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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.
- Claimed Psychic Abilities
- Kreskin Conundrums: Psychic Demonstrations
- Kreskin Controversy
many to count. Kreskin claims a long list of psychic abilities including telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis, and retrocognition. He says he can bend spoons with his mind, predict events before they happen, know what cards people are holding, and describe events from the distant past. Skeptics argue that all Kreskin's abilities can be explained ...
Kreskin’s most famous psychic demonstration was fooling Steve Allen into thinking Kreskin had accurately predicted the outcomes of several coin flips.
Not amazing junk mail
Kreskin reportedly scammedthe elderly through deceptive mail campaigns, taking advantage of those on fixed incomes.
- Male
- Mentalist, Magician
- United States
- January 12, 1935
Jan 7, 2008 · UPDATED: August 22, 2021 at 4:01 a.m. Young George Joseph Kresge — anyone from the 1970s would know him as The Amazing Kreskin — read comic strips during his New Jersey youth. His favorite was...
Jan 29, 2024 · George Joseph Kresge, Jr. (b.1935), better known as The Amazing Kreskin, is a mentalist who became popular on North American television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's famous comic strip Mandrake the Magician, which features a crime-fighting stage magician.
Johnny Carson Magicians - The Amazing Kreskin on The Tonight Show. First aired February 20, 1974 -- Kreskin did a demonstration with three pairs of audience members how they moved a goblet they...
- 14 min
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- Phenomenal Phil Raso
May 3, 2018 · We caught up with Kreskin, who just recently wrapped his successful off-Broadway show The Amazing Kreskin LIVE, to find out more about his non-traditional showbiz career.
Dec 27, 2018 · If you recall, Kreskin is a captivating mentalist, a magician of sorts and, more than anything, a master showman. I’ve watched him perform dozens of times on television, dating back to his many...
