Better known as the man with supernatural powers, Criss Angel is a popular figure of America. He is a popular magician, musician, and illusionist. He gained the limelight after exhibiting his magic tricks in Las Vegas. The immense popularity of the magician and his super cool tricks allowed him to accumulate immense wealth. In fact, Criss Angel is among the highest-paid magicians of the world.
Let’s find out more about the magician:
Criss Angel Net Worth
As per credible sources, the net worth of the magician is $60 Million. Criss Angel is known to earn millions of dollars yearly with his magic shows and television appearances. Apart from it, he has various business interests. Criss has been successful in making revenue of $70 Million through his ventures.
Criss Angel’s Childhood Days
On December 19 in the year 1967, Criss Angel was born in Hempstead in the United States. When he was born, he was named as Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos by his parents, John and Dimitra Sarantakos. At the age of seven, he started getting inclined towards magic. This happened when he saw his aunt playing some tricks with cards. So, after that incident, he started practicing magic tricks and by the age of 10, he learned various tricks. By that time, he started charging $12 for showing his tricks to his neighbors.
He then started presenting his tricks in nearby restaurants and earned some wealth through it while he was in high school. He never let his hobby interrupt his education. Once he was over with his high school, he found his immense talent in performing magic tricks and decided to continue with his career in the realm.
Criss Angel’s Career
Criss Angel started practicing magic from a very tender age. However, he had to make a tough call to pursue his career in the field. He chose his passion over higher education and officially made his first-ever appearance on television in 1994. The very next year, he got a chance to feature in ‘Lord of Illusions’ and he even recorded an album for the same. In 1997, he made another appearance on ‘The Science of Magic’ and its sequel. Then, the very next year, he released an album ‘Musical Conjurings from the World of Conjuring’ in collaboration with Klayton.
Criss made many appearances in movies and television shows. Some of his hit shows were ‘Phenomenon’, ‘Criss Angel Mindfreak’ and ‘Criss Angel Believe’. He even wrote a book, ‘Mindfreak: Secret Revelations’, which was released in 2007. He even appeared in stage shows like ‘Criss Angel’s MAGICjam’, ‘The Supernaturalists’ and ‘Mindfreak LIVE!’
By the year 2020, Criss Angel became one of the best magicians in the world.
Awards and Achievements
Criss Angel’s magical practices were highly adored by everyone, which even made him bag many awards. In 2009, he was awarded the title of ‘Magician of the Decade’ followed by ‘Magician of the Century’. Then in 2011, he was entitled to ‘World Magic Legacy Awards’ and ‘Living Legend Award’. Furthermore, he won the ‘International Magician Society’s Magician of the Year Award’ a total of five times.
Personal Life
In his school life and the early phase of career, Criss Angel didn’t have any relationships. Once he was settled in his life, he started dating Joann Winkhart. After some years of their relationship, they both married each other in 2002. But their marriage didn’t last for a long time and they got divorced in 2006.
After divorce, Criss Angel started seeing new ladies. He started dating Holly Madison and later Sandra Gonzalez, but nothing worked for the magician. Finally, in the year 2015, he got married to Shaunyl Benson, but the very next year their marriage ended.
Even though his relationships and marriages didn’t end well, he did not become dejected from life. He overcame his past experiences and now he is living a single and happy life.
Age, Height, and Weight
Born in 1967, Criss Angel will be 53 years old in 2020. He currently weighs 78kg and has an average height of 1.83m (5ft. 11in)
Favorite Quotes
A successful person has always gained success by working on some of the quotes that inspire him. The same is the case with Criss Angel. He has some of the favorite quotes which he always applies in his life. These are:
“When the mind, body, and spirit work together I believe anything is possible.”
“What you see is what you get.”
“When the mind, body, and spirit work as one, anything is possible.”
Final words
Criss Angel is one of the best persons by heart and impressive magician. Belonging to a middle-class family, he worked on his passion and achieved an immense success which he might have never thought of. We wish him a good life ahead and hope he wins the heart of his fans with more awe-inspiring tricks.