Criss Angel is a famous award-winning American magician plus illusionist. Criss Angel is renowned for his live-act illusion show “Criss Angel Believe.”
| Full Name: | Criss Angel |
|---|---|
| Born Date: | 19 Dec 1967 |
| Age: | 53 years |
| Net Worth: | $ 50 Million |
| Lucky Number: | 9 |
Early Life
Criss Angel was conceived on December 19, 1967. He was conceived in Hempstead, New York, USA, and hence is American by nationality. Presently, he is 53 years old, plus his sun sign is Sagittarius. His real birth name is John Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos.
Speaking about his family, Criss Angel was born to Greek ancestry. Criss is the son of his dad John Sarantakos and his mom Dimitra Sarantakos. Likewise, he has two siblings called JD Sarantakos and Costa Sarantakos. Criss obtained a high interest in magic after his aunt told him a card trick. Criss then began practicing magic tricks day plus night and soon learned quite a few of them. Nevertheless, at the age of 12, he gave his first live show at a birthday party.
Education
Going towards his educational details, Criss finished his schooling at East Meadow High School. In his school days, Criss used to give shows at local restaurants. After his graduation, the magician chose to pursue his profession as a professional magician.
Professional Life and Career
After high school, Criss Angel began touring with other traveling performance acts. He used to read the history of magic in public libraries. Not only this, but Criss also analyzed the art of mysticism, music, martial arts, plus even dance. Criss chose the name “Criss Angel” as his stage name.
Moreover, Criss performed on the small screen for the first time as a part of a one-hour ABC primetime special called “Secrets.” His work was appreciated, plus he was recognized by a huge number of individuals. Therefore, the movie director Clive Barker asked Angel to work with him on his movie “Lord of Illusions.”
In 2005, Criss transformed the stage show “Criss Angel: Mindfreak” into an A&E Network show. The production became an immediate hit and achieved him international stardom. The show broadcasted five seasons and ended in 2010.
Lately, Criss has given concerts at many stage shows such as “Criss Angel Magicjam,” “Mindfreak Live!”, plus “The Supernaturalists.”
Along with a magician, Criss is also a famous singer and has performed with the heavy metal band Angel and worked with industrial rock musician Klay Scott for Angeldust.
Net Worth and Achievements
The net worth of Criss Angel is roughly $50 million US dollars. He made most of his income throughout his magic career.
Criss got the International Magician Society’s “Magician of the Decade” in 2009. Furthermore, some of his other prestigious awards include “Magician of the Century” (2010), Guinness World Record for “The MOst people to disappear in an illusion,” Make a Wish Foundation’s Chris Grecius Celebrity Award (2007), plus many more.
Relationship Status
Criss Angel wedded his long-time girlfriend, JoAnn Winkhart, in 2002. Their marriage life was not prosperous, and therefore they separated after four years of marriage in 2006. After the divorce, Criss was involved with Holly Madison. Nevertheless, they also separated in February 2009. After that, on September 7, 2011, Criss was with Sandra Gonzalez. They even got engaged. Nevertheless, they also broke up soon.
Today, Criss is wedded to Shaunyl Benson. Sharyl is an actress. The couple wedded on February 17, 2015. They have two kids: Johnny Christopher Sarantakos (born in Feb 2014) plus Xristos Yanni Sarantakos (born in Jan 2019).
Body Measurements and Social Media
Criss Angel is a tall and handsome guy. Speaking about his physical appearance, Criss is 6 feet or 1.8 meters tall and weighs about 75 kg or 165 pounds. Likewise, Criss has black hair with a pair of dark brown eyes. Other than this, his real body measurements are not available.
When it comes to Criss’s social media profiles, Criss is very active on them. Firstly, he has a Facebook profile where he is followed by a huge 1 million fans. Moreover, his @crissangel Instagram profile has over 468k followers.
Moving on, the great magician registered on Twitter in February 2009 and has already obtained more than 852.5k followers. In addition, Criss also runs a Youtube account with over 117k subscribers.
