Famous Magicians: Criss AngelTickets, Magic Tricks Revealed And Video

For years, famous magicians have been entertaining and shocking audiences with their magic tricks. As time has passed, the art of magic has seemed to evolve. Magic tricks no longer consist of magicians sawing a woman in half or pulling a white bunny out of a black top hat. Today, famous magicians like Criss Angel are taking magic to an entirely different level.

Criss Angel was born and raised in East Meadow, New York. Inspired by two of the world’s most famous magicians, Harry Houdini and Aldo Richiardi, Criss Angel began performing his magic tricks at the young age of six. Criss Angel followed his dream of becoming a famous magician and performed at Madison Square Garden in 1998. Due to his great success at this show, he was offered a gig on Broadway titled, “Mindfreak.” After closing up a long lasting run on Broadway, which sold many tickets, Criss Angel brought “Mindfreak,” to the small screen.

Since Criss Angel has debuted as the “Mindfreak” on A&E, his popularity has tremendously grown, fulfilling his dream of becoming a famous magician. Criss Angel has shocked millions of viewers with his astonishing magic tricks. He has performed levitation,  has pulled a woman in half, walked through a glass window, and has been buried alive. Fans will once again be able to see these magic tricks performed before their very eyes by purchasing tickets to the upcoming Cirque De Soleil, which will be based on the art of illusion.

When watching these famous magicians work their magic, it is natural for audience members to feel the need to be let in on their magic secrets. Luckily, Criss Angel has recognized this curiosity and has clued viewers in on some of his magic tricks on his television show. However, most of the magic tricks revealed by Criss Angel tend to be the more simple magic tricks, such as how to make a toothpick disappear. Of course if the more dramatic magic tricks were revealed, they would probably lose their appeal.

There are also many websites available that offer the answers to magic secrets for aspiring magicians. One such website is BeginningMagic.net. The magic tricks revealed at BeginningMagic.net are those used by famous magicians, such as Criss Angel and David Blaine. These magic tricks are revealed free of charge and offer viewers a step-by-step magic video guide through performing the particular magic tricks. One of the Criss Angel magic tricks revealed is the levitation magic trick. When guiding viewers through the Criss Angel magic trick, viewers are also given performance tips that help distract audience members from discovering the magic secrets.

Another popular site for learning magic secrets is, PubTricks.com. At PubTricks.com, novice magicians can choose from a wide selection of magic videos to download. However, after watching the magic video, viewers may only see the magic tricks revealed by purchasing the solution videos. Viewers can either choose to purchase solution magic videos per magic trick, which are priced at approximately $5-10, or they can choose to pay for a monthly subscription. A monthly subscription to PubTricks.com is priced at $9.95 per month, which includes 5 magic videos a month.

The art of magic and illusion has been around for centuries, and does not appear to be leaving anytime soon. Famous magicians like Criss Angel continue to awe audiences with their spectacular and daredevil magic tricks. In addition to leaving audiences spellbound, Criss Angel is also inspiring many future magicians.


Sources:
Criss Angel. http://crissangel.com/index.html. 10 Aug. 2007.

Criss Angel Mindfreak Levitation Revealed. BeginningMagic.net. 2006. 10 Aug. 2007. http://www.beginningmagic.net/levitations/criss-an gel-mindfreak-levitation-revealed.html

BeginningMagic.net. 2006. 10 Aug. 2007. http://www.beginningmagic.net/

PubTricks.com. 2006. 10 Aug. 2007. http://www.pubtricks.com/

Monthly Subscriptions. PubTricks.com. 2006. 10 Aug. 2007. http://www.pubtricks.com/subscriptions.php