Criss Angel — Pics

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Elissa Anderson

January 2, 2020 7:15PM EST

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Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Criss Angel is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles on July 20, 2017. He is one of Las Vegas’ most prominent magicians and performing acts. He was born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos in Hempstead, NY and developed a love of magic by the time he was seven. He performed his first magic show at the age of 12 for just $10. He kept honing his craft doing shows throughout his high school years and upon graduation from Long Island’s East Meadow High School decided to forgo college for a career as a professional magician.He made numerous TV appearances throughought the 1990s and got his own A&E TV series ‘Mindfreak’ in 2005, which ran through 2010. He opened his first Las Vegas show ‘Criss Angele Believe’ on September 26, 2008 and it went on to become the best selling magic show in the world. In 2015 he announced that his nearly two-year-old son by then-GF Shaunlyn Benson, Johnny Crisstopher was battling leukemia. Fortunately the treatment was successful and the boy went into remission but the disease returned in December of 2019 and Johnny began chemotherapy treament.

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Criss Angel unveils new patient exam room

Criss Angel unveils new patient exam room — Criss Angel, Shaunyl Benson, sons Johnny Crisstopher sn Xristos Yanni
unveil new patient exam room in Las Vegas on May 19, 2019.
The new exam room has been sponsored by his charity Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, which Criss started after Johnny was diagnosed with childhood leukemia.

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Criss Angel with son Johnny Crisstopher

Criss Angel with son Johnny Crisstopher — Criss Angel and Johnny Crisstopher unveil a new patient exam room in Las Vegas that was sponsored by his charity Cure 4 The Kids Foundation. Johnny battled leukemia in 2015 and it went into remission before returning in December of 2019.

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Criss Angel ‘Mindfreak’ Gala Opening

Criss Angel ‘Mindfreak’ Gala Opening — Johnny Christopher and dad Criss Angel at his ‘Mindfreak’ Gala Opening in Las Vegas on Jan. 19, 2019.

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Magician Criss Angel on the red carpet

Magician Criss Angel on the red carpet — Magician Criss Angel celebrates Terry Fator 10th Anniversary of his ‘America’s Got Talent’ Win in Las Vegas on Mar. 15, 2019.

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Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Magician Criss Angel Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles in July of 2017.

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Criss Angel at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards

Criss Angel at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards — Criss Angel arrives at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas.

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Criss Angel attends ‘One Night For One Drop’ charity event

Criss Angel attends ‘One Night For One Drop’ charity event — Magician Criss Angel on the red carpet for ‘One Night For One Drop’ charity event at Hyde nightclub in Las Vegas in March of 2013.

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