They released their first album Musical Conjurings from the World of Illusions in 1998. This is the future, and it can't come quickly enough." During that year, he collaborated with musician Klayton to form Angeldust, a show that combined magic with music. Barker said of Angel in the mid-1990s that, "Criss Angel is extraordinary, a spectacular mix of visionary magic. He also later recorded the intro to Angel's album World of Illusion: System One. In 1995, Barker asked Angel to work with him on his film Lord of Illusions. One of the early supporters of Angel was horror director Clive Barker. He also studied the art of mysticism, music, martial arts and even dance." Early careerĪngel has said that, "I stayed away from magicians when I was younger because I didn't want to think like them and wanted to create my own style." His first television appearance was in 1994, where he performed as a part of a one-hour ABC primetime special entitled Secrets. Between traveling and performing, he attempted to further his education in his own by studying the history of magic in public libraries. According to the Biography Channel, "Angel hit the road and began touring with other traveling performance acts.
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īy the time he graduated from East Meadow High School, he had decided to pursue a career as a professional magician instead of attending college as his parents wanted. Early in his career he was helped by animal breeder and reality-television host Marc Morrone, who helped Angel find and train a set of doves for his act. Angel's first major illusion was making his mother float in their family den. By age 14, Angel was performing throughout high school at restaurants in East Meadow, including the Wine Gallery. His main early influence was Harry Houdini. He developed an interest in magic at age seven and performed his first show at age 12, for which he was paid $10. His father, John Sarantakos, owned a restaurant and doughnut shop. Angel was raised in Elmont until fourth grade, when his family moved to East Meadow, New York.