Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (Greek: Î§Ï Î¹ÏƒÏ„ÏŒÏ†Î¿Ï Î¿Ï‚
Πικόλαος Î£Î±Ï Î±Î½Ï„Î¬ÎºÎ¿Ï‚; born December 19, 1967), known
by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist
and musician. Angel began his career in New York City, before moving
his base of operations to the Las Vegas Valley. He is known for
starring in the television and stage show Criss Angel Mindfreak and
his previous live performance illusion show Criss Angel Believe in
collaboration with Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor casino in Las Vegas.
The show generated $150 million in tourist revenue to Las Vegas in
2010, but has since been replaced by Mindfreak LIVE! on 11 May 2016
(the show is partly produced by Cirque du Soleil; however, the
directive rights are entirely with Criss Angel). He also starred in
the television series Criss Angel BeLIEve on Spike TV, the
reality-competition television show Phenomenon on NBC, and the 2014
stage show Criss Angel Magicjam.Angel has been on prime time
television for more hours than any other magician in history, between
his television series and various specials on cable and network
television. He also holds multiple world records made during his magic
performances, and was named Magician of the Decade in 2009 and
Magician of the Century in 2010 by the International Magicians
Society. In addition to his career as an illusionist, Angel was the
lead singer for his industrial band Angeldust, which released five
albums between 1998 and 2003. He also authored the book Mindfreak:
Secret Revelations.Criss Angel was born on December 19, 1967, at
Hempstead General Hospital in Hempstead, on Long Island, New York. He
is of Greek descent. Angel was raised in Elmont until fourth grade,
when his family moved to East Meadow, New York. His father, John
Sarantakos, owned a restaurant and doughnut shop. He developed an
interest in magic at age 7 and performed his first show at age 12, for
which he was paid $10. His main early influence was Harry Houdini. By
age 14, Angel was performing throughout high school at restaurants in
East Meadow, including the Wine Gallery. Angel's first major illusion
was making his mother float in their family den. Early in his career
he was helped by animal breeder and reality-television host Marc
Morrone, who helped Angel find and train a set of doves for his act.
Πικόλαος Î£Î±Ï Î±Î½Ï„Î¬ÎºÎ¿Ï‚; born December 19, 1967), known
by the stage name Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist
and musician. Angel began his career in New York City, before moving
his base of operations to the Las Vegas Valley. He is known for
starring in the television and stage show Criss Angel Mindfreak and
his previous live performance illusion show Criss Angel Believe in
collaboration with Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor casino in Las Vegas.
The show generated $150 million in tourist revenue to Las Vegas in
2010, but has since been replaced by Mindfreak LIVE! on 11 May 2016
(the show is partly produced by Cirque du Soleil; however, the
directive rights are entirely with Criss Angel). He also starred in
the television series Criss Angel BeLIEve on Spike TV, the
reality-competition television show Phenomenon on NBC, and the 2014
stage show Criss Angel Magicjam.Angel has been on prime time
television for more hours than any other magician in history, between
his television series and various specials on cable and network
television. He also holds multiple world records made during his magic
performances, and was named Magician of the Decade in 2009 and
Magician of the Century in 2010 by the International Magicians
Society. In addition to his career as an illusionist, Angel was the
lead singer for his industrial band Angeldust, which released five
albums between 1998 and 2003. He also authored the book Mindfreak:
Secret Revelations.Criss Angel was born on December 19, 1967, at
Hempstead General Hospital in Hempstead, on Long Island, New York. He
is of Greek descent. Angel was raised in Elmont until fourth grade,
when his family moved to East Meadow, New York. His father, John
Sarantakos, owned a restaurant and doughnut shop. He developed an
interest in magic at age 7 and performed his first show at age 12, for
which he was paid $10. His main early influence was Harry Houdini. By
age 14, Angel was performing throughout high school at restaurants in
East Meadow, including the Wine Gallery. Angel's first major illusion
was making his mother float in their family den. Early in his career
he was helped by animal breeder and reality-television host Marc
Morrone, who helped Angel find and train a set of doves for his act.
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