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CRISS ANGEL (AND OTHER FAMOUS MAGICIANS)
Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos (born December 19, 1967), better known by his stage name Criss Angel is an American of Greek descent. He is a magician, illusionist, musician, escapologist, and stunt performer. Angel was raised in East Meadow, Long Island, New York. He is best known for starring in his own television show, 'Criss Angel Mindfreak'.
Seasons 1 and 2 were filmed at The Aladdin in Las Vegas, with Season 3 at the Luxor Hotel. Premiering on July 20, 2005, the illusions have included walking on water, levitating above the Luxor Hotel (in the light of 39 lightbulbs that can be seen from space), floating between two buildings, causing a Lamborghini to disappear, surviving in an exploding C4 Crate, cutting himself in half in full view of an audience and getting run over by a steamroller while lying stomach down on a bed of glass. Also in season 3 he was known for jumping out of a moving car. Angel was injured and stopped production for 3 weeks.
For more about Criss and his shows, visit Criss Angel.com

Other famous magicians include Harry Houdini, David Copperfield and David Blaine. Find out more about these and other magicians at Magic of Magicians

MAGIC
Magic is a performing art that entertains an audience by creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats, using purely natural means. These feats are called magic tricks, effects or illusions.
One who performs such illusions is called a magician. Some performers may also be referred to by names reflecting the type of magical effects they present, such as prestidigitators, conjurors, illusionists, mentalists, escape artists, and ventriloquists.

The term "Magic" is etymologically derived from the Latin word Magi. Performances we would now recognize as conjuring have probably been practiced throughout history. The same level of ingenuity that was used to produce famous ancient deceptions such as the Trojan Horse would also have been used for entertainment, or at least for cheating in gambling games, since time immemorial.

The different types of magic include Stage Illusions, Platform Magic (for medium audiences), Micromagic (close-up) and Escaplolgy.


OTHER REFERENCES
Dean: Hope I die before I get old.
Dean is quoting the song My Generation by The Who. The Who were a highly influential rock band from the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. My Generation is one of their most known songs, released 1965.




Sources: Wikipedia