George Joseph Kresge, Jr., better known as The Amazing Kreskin, (born January 12, 1935 in Montclair, New Jersey) is a mentalist who became popular on North American television in the 1970s. He was inspired by Lee Falk's famous comic strip "Mandrake the Magician", which features a crime-fighting stage magician, to become a mentalist himself. Wikipedia
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