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Criss Angel

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Criss Angel was born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos on December 19, 1967 on Long Island, New York. He developed an early interest in magic, performing his first show when he was only twelve. Upon graduating from high school, Mr. Angel decided to not go to college, and instead pursued a career in magic. He first appeared on television in 1994 in a one-hour ABC primetime special, Secrets. Mr. Angel has won the Magician Society’s “Magician of the Year” Award five times and is the twenty-second recipient of the Louie Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Art of Magic. He is the youngest person ever inducted into the International Magician Society's Magic Hall of Fame and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.

Criss Angel