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Kreskin

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Kreskin
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The Amazing Kreskin

At the height of his fame in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, Kreskin appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” 88 times (a record for a guest), “The Mike Douglas Show 118” times (also a record), and “The Merv Griffin Show 99” times. He continues to perform today in Las Vegas and elsewhere and is a frequent guest on “The David Letterman Show” and the “Howard Stern Show.”

For anyone who doubts Kreskin's mental powers, he extends the following offer: if he can't find the check for his performance, he doesn't get paid. Over the years, he's found checks lodged in a chandelier, rolled up in the barrel of a gun, stuffed into a turkey, and even tucked inside someone's upper dental plate. "Six times I couldn't find the check, so six times I didn't get paid," he said.

The Amazing Kreskin was born George Kresge in Montclair, N.J. He was raised Catholic by a Polish father and an Italian mother. He had his name legally changed to "T. A. Kreskin" some years ago. Despite his incredible talent and resulting fame, his parents early on hoped that music would be his life. He studied the piano and became an accomplished pianist.

Kreskin began performing professionally as a teenager with a show that featured card tricks, magic and hypnosis. As he honed his act and his abilities in places like Bethlehem and Allentown, N.J., Kreskin gradually introduced thought reading into his act.

"If it was working on that given night, I'd use it. If not, I'd leave it alone."

Kreskin first realized his unusual gifts as a grade-schooler while playing a game with his brother.

"My brother Joe went and hid a penny behind a curtain rod in an upstairs bedroom," Kreskin remembered. "I had gone outside, but when I came back in, I just knew instinctively where it was. I walked upstairs, stood on a chair and brought out the penny.

If you dare to have a conversation with this famous mentalist, make a bid on Kreskin.

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