Criss Angel

Magician

Criss Angel was born in East Meadow, New York, United States on December 19th, 1967 and is the Magician. At the age of 56, Criss Angel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, Criss Angel
Date of Birth
December 19, 1967
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
East Meadow, New York, United States
Age
56 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Networth
$50 Million
Profession
Actor, Hypnotist, Magician, Musician, Philosopher, Stunt Performer, Television Producer, Youtuber
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Criss Angel Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 56 years old, Criss Angel has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
75kg
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Light Brown
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Criss Angel Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
East Meadow High School
Criss Angel Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Sandra Gonzalez
Children
3
Dating / Affair
JoAnn Winkhart (1992, Minnie Driver, Paris Hilton, Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Katy Johnson, Pamela Anderson, Giselle Diaz, Sunny Leone, Holly Madison, Sandra Gonzalez, Shaunyl Benson (2012-2016, 2017-Present), Belinda Peregrín Schüll
Parents
John Sarantakos, Dimitra Sarantakos
Siblings
JD Sarantakos (Brother), Costa Sarantakos (Brother)
Other Family
Dimitra Sarantakos (Niece), Lynn Sarantakos (Sister-in-Law)
Criss Angel Career

Angel 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 a one-hour ABC primetime special entitled Secrets. One of the early supporters of Angel was horror director Clive Barker. In 1995, Barker asked Angel to work with him on his film Lord of Illusions. He also later recorded the intro to Angel's album World of Illusion: System One. Barker said of Angel in the mid-1990s that, "Criss Angel is extraordinary, a spectacular mix of visionary magic. 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. They released their first album Musical Conjurings from the World of Illusions in 1998. 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. However, by 2000, Klayton's name was removed from Angel's website.

Angel also starred in the 1997 television movie The Science of Magic and its 2003 sequel The Science of Magic II. 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. When not performing the show, Angel worked the streets promoting the show to pedestrians. Criss Angel Mindfreak ran for more than 600 performances between 2001 and 2003 at the World Underground Theater in Times Square. His 24 hours in a tank of water set a world record for the longest amount of time for a human to be completely submerged under water. This performance would also become a part of his first television special.

Angel has also been known to actively discourage a belief in mediumship, stating that there is no way for mediums to speak with people beyond the dead. He has said, "If somebody's doing that for entertainment purposes, that's one thing. But if they claim to be communicating with the dead, I don't care if they're from my hometown, I don't care if they're my family members: I'll expose them and tell them what they really are."

In August 2002, Angel spent 24 hours shackled underwater in a phone booth-sized water torture cell near the WWE entertainment store in New York's Times Square, WWE corporation being the owners of the World Underground Theatre where Angel had been performing his stage show. To prepare for the trick, he practiced in a neighbor's backyard swimming pool next to his mother's house in East Meadow, New York. Prior to the performance he had only managed to spend 12 consecutive hours in the water. He fasted for 24 hours before the performance to make it through the period without need to exit and use the bathroom. During the trick, he went through 16 oxygen tanks. After the trick, he was required to remove his own shackles and chains before exiting the water. Within an hour, his skin began to react substantially to the water.

At the end of the performance, according to Ted Shaffrey, "Before he emerged from the phone-booth sized contraption of clear plastic and steel, Angel yanked out the air hose that allowed him to breathe. Then assistants pulled a black curtain over the 220-gallon (832-liter) chamber to block the view of television cameras and about 100 people gathered outside the window in which he was displayed. Under cover, Angel apparently escaped from the shackles that bound his arms, legs and neck, before pulling himself from the watery chamber with a celebratory scream." Upon successfully completing the trick, he was described as having "skin crinkled and his eyes bloodshot", and upon emerging from the tank he was taken to St. Clare's Hospital and treated for severe dehydration. He reported afterwards that he had suffered from overheating, jaw fatigue, and semi-consciousness while in the tank.

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At his magic show in Las Vegas, Criss Angel helps subpoena a tigerent man who 'wanted to grab a security guard from behind.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 8, 2024
During one of his recent appearances at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Criss Angel stepped up to assist a tumultuous man. According to a police report accessed by TMZ, a man named Brandon McDonald, "I was asked to delete his phone, but wouldn't comply." In the end, an eyewitness explained that words were exchanged and then things escalated to McDonald allegedly throwing punches.' Following a'scuffle,' the attendee went on to tell the paper that 'all hell broke loose as security came to rescue the man' and 'another ticketholder was assaulted.'

Criss Angel & Ex-Wife Shaunyl Benson Are Engaged AGAIN Years After Divorce!

perezhilton.com, November 14, 2023
Criss Angel and Shanyl Benson are giving marriage another shot! The once ex-couple is engaged again – years after their divorce! Shaunyl released a heartwarming video of the 55-year-old singer and magician asking her to remarry him over a romantic dinner on Instagram over the weekend.

'We had so much fun on the fall offstage at the Las Vegas festival, even though I didn't spilled beer.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 9, 2023
After falling, Ginuwine is up for a challenge. After falling onstage during a weekend show in Las Vegas at the Lovers & Friends Festival, the R&B musician, 52, spoke to fans in a series of Instagram posts.

During a botched stunt involving Ginuwine, Criss Angels admits to panic

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 24, 2022
Criss Angel has confessed that his 'heart was in his mouth' as he watched R&B singer Ginuwine pass out during a stunt gone wrong while filming the magician's new TV series. The 52-year-old Pony hitmaker's struggle to breathe when submerged in a glass box was discovered by DailyMail.com earlier this month. Ginuwine confessed to being 'blacked out' in a panic, afraid he'd die attempting Angel's latest CW series, Magic with the Stars in Las Vegas, as he fears he'd die trying the daring stage trick. At that moment, I had my heart in my mouth.' 'I didn't know what the hell was going on before we got him,' Angel said. You just never know.' I was worried over whether he had a stroke or heart attack. Thankfully, it all worked out.'
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