When not performing the show, Angel worked the streets promoting the show to pedestrians. Criss Angel Mindfreak, which would later become Angel's first television series, was originally an off-Broadway show by Angel, which in 2001 was picked up by the World Underground Theatre. However, by 2000, Klayton's name was removed from Angel's website.Īngel also starred in the 1997 television movie The Science of Magic and its 2003 sequel The Science of Magic II. Also that year, Angel performed a 10-minute show over the course of the "World of Illusion" conference in Madison Square Garden, performing 60 shows per day. They released their first album, Musical Conjurings from the World of Illusions, in 1998. This is the future, and it can't come quickly enough." During that year, he collaborated with musician Klayton to form Angeldust, a show that combined magic with music. Barker started in the mid-1990s, "Criss Angel is extraordinary, a spectacular mix of visionary magic. He also later recorded the intro to Angel's album World of Illusion: System One. In 1995, Barker asked Angel to work with him on his film Lord of Illusions. One of the early supporters of Angel was horror director Clive Barker. He also studied the art of mysticism, music, martial arts and even dance." Early careerĪngel has said that, "I stayed away from magicians when I was younger because I didn't want to think like them and wanted to create my own style." His first television appearance was in 1994, where he performed as a part of Secrets, a one-hour ABC primetime special. Between traveling and performing, he attempted to further his education in his own by studying the history of magic in public libraries. According to the Biography Channel, "Angel hit the road and began touring with other traveling performance acts. īy the time he graduated from East Meadow High School, he had decided to pursue a career as a professional magician instead of attending college as his parents wanted. 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. Angel's first major illusion was making his mother float in their family den. By age 14, Angel was performing throughout high school at restaurants in East Meadow, including the Wine Gallery. His main early influence was Harry Houdini. He developed an interest in magic at age seven and performed his first show at age 12, for which he was paid $10. His father, John Sarantakos, owned a restaurant and doughnut shop. Angel was raised in Elmont until fourth grade, when his family moved to East Meadow, New York. He also authored the book Mindfreak: Secret Revelations.Ĭriss Angel was born on December 19, 1967, at Hempstead General Hospital in Hempstead, on Long Island, New York. In addition to his career as an illusionist, Angel was the lead singer for his industrial band Angeldust, which released five albums. 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. 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. The show generated $150 million in tourist revenue to Las Vegas in 2010, but has since been replaced by Mindfreak LIVE! in 2016 (the show is partly produced by Cirque du Soleil however, the directive rights are entirely with Criss Angel). 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. Angel began his career in New York City, before moving his base of operations to the Las Vegas Valley. Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos ( Greek: Χριστόφορος Νικόλαος Σαραντάκος born December 19, 1967), known professionally as Criss Angel, is an American magician, illusionist and musician.
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