Christopher N. Sarantakos
Height
6' (1.83 m
Spouse
JoAnn (2002 - 2006) (divorced)
Trade mark
The letter A with a circle around it for Angel
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.
Has 2 older brothers Costa and JD.
Has a Greek-American background
Personal quotes
"What won't kill you will make you stronger."
When the mind, body, and spirit work together I believe anything is possible.
Criss Angel was born on 19 December 1967 and raised in East Meadow, New York. He grew up loving music, (playing the drums) and always having an interest in magic. Two of his biggest magic influences are Harry Houdini and Richiardi. His father was also a big influence on him, especially after battling cancer before finally dying in 1998. As a teenager, he performed at birthday parties, night clubs, and private events doing magic. He got his pyrotechnics license at age 18. He also has a 7th degree black belt and a background in dance and gymnastics. Criss played in a band called AngelDust with friend Klay Scott who produced and helped arranged his cds and music for his Mindfreak show. He performed in World Of Illusion at Madison Square Garden in 1998. Criss then scored a show on Broadway titled "Mindfreak" which ran up until Jan. 6, 2003 with almost 600 shows performed. He has had many television appearances and specials such as The Science Of Magic, More Science Of Magic, the ABC Family television special Mindfreak which premiered on October 20, 2002, and another television special on the Sci-fi channel called Supernatural later on. He then transformed into a household name nation wide by scoring a deal with the A&E channel to do Mindfreak as a television series every Wednesday night. Seasons 1 & 2 were filmed at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas with Season 3 currently being filmed at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas.
Angel is the only magician to have won the Merlin Magician of the Year award twice in 2001 and 2004. He holds the world records for: Longest time submerged underwater (24 hours), the longest body suspension time (5 hours, 42 mins), fastest time to perform the "Metamorphosis" illusion (under a second) and the fastest straight jacket escape (2 mins 30 seconds). One of his favorite musicians is Korn and he is now a personal friend of Jonathan Davis who has appeared on his television series.
2007-01-27 04:54:43
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answered by Emma K 2
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criss angel is an illuionist. he is awsome. he has a show called mindfreak that comes on a&e on wednesday at 10,, but this season is currently over. i do not think he can actually levitate or has any supernatural powers..but he is an amazing magician and is soo much better than david blaine. he is working on a new season which should start later this year. he has a site call crissangel.com. and he is very hot.
2007-01-27 04:54:33
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answered by xoxo 2
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what i know about criss angel is that he's a somewhat of a well known Illusionist, i know that he has a TV show called ''criss angel-mindfreak'' if you watch the show youll soon know why its called ''mindfreak''. i saw him do a hell lot of crazy things, like pulling a woman in half!! and walking up buildings, walking on water. crazy stuff.. i'd go to youtube to watch clips of him doing that stuff. he's like crazy!!
2007-01-27 04:59:58
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answered by meho41 2
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Criss Angel is the "Mind Freak" !!!!!
Yes he can and if it's a trick it's a hell of a trick
He likes to be held, long walks in the rain....... I don't know much about him except he is THE MIND FREAK and he is on A&E
Ps " My momma says he the devil" Adam Sandler-The Waterboy
2007-01-27 04:58:51
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answered by Doc 3
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I'm hesitant to believe he can actually levitate, though some of the things I've seen have looked pretty convincing.
Either way, he's a very attractive, talented guy and I love his show.
2007-01-27 04:53:23
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answered by piratewench 5
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If he could actually walk on water, he would be defying so many laws of the universe that every piece of scientific literature could become garbage. Everything he does uses television tricks to portray an illusion that saps like you fall for and pay this con artist.
2016-05-24 05:39:56
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answered by Anonymous
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he's a gay "illusionist" his tricks are pretty good, but he uses it to seem all-powerful
2007-01-27 04:52:04
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answered by altmetal4christ 3
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He's an illusionist.....nuff said...
2007-01-27 04:53:28
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answered by been_there_done_that 5
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yes he can.
2007-01-27 04:51:38
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answered by page starshiine.™ 4
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