The Untold Truth Of Criss Angel

Regardless of what you think about Criss Angel's hair, or the rainbow spandex, or his bad temper, or the kung fu, wu-shu, karate, kenpo, taekwondo stuff, it's clear that he can do some pretty amazing things. And for $69 to $246 a ticket, he'd better be doing amazing things.

According to Biography, Angel was given the International Magicians Society's prestigious "Magician of the Year" award five times in the 2000s, which is really impressive until you realize that all the other world's magicians are probably 7 years old. Just kidding. We're pretty sure there are also some adults. Anyway, he also got "Magician of the Decade" in 2009, and in 2010 they just went "what the heck" and named him Magician of the Century, which frankly seems really unfair since there were still 90 years left in the century. He also received the 22nd Louie Award for outstanding achievement in the art of magic, so clearly Angel isn't the only one who thinks he's pretty awesome.

Not everyone thinks he deserves it, but whatever. When you devote your life to an art, you earn some accolades. Now we're just waiting for the kung fu, wu-shu, karate, kenpo, taekwondo guy of the century award to finally drop.