is an hour long documentary feature old and new footage that goes behind-the-scenes of Blaines past stunts and explores what inspires and drives the famous magician. Magic Man Magic Man shows David as he travels across the country, entertaining unsuspecting pedestrians in New York City, Atlantic City, Dallas, San Francisco, Compton, and the Mojave Desert. The special was filmed by a skeleton crew using mainly small, handheld cameras and focused on the close-up magic that initially propelled Blaine to fame.