The Amazing Kreskin
The Amazing Kreskin | |
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Kreskin in 2020 | |
| Born | George Joseph Kresge Jr. January 12, 1935 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 2024 (aged 89) Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Seton Hall University (B.A.) |
| Years active | 1964–2024 |
| Website | amazingkreskin.com (Archive) |
The Amazing Kreskin (born George Joseph Kresge Jr., January 12, 1935 – December 10, 2024), also known as Kreskin, was 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, which features a crime-fighting stage magician. He always presented himself as a mentalist, never as a psychic, who operated on the basis of suggestion, not the paranormal or supernatural.