Kreskin

For the TV psychic Criswell (1907–1982), see The Amazing Criswell.
Kreskin
Born
George Joseph Kresge

(1935-01-12) January 12, 1935 (age 89)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationB.A., 1963
Alma materSeton Hall University
OccupationMentalist
Known forMentalism and stage magic

The Amazing Kreskin[1] (born George Joseph Kresge; January 12, 1935),[2] also known as Kreskin, is an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's comic strip Mandrake the Magician,[3] which features a crime-fighting stage magician. He has always presented himself as an "entertainer," never as a psychic, who operates on the basis of suggestion, not the paranormal or supernatural.

  1. ^ Kreskin legally changed his given name to "The Amazing".
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021". United Press International. January 12, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021. ...mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, born George Joseph Kresge, in 1935 (age 86)
  3. ^ "The Amazing Kreskin on Being a Mentalist and His Greatest Life Lesson from Entertaining".