The Amazing Kreskin, George Kresge Jr., dead at 89

George Joseph Kresge Jr., famously known as The Amazing Kreskin, has died. He was 89. 

Ryan Galway, Kresge’s friend and former road manager, said he died at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. The cause of death is unknown. 

Inspired by the crime-fighting comic book character Mandrake the Magician, Kresge launched his television career in the 1960s and remained popular for decades, making guest appearances on talk shows hosted by everyone from Merv Griffin to Johnny Carson to Jimmy Fallon.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.