tell me what you think about this amazing guy?
2006-09-02 21:04:33 · 6 answers · asked by shari 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Criss Angel (born Christopher Sarantakos, December 19, 1967[1] in East Meadow, New York) is an American musician, magician, illusionist, escapologist, stunt performer, and the creator and director of the Criss Angel Mindfreak television series on A&E Network.
Some of Angels' levitation tricks have been explained by Criss himself, notably on a DVD which is available for purchase from his official website store. He is writing a book entitled "Mindfreak: Secret Revelations from the Master of Surreality." It is said to come out on October 1, 2006, and is available on pre-order.
Many viewers and critics allege that Angel uses camera special effects, post-production effects, forced viewing angles, and assistants acting as amazed spectators for the TV audience. This has caused controversy among fellow magicians. Many magicians who perform magic without camera tricks resent these methods while others simply see them as modern tools of magic on television. Criss Angel himself claims he does not use camera trickery, and had made an attempt to debunk these rumors during the second season by introducing a "Spectator's Point of View camera", a handheld video camera given to a random person in the audience to literally shoot the action in any way he or she wants. However, the camera has seemingly fallen out of favor as the second season continued, only showing up very sporadically. Criss Angel guest starred on an episode of "Las Vegas" in which he says "If it's real, it's not magic!".
2006-09-02 21:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Lone Ranja™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth name
Christopher N. Sarantakos
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Spouse
JoAnn (2002 - 2006) (divorced)
Trivia
Klay Scott (aka Celldweller) of Circle of Dust was a cast member in his World of Illusion show in the late 90's, briefly appearing on Discovery's "The Science of Magic" with him as well as producing/co-writing/performing on his System 1-3 albums.
Personal quotes
"What won't kill you will make you stronger."
When the mind, body, and spirit work together I believe anything is possible.
2006-09-03 14:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by KIT-KAT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is not a magician... there is nothing to beleive. he doesnt claim to be magic he calls himself an illusionist
2006-09-03 04:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hes a joke, u havent caught on to that?
2006-09-03 07:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think hes awesome! his illusions are omg omg hyperventilatin whoah ooo!!!!!!!!! freaky stuff!! wish i can levitate.
2006-09-03 05:55:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is a freaky guy who does freaky things....
2006-09-03 04:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by PunkGreen1829 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋