Criss Angel is Just the BIGGEST NAME IN MAGIC!

[Richard Kaufman]

Criss Angel is doing four shows "in New York" ... out on Long Island.

Damn, the hyperbole is amazing:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/e ... cle/422319

"Angel is ... the biggest name in the world of magic."

Then why isn't he on Broadway? "The Illusionists" are.

[Tim Ellis]

Not according to this ranking

http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-famous-magicians/polkadotking

[Richard Kaufman]

I was surprised to see Ricky Jay so far down the list.

[Brad Henderson]

"The broadcast of his live "Building Implosion" episode drew a crowd police estimated at 50,000 to the venue in Clearwater, Florida, which is the largest crowd for any magician, thus rivaling the legendary Harry Houdini. "

ah the novel and original building implosion. completely original. not a rehash of someone else's work at all. Someone whose single televised special reach more people than all of mind freak perhaps?


"angel works tirelessly to help children through his charitable foundation, "BeLIEve Anything is Possible, A JDS Foundation." The acclaimed magician has also garnered ..."

again, someone should tell Criss what 'unsung' means.

just a couple more examples worth noting in light of other, precious threads. .

[jason156]

Perhaps he has finally rivaled Houdini ... in being a publicity whore.

[Tim Ellis]

"When 100,000 people watched 'The King of Handcuffs' wriggle free while hanging from a building in 1916, a newspaper reported that this was “the biggest crowd ever assembled in Washington at one place except for the inauguration of the President.”

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/houdini.html

[Richard Kaufman]

Houdini was hugely famous around the world. The level of his fame at a time when there was no TV or Internet is quite amazing. He was also a pioneer.

[Bill Mullins]

Dancer and choreographer Alex Cole performed for 75,000 attendees and 81 million TV viewers as "rock magician" Elvis Presto at Super Bowl 23 in 1989.

Of course, most of those watching were actually going to he bathroom or getting a beer, so who know how many actually saw him.